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Woman pleads guilty to federal charge of lying about gun purchases
PEORIA, Ill. – An Alamabama woman who at one time lived in both Peoria and Springfield admitted to buying guns for a then-boyfriend, and has now pleaded guilty to a federal crime. The U.S. Attor...
Will Stevenson Oct 07, 2021
Canadian M&A jumps 28% in third quarter, market volatility could slow deals
By Maiya Keidan and Shariq Khan TORONTO (Reuters) - Canadian mergers and acquisitions activity for the third quarter hit its highest since 2016 as historically low interest rates and strong equity mar...
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U.S. administers nearly 400 million doses of COVID-19 vaccines – CDC
(Reuters) - The United States has administered 399,552,444 doses of COVID-19 vaccines in the country as of Thursday morning and distributed 482,326,275 doses, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and ...
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Analysis-Judge’s ruling on Texas abortion ban a warning to copycats, for now
By Jan Wolfe WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A U.S. federal judge's decision blocking Texas' near-total abortion ban is a warning to other states considering similar measures, though it too could be overturned...
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Ground broken for replacement of Taft Homes
PEORIA, Ill. – Taft Homes in Peoria is beginning to officially be no more. A groundbreaking ceremony was held Thursday at Taft. The homes there are being demolished and construction will soon be...
Will Stevenson Oct 07, 2021
Italian watchdog calls on DAZN to fix Serie A live streaming problems
By Elvira Pollina MILAN (Reuters) - Italy's communications watchdog on Thursday called on sport streaming app DAZN to put measures in place in order to prevent malfunctions during streaming of live ma...
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Fed’s Mester says U.S. inflation mostly driven by pandemic-related factors
By Jonnelle Marte NEW YORK (Reuters) - Both supply-side and demand-side factors are contributing to U.S. inflation right now, but most of the current price changes may be driven by pandemic-related sh...
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Brazil miner Vale says spin-off of base metals unit no longer planned
(Reuters) - The chief executive of Brazilian iron ore miner Vale SA said on Thursday the company has stopped looking into a spin-off for its base metal division, a longstanding plan of the company. "W...
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Compassion not barbed wire should greet migrants, Nobel winner Gurnah says
By Guy Faulconbridge and Natalie Thomas CANTERBURY, England (Reuters) - Europe should greet migrants with compassion rather than barbed wire and the British government is "rather nasty" about those wh...
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