Author Archives: Syndicated Content
No One Injured in Town of Lyndon House Fire
by Jon DeMaster TOWN OF LYNDON, WI (WHBL) - More than a half-dozen fire departments were called out Monday evening when a house fire was reported in the Town of Lyndon. The Sheboygan Coun...
May 26, 2020
U.S. small firms leave $150 billion in coronavirus stimulus untapped
By Ann Saphir and Howard Schneider SAN FRANCISCO/WASHINGTON (Reuters) - When the U.S. government first rolled out forgivable loans to small businesses in early April under the Paycheck Protection Prog...
May 26, 2020
Wilderness camps to $50,000 RV rentals: Luxury travelers in pandemic ready to pay for privacy
By Helen Coster (Reuters) - Before the coronavirus pandemic, Melanie Burns and her husband between them had planned five trips between April and September, including three to Europe. With only one sti...
May 26, 2020
A Florida toy importer braces for retail upheaval
By Rajesh Kumar Singh (Reuters) - Most U.S. states have begun to reopen their economies, but Jay Foreman, chief executive of Basic Fun, said he's more worried than ever. The Boca Raton, Florida import...
May 26, 2020
‘How about next June?’ Small meat processors backlogged as virus idles big plants
By P.J. Huffstutter and Rod Nickel CHICAGO/WINNIPEG, Manitoba (Reuters) - Inside the small-scale Iowa abattoir Stanhope Locker and Market, owner Shaunna Zanker yawns with exhaustion as she listens to ...
May 26, 2020
Global fundraising for COVID-19 vaccine, drugs exceeds $10 billion, EU says
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - A global campaign to fund the development of vaccines and therapies against COVID-19 has so far raised 9.5 billion euros ($10.4 billion), the head of the European Commission said ...
May 26, 2020
Total’s entry into Spanish power market shows rising competition: Naturgy CEO
(Reuters) - France's Total entering Spain's electricity market through the purchase of assets from Portugal's EDP shows how competition is increasing in the country, the Chief Executive of utility Nat...
May 26, 2020
Israel taps local desalination firm IDE over Hong Kong rival
JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Israel on Tuesday chose local company IDE Technologies over a Chinese-linked rival to build the country's largest desalination plant to tackle water shortages in one of the dries...
May 26, 2020
Afghan government will free 900 Taliban prisoners Tuesday: Afghan official
KABUL (Reuters) - The Afghan government urged the Taliban to extend a three-day ceasefire which is due to end on Tuesday night and also announced that it would release 900 prisoners from the insurgent...
May 26, 2020
Hungarians take to sailing as safe cure for cabin fever
By Krisztina Than BALATONFURED, Hungary (Reuters) - Released from lockdown three weeks ago, Hungarians are making day trips to the blue waters of Lake Balaton, raising hopes that tourism may recover s...
May 26, 2020
