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Canada govt body guarantees up to $2.2 billion fresh loan to Trans Mountain expansion project
(Reuters) - A Canadian government agency has guaranteed fresh commercial loans of up to C$3 billion ($2.2 billion) to the controversial Trans Mountain pipeline expansion project that has suffered repe...
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Portugal wildfire rages as strong winds and heat fan flames
LISBON (Reuters) - More than 1,100 firefighters and 14 water-carrying aircraft battled a wildfire in central Portugal's Castelo Branco area on Saturday as civil protection authorities said hot, windy ...
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Mega Millions jackpot grows to potential record after no winner in Friday’s drawing
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. – The billion dollar Mega Millions Lottery jackpot keeps on growing. Officials with the lottery say no one matched all five numbers and the Mega Ball in Friday night’s $1...
Will Stevenson Aug 05, 2023

Annual St. Jude Telethon is Saturday night. Here’s what to know about donating, and downtown Peoria traffic
PEORIA, Ill. – It’s not going to be the best day weather-wise for a big finish, but that’s not going to stop thousands of runners from all over Illinois from converging on the Peoria...
Will Stevenson Aug 05, 2023
Berkshire posts record operating profit, $35.9 billion of net income
(Reuters) - Berkshire Hathaway on Saturday posted its highest-ever quarterly operating profit, bolstered by improved results in its insurance businesses, while gains from stock holdings helped the con...
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Vancouver movie workers get creative with side hustles amid Hollywood shutdown
By Sarah Berman VANCOUVER (Reuters) - Twin strikes by Hollywood actors and writers have put the damper on Vancouver's summer of movie magic, forcing the industry's creative minds to turn to sometimes ...
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Flood Watch in Effect Until 4 p.m. Saturday
Peoria-Woodford-Tazewell-McLean- Including the cities of Peoria, Normal, Pekin, Eureka, and Bloomington 205 AM CDT Sat Aug 5 2023 ...FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON... * WHAT...Fl...
Will Stevenson Aug 05, 2023
Meandering Typhoon Khanun targets Japan again amid record heat
TOKYO (Reuters) - Typhoon Khanun was set to approach Japan's southernmost Okinawa islands again before changing north to hit the western main islands next week, dumping heavy rain over wide areas as i...
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Amazon rainforest gold mining is poisoning scores of threatened species
By Gloria Dickie and Jake Spring LOS AMIGOS BIOLOGICAL STATION, Peru (Reuters) - In a camping tent in the Peruvian jungle, four scientists crowded around a tiny patient: An Amazonian rodent that could...
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Foxconn’s July sales drop 1.23% y/y, Q3 outlook better
TAIPEI (Reuters) - Taiwan's Foxconn, the world's largest contract electronics maker and a major supplier for Apple, said on Saturday revenue in July fell 1.23% year-on-year but forecast a business reb...
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