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Biden administration responds to calls from Pritzker, other leaders, for help in migrant crisis
SPRINGFIELD - The Department of Homeland Security will speed up the processing of work authorizations for asylum seekers and extend Temporary Protected Status to Venezuelan migrants, actions that coul...
Sep 22, 2023
Biden would veto two House spending bills, White House says
(Reuters) - U.S. President Joe Biden would veto House of Representatives appropriations bills that would provide funding for the State Department and the Department of Homeland Security, the White Hou...
Sep 22, 2023
NBCUniversal names insider Rick Cordella president of sports division
(Reuters) - Comcast's NBCUniversal on Friday appointed veteran executive Rick Cordella as president of its sports division. Cordella will take charge of NBC Sports' platforms including NBC Olympics, G...
Sep 22, 2023
KKR asks Telecom Italia to extend deadline for grid bid
MILAN (Reuters) - U.S. fund KKR has asked Telecom Italia (TIM) to push back a Sept. 30 deadline to submit a multi-billion euro binding offer for the phone group's landline network until Oct.15, TIM sa...
Sep 22, 2023
Coherent in talks with Japanese firms for silicon carbide investment-source
By Milana Vinn NEW YORK (Reuters) - Coherent Corp, a major U.S. supplier of materials used to make chips for the automotive industry, has attracted interest from four Japanese conglomerates for an inv...
Sep 22, 2023
Island nations blame rich countries for climate inaction at UN assembly
By Daphne Psaledakis UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - Island nations bearing the brunt of climate change this week confronted rich countries at the United Nations General Assembly, saying the failure by dev...
Sep 22, 2023
WTO needs tools to curb ‘non-market’ practices, fair dispute settlement -USTR’s Tai
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Trade Representative Katherine Tai said on Friday that the United States wants a "fair and effective" dispute settlement system at the World Trade Organization, adding that...
Sep 22, 2023
Exclusive-Russian hackers seek war crimes evidence, Ukraine cyber chief says
By Tom Balmforth and James Pearson KYIV/LONDON (Reuters) - Russian spies are using hackers to target computer systems at law enforcement agencies in Ukraine in a bid to identify and obtain evidence re...
Sep 22, 2023
Biden visit to UAW strike would be historic move by US president
WASHINGTON/TOLEDO, Ohio (Reuters) -If Joe Biden accepts the United Auto Workers' invitation to visit their picket line, the U.S. President would be showing support to union workers in a labor dispute ...
Sep 22, 2023
One arrested, more wanted, following East Bluff shooting
PEORIA, Ill. – A Peoria man is back in jail just a few months after being released following an arrest last year. Peoria Police say Adrin Terrell, 34, faces charges of Resisting Police, Unlawful...
Sep 22, 2023
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