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Central Illinois Congressmen receive primary challenges, state legislators do not
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. - Both of central Illinois' Congressmen will have primary challengers in March. The deadline to file nominating petitions to run in next year's March elections was Monday at 5:00 P.M...
TJ Carson Nov 04, 2025
Boeing union says senate members urge CEO Ortberg to negotiate in good faith
(Reuters) -The International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers said on Tuesday that five members of the Senate Armed Services Committee urged Boeing CEO Kelly Ortberg to negotiate in goo...
Thomson Reuters Nov 04, 2025
Hurricane Melissa cost Jamaica around 30% of GDP, PM estimates
By Sarah Morland KINGSTON (Reuters) -Jamaican Prime Minister Andrew Holness on Tuesday said that last week's Hurricane Melissa, the strongest-ever storm to hit its shores, caused damage to homes and k...
Thomson Reuters Nov 04, 2025
Two men arrested over Halloween weekend explosion at Harvard Medical School
By Nate Raymond BOSTON (Reuters) -Two Massachusetts men visiting Boston area colleges on Halloween night when numerous parties were underway have been arrested and charged with causing an explosion ov...
Thomson Reuters Nov 04, 2025
ISP vehicle damaged after sideswiped in Peoria County
BARTONVILLE, Ill. - An Illinois State Police squad car was struck in Peoria County on Monday night. ISP says the car was sideswiped by a black Ford Escape just before 7:30 P.M. on US Route 24 near Men...
TJ Carson Nov 04, 2025
Nvidia cannot sell its most advanced AI chip to China, White House says
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The United States is not interested in selling Nvidia's advanced AI chip, known as the Blackwell, to China at this time, the White House said on Tuesday. (Reporting by Nandita Bo...
Thomson Reuters Nov 04, 2025
Peoria Police chief denies reports of ICE operating in Peoria's Warehouse District
PEORIA, Ill. - Peoria's top cop says reports of US Immigration and Customs Enforcement in the River City are not true. Police Chief Eric Echevarria says the department received reports Tuesday of ICE ...
TJ Carson Nov 04, 2025
Analysis-Starbucks' bet on local expertise could help it regain ground in China
By Casey Hall and Sophie Yu SHANGHAI/BEIJING (Reuters) -Starbucks' decision on Monday to sell up to 60% of its China business to local private equity firm Boyu Capital could help the hard-pressed bran...
Thomson Reuters Nov 04, 2025
U.S. bank regulator says mergers could be 'valuable,' committed to speedy review
NEW YORK (Reuters) -A top U.S. bank regulator said Tuesday that his agency is committed to promptly reviewing potential bank mergers, adding that such deals could be "quite valuable" to the financial ...
Thomson Reuters Nov 04, 2025
Yum Brands mulls Pizza Hut sale as Taco Bell drives third-quarter beat
By Juveria Tabassum (Reuters) -Yum Brands said on Tuesday it was exploring strategic options for its Pizza Hut chain struggling in a highly competitive fast-food industry, and posted upbeat quarterly ...
Thomson Reuters Nov 04, 2025
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