Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Shock Collar Question - December 24
Jeff is wearing the Shock Collar this morning! Today's question: A brilliant inventor had an idea 20 years ago while having dinner with his family one November night. He noticed something on the table...
Dec 24, 2020
Trump pardons former campaign chairman Manafort, associate Roger Stone
PALM BEACH, Fla. (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump on Wednesday issued full pardons to his former campaign chairman Paul Manafort, associate Roger Stone, and Charles Kushner, a real estate...
Dec 23, 2020
Peoria fire crews rescue four stuck on church roof
PEORIA, Ill. — Six people replacing a Peoria church’s roof Wednesday afternoon got stuck on the roof, prompting a call to Peoria Fire and Rescue. Crews were dispatched around 3:00 to St. J...
Dec 23, 2020
East Peoria Police issue phone scam warning
EAST PEORIA, Ill. — It appears East Peoria residents’ generosity is under attack by a few Grinches. The East Peoria Police Department on Wednesday reported a recent barrage of phone scamme...
Dec 23, 2020
Local COVID roundup 12/23: ICU bed capacity remains below line
PEORIA, Ill. — Intensive care unit bed capacity remained the concern Wednesday for Region Two. Of all four metrics that must be met by the region in order for the Illinois Department of Public H...
Dec 23, 2020
State COVID roundup 12/23: bed usage slightly up
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — The Illinois Department of Public Health on Wednesday reported 6,762 new cases of COVID-19 since Tuesday throughout Illinois, as well as 135 additional deaths. Illinois labor...
Dec 23, 2020
U.S. weekly jobless claims fall; consumer spending declines in November
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The number of Americans filing first-time claims for unemployment benefits unexpectedly fell last week, though remaining elevated as more businesses face restrictions and ...
Dec 23, 2020
Shock Collar Question - December 23
Jose is wearing the Shock Collar this morning! Today's question: We're spending more and more time at home and it's causing more roommate friction than ever before and a recent survey found the most a...
Dec 23, 2020
Laser Stories - December 23
Weird 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!"
Dec 23, 2020
Pfizer to supply U.S. with 100 million more COVID-19 shots by July
(Reuters) –Pfizer Inc will supply the United States with 100 million additional doses of its COVID-19 vaccine by July next year, the U.S. drugmaker said on Wednesday. The agreement brings the to...
Dec 23, 2020
