Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Laser Stories - July 30
Photo: Getty ImagesWeird news stories from around the world... with a healthy dose of LASERS added in. Does it make sense? No not really, but it doesn't HAVE TO... it's "Laser Stories!"
Jul 30, 2021
Shock Collar Question - July 30
Photo: Getty ImagesJose is wearing the Shock Collar this morning! Today's question: Did you know as early as 2,000 B.C., there is proof that humans were enjoying desserts? There was one dessert back t...
Jul 30, 2021
A minute with: Stand-up Daniel Sloss on pandemic stage fright
(Reuters) - Daniel Sloss began performing comedy when he was 16. Now 30, he has taken his jokes about relationships and what he terms "toxic masculinity" across the globe and stands out among British ...
Jul 30, 2021
Edinburgh festival resets relationship with the city and the world
By Barbara Lewis (Reuters) - Edinburgh's international arts festivals, after a missed pandemic year, spring back to life next week hoping to reach more of the world than ever. Second only to the Olymp...
Jul 30, 2021
U.S. House to take up residential eviction moratorium extension
By David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. House of Representatives will take up a measure on Friday to extend a COVID-19 eviction moratorium through Dec. 31 that is set to expire Saturday as...
Jul 30, 2021
Caterpillar reports improved 2Q earnings
DEERFIELD, Ill. – (Reuters) – Caterpillar Inc on Friday reported higher quarterly earnings as a recovery in global economic activity from pandemic lows drove up sales across all regions an...
Jul 30, 2021
Motor racing-Netflix to stream Schumacher documentary from Sept. 15
(Reuters) - Netflix will air a documentary series on Formula One great Michael Schumacher from Sept. 15, the online streaming platform said on Friday. Approved by his family, "Schumacher" features int...
Jul 30, 2021
Shooting overnight leaves one injured
PEORIA, Ill. — A shooting in Peoria’s East Bluff sent a man to the hospital Thursday night. Peoria Police were called to the 800 block of E. Arcadia by a ShotSpotter alert around 10:10 p.m...
Jul 30, 2021
‘David vs Goliath’ – Venice ban may not end cruise ship battle
By Alex Fraser VENICE (Reuters) - When the first cruise ship since the start of the pandemic sailed through the Venice lagoon last month, hundreds of people rallied on land and small boats in protest....
Jul 30, 2021
South Africa’s Ster-Kinekor bets on drive-in cinema under the stars
By Nqobile Dludla JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - Under the stars of the South African night, the movie-goers who used to throng a cinema among the shops of Johannesburg's Sandton City mall, have since the p...
Jul 30, 2021
