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Curb deforestation or you won’t hit net-zero targets, U.N. group tells firms
By Tommy Wilkes LONDON (Reuters) - Companies critical to reducing tropical deforestation have no chance of meeting their greenhouse gas emission targets unless they make much faster progress on ending...
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Chip shortages result in record wire fraud reports by desperate buyers
By Jane Lanhee Lee WASHINGTON D.C (Reuters) - A severe semiconductor shortage has resulted in record wire fraud cases last year reported by desperate buyers, a company that tracks counterfeit and frau...
Syndicated Content Jun 28, 2022
Texas attorney general opens investigation into Walmart’s opioid sales
By Dietrich Knauth (Reuters) -Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton said on Tuesday he was investigating whether Walmart improperly filled prescriptions and failed to report suspicious orders when selling...
Syndicated Content Jun 28, 2022
CEO of Brazil’s Caixa under investigation for sexual harassment -local media
SAO PAULO (Reuters) - The chief executive of Brazil's state lender Caixa Economica Federal, Pedro Guimaraes, is being investigated by the federal prosecutor's office for sexual harassment, local news ...
Syndicated Content Jun 28, 2022

Man injured in late-afternoon shooting
PEORIA, Ill. – Peoria Police say one man is in critical condition following a late-afternoon shooting. Police say officers were called to West McClure, inbetween Broadway and Isabell Avenues, ju...
Will Stevenson Jun 28, 2022

USDA: IL corn and soybeans doing well, winter wheat being harvested
SPRINGFIELD, Ill – While we’re waiting on corn and soybeans to grow in Illinois, believe it or not, there’s some harvesting going on. The USDA weekly Crop Progress Report for Illinoi...
Will Stevenson Jun 28, 2022
Americans’ approval of Supreme Court drops after abortion decision-Reuters/Ipsos
By Jason Lange WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A majority of Americans hold a negative opinion of the U.S. Supreme Court following its decision last week to overturn the Roe v. Wade decision that recognized a ...
Syndicated Content Jun 28, 2022
Union talks at West Coast ports going well, U.S. labor secretary says
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Talks to reach a new contract with union workers at West Coast shipping ports before the existing deal expires this week are going well with no major sticking points, U.S. Labo...
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Whole Foods workers lose appeal over ‘Black Lives Matter’ masks
By Jonathan Stempel (Reuters) - A U.S. appeals court said Whole Foods employees cannot sue the upscale grocery chain or its parent Amazon.com Inc after being sent home without pay or disciplined for w...
Syndicated Content Jun 28, 2022
Tennis-Serena stunned by Tan in first-round epic
By Martyn Herman LONDON (Reuters) -Seven-time champion Serena Williams suffered a second straight Wimbledon first-round exit as she was stunned by French debutant Harmony Tan in a late-night Centre Co...
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