Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Brazil surpasses 174,500 COVID-19 deaths
SAO PAULO (Reuters) - Brazil reported 49,863 additional confirmed cases of the novel coronavirus in the past 24 hours, and 698 new deaths from COVID-19, the Health Ministry said on Wednesday. The Sout...
Dec 02, 2020
Singer Cher says Kaavan will live life as an elephant, not a prisoner
By Chantha Lach ODDAR MEANCHEY PROVINCE, Cambodia (Reuters) - Pakistan's lonely elephant Kaavan began his new life in a Cambodian wildlife sanctuary on Tuesday, the result of years of campaigning for ...
Dec 02, 2020
U of M forced to cancel football game with Maryland Saturday
ANN ARBOR, MI (WKZO AM/FM) – After earlier this week pausing football practices, the University of Michigan Athletic Department announced Wednesday that this Saturday’s game against Maryla...
Dec 02, 2020
Fans allowed for world championships, but no fancy dress
LONDON (Reuters) - Dressing up as an elf, Elvis Presley or a nun and singing loudly while watching darts at London's Alexandra Palace has become something of a pre-Christmas ritual but things will be ...
Dec 02, 2020
Trump’s Fed pick Waller to get confirmation vote Thursday
(Reuters) - St. Louis Federal Reserve Bank research director Christopher Waller moved a step closer on Wednesday toward a seat on the U.S. Federal Reserve after a procedural move in the U.S. Senate cl...
Dec 02, 2020
U.S. to accuse Google of labor violations in clampdown on protests, fired employees say
By Paresh Dave OAKLAND, Calif. (Reuters) - The National Labor Relations Board will file a complaint accusing Alphabet Inc's Google of unlawfully monitoring and questioning workers, who were fired for ...
Dec 02, 2020
MSP investigating illegal climber on the Mackinac Bridge
ST. IGNACE, MI (WKZO AM/FM) — The Michigan State Police (MSP) is investigating a case of felony trespassing on the Mackinac Bridge, discovered after photos of the incident were posted on social ...
Dec 02, 2020
Rafer Johnson, 1960 decathlon champion, dies at 86
Rafer Johnson, the 1960 Olympic gold medalist in the decathlon, died on Wednesday at his home in Los Angeles at age 86. His family confirmed his passing. Johnson was the flag bearer for the U.S. deleg...
Dec 02, 2020
League weighing up COVID postseason protocols, rejects ‘bubble’
By Amy Tennery (Reuters) - NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell said the league is weighing up new safety protocols for the postseason but rejected the idea of playing in a "bubble" setting, amid a surge of...
Dec 02, 2020
AstraZeneca U.S. COVID-19 vaccine trial results likely in late-Jan, says health official
(Reuters) - AstraZeneca Plc will likely get results of its U.S. COVID-19 vaccine trial in late-January and could potentially file for an emergency authorization, the chief adviser for the U.S. governm...
Dec 02, 2020
