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Shareholder objects to Activision CEO Kotick’s renomination to Coca-Cola board
(Reuters) - A Coca-Cola Co shareholder asked the beverage giant on Thursday to not renominate Activision Blizzard Inc's Chief Executive Officer Bobby Kotick to its board, as the video game company dea...
Dec 09, 2021
Michigan school shooting ‘entirely preventable’, says $100-million federal lawsuit
(Reuters) - A deadly shooting rampage at a Michigan high school last week was "entirely preventable," according to a $100 million federal lawsuit filed on Thursday against the Michigan school district...
Dec 09, 2021
‘Drive For Miracles’ underway for OSF Children’s Hospital of Illinois
PEORIA, Ill. — Each year, OSF HealthCare Children’s Hospital of Illinois in Peoria takes care of thousands of children. And, for the last 21 years, John Riley with 93.3 The Drive has been ...
Dec 09, 2021
U.S. FDA authorizes Pfizer/BioNTech booster for 16- and 17-year-olds
(Reuters) - The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Thursday authorized booster shots of the COVID-19 vaccine from Pfizer Inc and BioNTech SE those aged 16 and 17, as public health officials have urg...
Dec 09, 2021
Macron: EU will draw up regulation to fight hate on social media
PARIS (Reuters) -The European Union will work towards an unprecedented regulation of social media platforms that will establish liability for hate-filled content, French President Emmanuel Macron said...
Dec 09, 2021
EU to draft texts on implementing global corporate minimum tax deal by spring – Macron
PARIS (Reuters) - The European Union will draft texts by spring 2022 on the implementation of a global minimum corporate tax deal brokered this year, French President Emmanuel Macron said on Thursday....
Dec 09, 2021
Tyson Foods plans to spend over $1.3 billion on automation projects
CHICAGO (Reuters) - Tyson Foods Inc said on Thursday it plans to spend more than $1.3 billion on new automation capabilities over the next three years, as the U.S. meatpacking industry struggles with ...
Dec 09, 2021
Amtrak to temporarily cut some service over U.S. COVID-19 vaccine rules
By David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. passenger railroad Amtrak told a U.S. House of Representatives panel on Thursday it expects to be forced to cut some service in January because of a COVI...
Dec 09, 2021
Microsoft leads $27 million early-stage funding in crypto startup Palm NFT Studio
By Manya Saini (Reuters) - Crypto startup Palm NFT Studio said on Thursday it had raised $27 million in an early-stage funding round led by Microsoft Corp's venture fund M12 with participation from ve...
Dec 09, 2021
Bipartisan group warns Biden not to halt U.S. oil exports – letter
By Stephanie Kelly NEW YORK (Reuters) -A bipartisan group of eight members of Congress, including six from Texas, warned U.S. President Joe Biden in a letter on Thursday not to halt U.S. oil exports. ...
Dec 09, 2021
Peoria, IL, USA
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