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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 08, 2017
Page
4
A 27-year-old man driving a fast car lost control and struck a parked car before slamming into a Chicago Transit Authority bus. The car’s driver and three female passengers died. the bus driver and three passengers sustained non life threatening injuries. Police reported the crash occurred just before 6 am.
Senate moderates Susan Collins and Bill Cassidy vow to craft a Patient Freedom Act preserving some Obamacare protections for pre existing conditions while fixing flaws. They urge bipartisan work and oppose defunding Planned Parenthood as House Republicans push on without full ACA repeal.
Montreal declared a 48 hour state of emergency as historic rains flood the city. About 221 residents were evacuated or flooded from homes as 126 Quebec municipalities face flood zones and roughly thousands of homes are affected. The Canadian military will deploy about 1200 troops to assist responders.
Sinclair Broadcast Group Inc. moves toward a 4 billion dollar purchase of Tribune Media Co after the FCC eased ownership limits. Offer valued at about 45 per Tribune share, potential deal could be announced today though risk of failure remains. Combined, the firms would control 42 percent of U.S. TV households with 220 total stations. Sinclair operates KGAN and KFXA in Iowa. Tribune runs stations in the Quad Cities and Des Moines.
In Shanghai organizers barred reporters from a private Kushner Cos. EB-5 visa event tied to a New Jersey two tower project by KABR Group. The investors were offered U S immigration visas for funding 150 million dollars. Nicole Kushner Meyer spoke. Jared Kushner sold his stake to a family trust earlier this year.
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