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New way to report health department data, and playing the waiting game on COVID booster shots
PEORIA, Ill. – In terms of COVID-19 local statistics, you asked for it. Peoria City/County Health Department Administrator Monica Hendrickson says starting Thursday, they will have a new informa...
Sep 23, 2021
San Francisco raises Tesla ‘self-driving’ safety concerns as public test nears
By Hyunjoo Jin SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - San Francisco transport authorities on Thursday raised concerns about the safety record of Tesla's advanced driver assistant system, as the electric car maker ...
Sep 23, 2021
Minnesota grain handler targeted in ransomware attack
By Tom Polansek and Karl Plume CHICAGO (Reuters) - Minnesota agricultural firm Crystal Valley Cooperative said it had been targeted in a ransomware attack in recent days, making it the second Midweste...
Sep 23, 2021
New demographic data shows continued divide at Amazon
By Ross Kerber (Reuters) - Amazon.com Inc's executives ranks remained largely white, although the share of non-white executives rose modestly, while minorities continued to account for most of its blu...
Sep 23, 2021
U.S. judge allows accused Capitol rioter to act as own attorney
By Mark Hosenball WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A federal judge agreed on Thursday to a New York state man's request to defend himself against felony charges of participating in the Jan. 6 assault on the U.S...
Sep 23, 2021
R. Kelly’s defense says accusers had motive to lie. ‘Convict him,’ prosecutor says
By Tyler Clifford and Luc Cohen NEW YORK (Reuters) - R. Kelly's accusers were motivated by money to lie about his alleged sexual abuses, a lawyer for the R&B superstar argued on Thursday in a final ef...
Sep 23, 2021
ExpressVPN employees complain about ex-spy’s top role at company
By Joseph Menn SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - When a senior executive at virtual private network company ExpressVPN admitted to working on behalf of a foreign intelligence service to hack American machines...
Sep 23, 2021
Abortion providers ask U.S. Supreme Court to intervene in challenge to Texas law
By Andrew Chung (Reuters) -Abortion providers in Texas on Thursday asked the U.S. Supreme Court to intervene on an urgent basis in their challenge to a state law imposing a near-total ban on abortion....
Sep 23, 2021
Missing ISU student’s body identified
LaSALLE, Ill. – Officials in LaSalle County say a body found in the Illinois River earlier this month is that of a missing Illinois State University student. Our news partner 25 News report the ...
Sep 23, 2021
U.S. CDC advisers back COVID-19 booster shots for those 65 and older, not for high-risk workers
By Michael Erman and Manojna Maddipatla (Reuters) - A U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) advisory panel on Thursday recommended a booster shot of the Pfizer and BioNTech COVID-19 va...
Sep 23, 2021
Peoria, IL, USA
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