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Pekin vigil honors three boys who died too soon
PEKIN, Ill. — About a dozen people held a vigil Monday evening in Pekin to remember three lives lost way too young. The group said they spread the word through social media and met up to show th...
Apr 05, 2022
U.S. House Democrats voice mixed views on $10 billion COVID aid bill
By David Morgan WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. House of Representatives Democrats had a mixed response to the $10 billion Senate-negotiated COVID relief deal, with some offering grudging support for a bi...
Apr 05, 2022
Jason Kilar to leave WarnerMedia after merger with Discovery – memo
(Reuters) - AT&T's WarnerMedia unit chief Jason Kilar will depart from the company after the merger with media firm Discovery, according to a memo seen by Reuters. "With the pending transaction with D...
Apr 05, 2022
U.S. startup launches to offer financial products to ‘ghost kitchens’
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Financial services startup Ghost Financial on Tuesday announced an early round of investment as it rolls out banking-style products to the growing sector of "ghost kitchens,"...
Apr 05, 2022
Ex-Proud Boys chairman Tarrio pleads not guilty to charges tied to U.S. Capitol attack
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Proud Boys former top leader Enrique Tarrio pleaded not guilty on Tuesday to criminal charges alleging he conspired to block Congress from certifying President Joe Biden's e...
Apr 05, 2022
Rare Michelangelo drawing could fetch 30 million euros in Paris sale
PARIS (Reuters) - A drawing by Michelangelo, discovered in 2019, will be offered for sale next month by Christie's and could fetch 30 million euros ($33 million), the British auction house said on Tue...
Apr 05, 2022
Staff walk out over pay at Amazon France’s eight logistics centres
PARIS (Reuters) - All eight logistics centres of U.S. e-commerce giant Amazon in France were hit by staff walkouts tied to a dispute over pay after employees at the Boves centre in northern France joi...
Apr 05, 2022
U.S. reviews LG Energy Solution batteries to ensure adequate recalls
By David Shepardson and Heekyong Yang WASHINGTON/SEOUL (Reuters) - The U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) on Tuesday said it is opening a review to ensure all defective batter...
Apr 05, 2022
U.S. Fed bars six former bankers over COVID grant fraud
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Federal Reserve on Tuesday said it had barred six former bank executives from Regions Bank and Bank of America Merrill Lynch from the industry for fraudulently obtainin...
Apr 05, 2022
U.S. government may need more than 100,000 charging stations — testimony
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. government may need more than 100,000 charging stations to support widespread electric vehicle use, a government watchdog told a congressional hearing. The Government A...
Apr 05, 2022
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