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(Reuters) -The National Hockey League will not send its players to compete in the men's ice hockey tournament at the Beijing Olympics due to COVID-19 concerns as the highly transmissible Omicron varia...

By Tom Polansek CHICAGO (Reuters) -The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is assessing whether the weed killer dicamba can be sprayed safely on soybean and cotton plants genetically engineered to re...

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. – You probably didn’t hear it in the Peoria area, but if you were in the Springfield or Decatur areas late Tuesday morning, you definitely did. The Illinois Emergency Man...

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Joe Biden dispensed unvarnished advice on Tuesday to the one in four American adults who have yet to be vaccinated for the coronavirus vaccine: the new Omicron va...

(Reuters) - U.S. companies borrowing funds to finance their investments in equipment rose 8% in November, compared with a year earlier, Washington-based Equipment Leasing and Finance Association (ELFA...

SAO PAULO (Reuters) - Brazilian healthcare startup Alice has raised $127 million in its series C funding round led by Softbank Latin America Fund, the company said on Tuesday. Other investors include ...

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Joe Biden on Tuesday warned unvaccinated Americans they are putting themselves and loved ones at risk amid the rapid spread of the Omicron variant of the COVID-19...

CHILLICOTHE, Ill. — Plans for a new barge mooring project near Chillicothe’s downtown waterfront — are dashed — at least for now. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers says develope...

(Reuters) - Walmart Inc said on Tuesday demand for at-home COVID-19 testing kits was "extremely high" and that it had set a limit of eight test kits per online order. (Reporting by Ruhi Soni in Bengal...

(Reuters) - Chicago will require proof of vaccination for COVID-19 at restaurants, bars, gyms and some other indoor spaces, effective Jan. 1, 2022, amid a surge of new cases, Mayor Lori Lightfoot said...