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James Hardie sets higher profit view as U.S. housing market boom continues
(Reuters) - James Hardie, the world's largest fibre cement maker, on Monday raised its annual profit forecast for the fourth time this fiscal year, and guided to even higher earnings next year, driven...
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Box Office: ‘Jackass Forever’ Catapults to No. 1 as ‘Moonfall’ Craters
By Rebecca Rubin LOS ANGELES (Variety.com) - After living through a pandemic for nearly two years, Americans, as it turns out, were in desperate need of a laugh. That may explain why Paramount's go-fo...
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‘Snake oil salesmen’ advised Trump on 2020 election, Pence aide says
By Sarah N. Lynch WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Former President Donald Trump received bad advice from "snake oil salesmen" who falsely told him Vice President Mike Pence had the authority to overturn the re...
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Ecuador looking to increase China trade by 35%, minister says
By Alexandra Valencia (Reuters) - Ecuador is expecting a planned trade deal with China to increase commerce between the two countries by about 35%, though the South American country will seek to prote...
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Female-led Egyptian ensemble keeps rhythmic folk music alive
CAIRO (Reuters) - Backed by a troupe on drums and tambourines, 72-year-old Um Sameh performs songs that gradually crescendo against waves of percussion. One of the last practitioners of Zar music, she...
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Israel cenbank should be set to tighten if inflation gains further -IMF
By Steven Scheer JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Israel's central bank should be prepared to raise interest rates and taper foreign exchange intervention if inflation pressures intensify further, the Internatio...
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Convicted Waffle House shooter, Morton native, sentenced
NASHVILLE, TN – A Morton native, convicted of killing four people in a Nashville Waffle House, is sentenced to life in prison without parole. Travis Reinking, 33, Saturday faced the same jury th...
Ed Hammond Feb 06, 2022

Garbage collection getting back on schedule after winter storm
CENTRAL ILLINOIS – (25 News) – Trash collection was put on hold after this week’s winter storm. Now, crews are working to get the job done with a few added difficulties. Crews with K...
Ed Hammond Feb 06, 2022
ECB’s Knot sees first interest rate hike in fourth quarter of 2022
By Toby Sterling and Bart H. Meijer AMSTERDAM (Reuters) - Klaas Knot, the Dutch central bank president and a member of the European Central Bank's Governing Council, said on Sunday he expects the ECB ...
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‘Tsunami’ of woes: U.S. school shootings spike amid pandemic stress
By Brad Brooks (Reuters) - A 19-year-old former student was shot and killed after a high school basketball game a week ago in Beloit, Wisconsin. On Monday, a shooting outside Chaparral High School in ...
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