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AAA: Get ready for Thanksgiving and Winter driving
AURORA, Ill. – If you’re going somewhere for the Thanksgiving holiday, you’re definitely not alone. AAA estimates 2.7 million Illinoisans will travel somewhere for Thanksgiving ̵...
Nov 23, 2021
Biden oil reserves bet melds China outreach with appeal to U.S. voters
By Timothy Gardner and Jarrett Renshaw WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Joe Biden's historic move to release oil from strategic reserves in coordination with big nations including China represents a u...
Nov 23, 2021
Fauci says vast majority of vaccinated Americans should get a COVID-19 booster
By Michele Gershberg and Julie Steenhuysen NEW YORK (Reuters) - Top U.S. infectious disease official Dr. Anthony Fauci said on Tuesday the vast majority of Americans who have been vaccinated against C...
Nov 23, 2021
IL Association of School Boards leaves National School Boards Assocation over lightning rod “NSBA Letter”
Peoria, Ill — Illinois school board leaders vote to leave the National School Board’s Association over earlier controversy. We learned of the decision from the Illinois School Boards Assoc...
Nov 23, 2021
N. Carolina man charged in Jan. 6 riot for allegedly using bear spray on police
By Mark Hosenball WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A 19-year-old man has been arrested and charged with assault and other counts related to the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol for allegedly attacking police o...
Nov 23, 2021
‘Blinding Lights’ dethrones ‘The Twist’ as all-time No.1 Billboard single
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - The Weeknd's hit single "Blinding Lights" has ousted Chubby Checkers 1960s hit "The Twist" as the all-time No. 1 song on the Billboard single charts. Billboard said on Tuesday ...
Nov 23, 2021
Nordstrom profit misses estimates on supply-chain problems, shares tumble
(Reuters) - Nordstrom Inc missed estimates for quarterly profit on Tuesday and signaled supply-related problems at its off-price stores heading into the holiday season, sending its shares down 18% in ...
Nov 23, 2021
As holidays near, ‘smash-and-grab’ robbers hit U.S. luxury retailers
By Julia Harte (Reuters) - A Nordstrom department store in a Los Angeles mall on Monday night became the latest target in a string of "smash-and-grab" robberies that have hit luxury retailers in Calif...
Nov 23, 2021
Dell’s quarterly profit more than quadruples on strong PC demand
(Reuters) - Laptop maker Dell Technologies Inc said on Tuesday profit surged more than four-fold in the third quarter, as demand for its personal computers and servers was boosted by businesses increa...
Nov 23, 2021
Gap lowers annual forecast on supply chain woes ahead of holiday season
By Aditi Sebastian (Reuters) - Gap Inc lowered its full-year net sales and profit forecasts on Tuesday, estimating the supply chain crisis could cost the company up to $650 million in lost sales and d...
Nov 23, 2021
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