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CNN news anchor Chris Cuomo suspended indefinitely, CNN says
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - CNN on Tuesday suspended news anchor Chris Cuomo indefinitely over his role in defending his brother, former New York Governor Andrew Cuomo regarding sexual harassment allegati...
Nov 30, 2021
Qualcomm leans into cameras, gaming with new flagship smartphone chip
By Stephen Nellis (Reuters) - Qualcomm Inc on Tuesday released its new top-tier smartphone chip aimed at premium-priced Android phones with features like sharper photos and graphics than handsets usin...
Nov 30, 2021
U.S. ends Societe Generale sanctions case after bank complies with agreement
NEW YORK (Reuters) - The U.S. Department of Justice on Tuesday ended a criminal case against Societe Generale SA related to violations of U.S. sanctions, after the French bank agreed to pay $1.34 bill...
Nov 30, 2021
Author Alice Sebold apologizes to man wrongly convicted of her rape
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Best-selling author Alice Sebold on Tuesday issued a public apology to a man who was wrongfully convicted of raping her 40 years ago in an attack that inspired her 1999 memoir ...
Nov 30, 2021
Peoria County Sheriff: I’m not running again
UPDATED 5:50 P.M. PEORIA, Ill. – Peoria County Sheriff Brian Asbell says after one full term ending next year, and the completion of another, he won’t seek reelection. Asbell told the deci...
Nov 30, 2021
U.S. judge asks if owners of opioid maker Purdue abused bankruptcy to shield assets
By Maria Chutchian (Reuters) - A U.S. judge on Tuesday questioned whether members of the Sackler family that owned Purdue Pharma abused the bankruptcy system, as she considers whether to overturn a ru...
Nov 30, 2021
New York accuses Amazon of backsliding over worker safety, seeks monitor
By Jonathan Stempel NEW YORK (Reuters) - New York state's attorney general on Tuesday asked a state judge to appoint a monitor to oversee worker safety at an Amazon.com Inc fulfillment center in New Y...
Nov 30, 2021
Sharp increases in new COVID-19 cases in Tri-Counties; boosters urged
PEORIA, Ill. – The number of confirmed cases of COVID-19 in the Tri-County region keeps going sharply higher. Authorities say the area now averages more than 1,000 new cases per week — whi...
Nov 30, 2021
Twitch launches tool to catch channel ban evaders
By Elizabeth Culliford (Reuters) - Amazon.com Inc's live-streaming site, Twitch, is launching a tool to detect users who try to access channels where they have been banned, it said on Tuesday. The new...
Nov 30, 2021
Celebrity surgeon Dr. Oz jumps into Pennsylvania U.S. Senate contest
By Jason Lange WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Celebrity heart surgeon Dr. Mehmet Oz on Tuesday said he would mount a Republican bid for a U.S. Senate seat for Pennsylvania, shaking up what could be one of the...
Nov 30, 2021
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