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Mexico City airport shuts down operations due to volcanic ash
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Mexico City's Benito Juarez International Airport reported early on Saturday that it had closed its operations due to ash from the Popocatepetl volcano, which has been active f...
May 20, 2023
‘Zone of Interest’ star: watching myself as Auschwitz commandant frightening
CANNES (Reuters) - German actor Christian Friedel said on Saturday that watching himself as the commandant of the Auschwitz death camp in Jonathan Glazer's film "The Zone of Interest" frightened him. ...
May 20, 2023
Telecom Italia urged to call board meeting to name Vivendi candidate – sources
MILAN (Reuters) - Telecom Italia (TIM) is being urged by some directors to hold an extraordinary board meeting to name a candidate sponsored by top investor Vivendi to fill a vacant director seat at t...
May 20, 2023
Elon Musk’s SpaceX and Italy’s Unipol join forces to help Italians hit by flooding
MILAN (Reuters) - Elon Musk's SpaceX and Unipol Gruppo agreed to join forces to help people hit by flooding in northern Italy connect to the Internet, facilitating rescue operations, the Italian insur...
May 20, 2023
Washington quiet as debt ceiling deadline inches closer
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - White House and Republican congressional negotiators on raising the federal $31.4 trillion debt ceiling were quiet on Saturday after meetings on Friday failed and President Joe ...
May 20, 2023
McQueen documentary juxtaposes Amsterdam’s Nazi-occupied past with the present
By Hanna Rantala CANNES (Reuters) - Filmmaker Steve McQueen's new documentary "Occupied City," which premiered at the Cannes Film Festival this week, juxtaposes modern-day shots of Amsterdam against n...
May 20, 2023
As leaders extend session with budget unfinished, several sweeping last-minute bills surface
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (Capitol News Illinois) - Lawmakers won't finish their spring legislative session by Friday's scheduled adjournment as negotiations over the state budget remain in flux. The May 19 e...
May 20, 2023
Peoria Riverfront Market 20th year starts Saturday
PEORIA, Ill. – For the 20th year, the Saturday mornings on the river means fresh produce and homemade products. The Peoria Riverfront Market begins Saturday on the Peoria Riverfront, running fro...
May 20, 2023
Trump or DeSantis? Neither, say Ukrainian-American voters angry at war stance
By Gram Slattery LEHIGHTON, Pennsylvania (Reuters) - George Stawnyczyj voted for Donald Trump twice. On domestic policy, he gives the former president top marks. But he'll stay home on Election Day sh...
May 20, 2023
Pekin Police officer who died suddenly identified
PEKIN, Ill. – The Pekin Police officer who died unexpectedly earlier this week has been identified. 49-year-old Daniel Graber died suddenly on Wednesday. He was a 23-year veteran of the Pekin Po...
May 20, 2023
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