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Peoria health administrator appointed to state board
PEORIA, Ill. – A leader in the health community in the Peoria-area will have a new role with the state. Peoria City/County Health Department Public Health Administrator Monica Hendrickson has be...
TJ Carson Jun 17, 2023

Illinois unemployment rate down, more jobs added in May
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. – Job numbers in Illinois continue to see improvements. The state's unemployment rate for the month of May was reported at 4.1%, a decrease of 0.1% from the previous month. The...
TJ Carson Jun 17, 2023
For groups fighting U.S. opioid crisis, settlement money can be hard to come by
By Brendan Pierson and Disha Raychaudhuri (Reuters) - Companies accused of fueling the U.S. opioid crisis have so far paid out more than $3 billion to compensate states, but has any of the money reach...
Syndicated Content Jun 17, 2023
Biden to make re-election pitch to unions in Pennsylvania
By Nandita Bose and Jarrett Renshaw WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Joe Biden will address union members in Philadelphia on Saturday in his first political rally since announcing his re-election camp...
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Exclusive-Blackstone’s Horizon head Scott Bommer to leave company
By Svea Herbst-Bayliss NEW YORK (Reuters) - Blackstone Group's Scott Bommer, who oversaw its hedge fund unit's growth strategy Horizon platform, is leaving the company for health reasons, according to...
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Explainer-How a Canada Supreme Court ruling could affect U.S.-Canada refugee flows
By Anna Mehler Paperny TORONTO (Reuters) - Canada's Supreme Court on Friday upheld a border pact under which Canada and the United States send back asylum seekers crossing the land border, finding the...
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‘Prospects for UBS are better than ever’ – CEO Ermotti
ZURICH (Reuters) - UBS's Chief Executive sought to reassure Switzerland on Saturday over its new banking giant, created by the Swiss bank's historic takeover of former rival Credit Suisse. "The prospe...
Syndicated Content Jun 17, 2023
Taiwan says will it keep talking to US on forex policies
TAIPEI (Reuters) - Taiwan's central bank said on Saturday it has smooth communication channels with the U.S. Treasury Department and will keep talking with them about foreign exchange policies, after ...
Syndicated Content Jun 17, 2023
Japan to open up Apple- and Google-dominated phone apps to competition
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan plans to stoke competition in smartphone app payments, dominated by Apple and Google, by banning major app store operators from forcing software developers to use the operators...
Syndicated Content Jun 17, 2023
Polish LGBTQ march seeks to show strength as election looms
WARSAW (Reuters) - Tens of thousands of Poles are expected to march through the streets of Warsaw on Saturday to demand equality for LGBTQ people, as the community eyes elections in October or Novembe...
Syndicated Content Jun 17, 2023
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