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Low snow totals, high wind gusts, at height of Winter storm
LINCOLN, Ill. – At least from a snow perspective, the winter storm that spent time in our area between Thursday and Friday wasn’t that big of a deal. According to the National Weather Serv...
Dec 23, 2022
Extreme cold weather stretches U.S. homeless shelters’ capacity
By Gabriella Borter (Reuters) - City officials and outreach workers across the United States were rushing to get people off the streets this week, turning sites such as libraries and arenas into shelt...
Dec 23, 2022
Canada ‘keen’ on resolution for First Quantum in Panama
By Steve Scherer OTTAWA (Reuters) -Canada's trade minister has been in contact with her counterpart in Panama in an effort to resolve a dispute over future payments First Quantum Minerals Ltd. must ma...
Dec 23, 2022
IRS delays $600 income reporting rule for U.S. gig workers
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Internal Revenue Service said on Friday it would delay a new rule requiring more extensive reporting by gig workers and others who are paid through third party apps, af...
Dec 23, 2022
Factbox-Jan. 6 report adds to Trump’s mounting legal problems
(Reuters) - A congressional panel investigating Donald Trump and his supporters' role in the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on Congress issued its final report this week, urging federal prosecutors to charge th...
Dec 23, 2022
Extinction crisis puts 1 million species on the brink
By Katy Daigle and Julia Janicki (Reuters) - Nature is in crisis, and it's only getting worse. As species vanish at a rate not seen in 10 million years, more than 1 million species are currently on th...
Dec 23, 2022
Factbox-Over 1.4 million without power in U.S. East Coast and Texas from winter storms
(Reuters) - More than 1.4 million homes and businesses were without power in the eastern half of the United States and Texas on Friday as winter storms battered much of the country, according to data ...
Dec 23, 2022
Fire destroyed Chillicothe home
CHILLICOTHE, Ill. – No one was injured in a house fire in Chillicothe Thursday evening that saw firefighters battling the blaze and the elements. The fire occurred on North Bradley Street. Firef...
Dec 23, 2022
U.S. consumers’ 1-year inflation outlook drops to 18-month low – UMich
(Reuters) - U.S. consumers expect price pressures to moderate notably in the next year, with a benchmark survey on Friday showing their one-year inflation outlook dropping to the lowest in 18 months i...
Dec 23, 2022
Canada posts C$174 million deficit over first seven months of 2022/23
OTTAWA, Dec 23 (Reuters) - Canada recorded a C$174 million ($127.91 million) budget deficit for the first seven months of the 2022/23 fiscal year, partly due to higher debt charges, the finance minist...
Dec 23, 2022
Peoria, IL, USA
62 °F Sunny
