Category Archives: Syndicated
No Decision Made Yet on Extending Mask Order
MADISON, WI (WTAQ) — Governor Tony Evers says he’s still not sure if he’s going to extend his mask mandate. The statewide mask mandate, which first went into force in August, is set ...
Sep 15, 2020
Spring Break Canceled at UW Madison
MADISON, WI (Wisconsin Radio Network-WSAU) – UW-Madison has canceled spring break. Spring break has been eliminated as part of the effort to slow the spread of coronavirus. The Faculty Senate vo...
Sep 15, 2020
Trump reviews ByteDance’s plan to keep majority stake in TikTok: sources
NEW YORK (Reuters) - President Donald Trump and top U.S. officials were to meet at the White House on Tuesday afternoon to consider a proposal by China's ByteDance to keep majority ownership of its po...
Sep 15, 2020
Kim Kardashian to freeze Facebook, Instagram accounts to protest hate speech
(Reuters) - Kim Kardashian West on Tuesday decided to freeze her Facebook and Instagram accounts in protest against the spread of hate and misinformation on the social media platforms. "Misinformation...
Sep 15, 2020
In Mexico, presidential jet ‘raffle’ sees final push for ticket sales
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Mexico's national lottery prepared to announce on Tuesday the 100 winners of a much-hyped raffle tied to a luxury presidential jet that the government has slammed as a symbol o...
Sep 15, 2020
Tuesday Update: Sharp Rise in COVID-19 Seven Day Average Continues
MADISON, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) — The seven-day average of new coronavirus cases in Wisconsin continued its sharp rise on Tuesday, reaching 1,261. Meanwhile, the state Department of Health Services repo...
Sep 15, 2020
Fire breaks out near Greece’s Samos migrant camp, facilities not at risk
ATHENS (Reuters) - A fire broke out near a migrant camp on the northeastern Aegean island of Samos, burning grass and forest, fire brigade and police officials said on Tuesday. The migrant camp facili...
Sep 15, 2020
Palestinians fire rockets at Israel, wounding two, during White House ceremony
By Jeffrey Heller JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Palestinian militants fired rockets from Gaza into Israel, wounding two people, on Tuesday at the same time as Israel and two Gulf Arab states signed normalisat...
Sep 15, 2020
737 MAX crash victims seek U.S. legislation to block Boeing legal strategy
By Tracy Rucinski CHICAGO (Reuters) - Families of Boeing 737 MAX crash victims are urging U.S. lawmakers to ensure the planemaker is held accountable for accidents that together killed 346 people by b...
Sep 15, 2020
U.S. COVID-19 death analysis shows greater toll on Black, Hispanic youth: CDC
(Reuters) - A disproportionate percentage of U.S. COVID-19 deaths have been recorded among Black and Hispanic people younger than 21, according to a U.S. study, a reflection of the racial and ethnic m...
Sep 15, 2020
