Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Governor Whitmer signs bipartisan bill prohibiting water shutoffs, other bills into law
LANSING, MI (WKZO AM/FM) — Today, Governor Whitmer signed Senate Bills 241, 676, 1137, 1234 and 1246 as well as House Bills 5481 and 5824 into law. Senate Bill 241, creating the Water Shutoff Re...
Dec 22, 2020
AG Nessel, school leaders warn parents and students to beware of “sextortion”
LANSING, MI (WKZO AM/FM) — With young people spending more time at home and on the internet, Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel and the Michigan Association of Superintendents & Administr...
Dec 22, 2020
BNSF Railway crude train derails in Washington state, causes fire on train
(Reuters) - A BNSF Railway train carrying crude oil derailed and caught fire near Custer, Washington, at around noon local time on Tuesday, the company said. "Initial reports indicate that between thr...
Dec 22, 2020
Senator Peters secures, passes $3 Million for Great Lakes Coast Guard Center of Expertise
WASHINGTON, D.C. (WKZO AM/FM) — U.S. Senator Gary Peters (MI) today announced that the year-end funding bill includes a provision he secured to provide $3 million for the U.S. Coast Guard Nation...
Dec 22, 2020
Weekly COVID-19 cases hit record fuelled by Americas – WHO
GENEVA (Reuters) - Weekly COVID-19 cases rose by the highest amount since the pandemic began, the World Health Organization said late on Tuesday, with the Americas accounting for half of them. The dat...
Dec 22, 2020
Peru poised to surpass one million confirmed cases of coronavirus
LIMA (Reuters) - Peru on Tuesday was poised to surpass 1 million confirmed cases of coronavirus as concerns about a potential second wave of infections began to grow in the hard-hit Andean nation. The...
Dec 22, 2020
Brazil registers 55,202 new cases of coronavirus, 968 deaths
RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) - Brazil on Tuesday registered 55,202 new cases of coronavirus, the health ministry said, bringing the total to 7,318,821. Deaths rose by 968 to 188,259. (Reporting by Pedro F...
Dec 22, 2020
Pfizer nears deal with U.S. government to supply additional COVID-19 vaccine doses – NYT
(Reuters) - Pfizer Inc is close to striking a deal with the U.S. government to supply at least tens of millions of additional doses of its COVID-19 vaccine candidate next year in exchange for a govern...
Dec 22, 2020
Opening-night rosters feature 107 international players
(Reuters) - Opening night rosters for the National Basketball Association's 2020-21 season, which begins later on Tuesday, will feature 107 international players from 41 countries, including a record ...
Dec 22, 2020
NIH pauses enrollment of critically ill patients in trials testing blood thinners against COVID-19
(Reuters) - The U.S. National Institutes of Health (NIH) said on Tuesday it had paused enrollment of critically ill COVID-19 patients requiring intensive care unit support in its trials testing blood ...
Dec 22, 2020
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