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Tropical Storm Arlene weakens to a tropical depression, US NHC says
(Reuters) - Tropical Storm Arlene weakened to a tropical depression on Saturday, the National Hurricane Center (NHC) said. The depression is located about 145 miles (233.35 km) west of the Dry Tortuga...
Syndicated Content Jun 03, 2023

Pritzker in favor of continuing program no longer in state budget
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. – A program that didn’t make this year’s state budget, which has yet to be signed anyway, is one that Governor JB Pritzker says could make a comeback. The “In...
Will Stevenson Jun 03, 2023

Near normal temperatures, below normal precipitation, for Illinois in May
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. – Average in one way, below average in another way. Weather figures for May from Illinois State Climatologist Trent Ford indicate temperatures in Illinois averaged about a half...
Will Stevenson Jun 03, 2023
ECB’s Visco says falling energy prices should help tame inflation
ROME (Reuters) - The rapid decline in energy costs should help to tame inflation in Europe, Bank of Italy governor Ignazio Visco said on Saturday, urging companies not to seek to boost their margins b...
Syndicated Content Jun 03, 2023

LaHood comments on debt ceiling ‘no’ vote
EAST PEORIA, Ill. – He’s glad a crisis has been averted, but one local Illinois Congressman says he couldn’t cast a vote to end it. Congressman Darin LaHood said Friday he felt the d...
Will Stevenson Jun 03, 2023
OPEC+ begins meetings which may agree further output cuts – sources
By Ahmad Ghaddar, Alex Lawler and Maha El Dahan LONDON (Reuters) - OPEC and its allies begin two days of meetings on Saturday which may culminate in further production cuts of as much as 1 million bar...
Syndicated Content Jun 03, 2023
DeSantis chooses his words carefully in escalating war with Trump
By James Oliphant and Nathan Layne GILBERT, South Carolina (Reuters) - In the first full week of his 2024 presidential campaign, Florida Governor Ron DeSantis worked hard to define himself as a candid...
Syndicated Content Jun 03, 2023
Canada facing rising threat from cyberattacks – defence minister
By Joe Brock SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Canadian Defence Minister Anita Anand said on Saturday that the country's critical infrastructure was increasingly being targeted by cyberattacks, posing a significa...
Syndicated Content Jun 03, 2023
Theatre in democratic Taiwan stages Hong Kong play about Tiananmen square
By Angie Teo and Jessie Pang TAIPEI (Reuters) - A Taiwan theatre is showcasing a Hong Kong play about Tiananmen Square to mark the 34th anniversary of the crackdown in Beijing, saying almost as much a...
Syndicated Content Jun 02, 2023
Texas becomes largest state to ban transgender care for minors
By Daniel Trotta (Reuters) - Texas Governor Greg Abbott on Friday signed a bill that bans transgender healthcare including puberty blockers and hormone therapy for minors, making Texas the largest of ...
Syndicated Content Jun 02, 2023
Peoria, IL, USA
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