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“Country Cares” Radiothon for St. Jude returns for 30th year
PEORIA, Ill. — St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital in Memphis, Tennessee is a cause that’s near and dear to Central Illinois. Wednesday and Thursday from 6 am-6pm, 104-9 The Wolf i...
Julia Bradley Feb 01, 2023
Hundreds of Afghans risk 11-country trek to seek haven in United States
By Mica Rosenberg, Kristina Cooke and Jackie Botts SAN PEDRO TAPANATEPEC, Mexico (Reuters) - Their journey starts with a humanitarian visa for Brazil: one of the few remaining exit routes for Afghans ...
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Factbox-U.S. House Republicans’ many proposals for spending cuts in debt-ceiling debate
By Andy Sullivan and Gram Slattery WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Republicans who control the U.S. House of Representatives say any increase in the United States' $31.4 trillion debt ceiling should be paired ...
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Analysis-AMC sets unusual shareholder vote for meme stock sale approval
By Anirban Sen (Reuters) - AMC Entertainment Holdings Inc, the movie theater operator that became a "meme stock" during the COVID-19 pandemic, has come up with an unusual way to win shareholder approv...
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Tyre Nichols funeral draws civil rights leaders, U.S. vice president
By Alyssa Porter MEMPHIS, Tenn. (Reuters) - Family and friends of Tyre Nichols will pay their final respects on Wednesday to the Black 29-year-old father whose fatal encounter with Memphis police last...
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Fed expected to deliver small rate hike but keep anti-inflation tilt
By Howard Schneider WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Federal Reserve is expected to raise its target interest rate by a quarter of a percentage point on Wednesday, setting aside the rapid hikes used last ye...
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U.S. states struggle to share dwindling waters of Colorado River
SEATTLE, Wash. (Reuters) - The Colorado River, which provides drinking water to 40 million people in seven U.S. states, is drying up, straining a water distribution pact amid the worst drought in 12 c...
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Exclusive-EU may miss gigabit target, more investments needed, telecoms group says
By Foo Yun Chee BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The European Union risks missing its target to connect all European households to a gigabit network by 2030, underscoring the need for more investments, according ...
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U.S. awarding $800 million to improve roads, cut traffic deaths
By David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Biden administration will announce Wednesday it is awarding $800 million to redesign roads, improve sidewalks and make other upgrades to address the shar...
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Exclusive-Tesla to raise Shanghai output after price cuts stoke demand -memo
SHANGHAI (Reuters) - Tesla plans to step up output at its Shanghai plant over the next two months to meet demand ignited by aggressive price cuts on its best-selling models, according to a planning me...
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