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US stops visitor visas for people from Gaza
By Jasper Ward WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The U.S. State Department on Saturday said it was halting all visitor visas for individuals from Gaza while it conducts "a full and thorough" review. The departmen...
Thomson Reuters Aug 16, 2025
Erin now a Category 4 hurricane, NHC says
(Reuters) -Hurricane Erin has developed into a dangerous Category 4 hurricane, the U.S. National Hurricane Center (NHC) said on Saturday, adding that maximum sustained winds have increased to 130 mph ...
Thomson Reuters Aug 16, 2025
Former basketball tournament director indicted
BLOOMINGTON, Ill. (25 News) - A former president of the State Farm Holiday Classic has been indicted by a McLean County grand jury, accused of stealing from the tournament. 25 News reports Kyle Myers,...
Ed Hammond Aug 16, 2025
In Michigan’s cherry country, the federal safety net is fraying
By P.J. Huffstutter CENTRAL LAKE, MICHIGAN (Reuters) -The frost came in late April, sliding across the hills before dawn. Juliette King McAvoy stepped into the orchard, hoping the cold had spared the ...
Thomson Reuters Aug 16, 2025
LaHood, Sorensen lack trust in Putin as President seeks Russia-Ukraine peace
PEORIA, Ill. (25 News) - Central Illinois' representatives in the U.S. Congress are wary about trusting Russian President Vladimir Putin. Congressmen Darin LaHood (R-Dunlap) and Eric Sorensen (D-Molin...
Ed Hammond Aug 16, 2025
More than 300 people killed due to heavy rain, floods in Pakistan
(Reuters) -The death toll from heavy rains and flooding in Pakistan has crossed 300, local officials said on Saturday. Hundreds have been killed in recent weeks as Pakistan experienced more rain than ...
Thomson Reuters Aug 16, 2025
Air Canada cabin staff go on strike, grounding hundreds of flights
MONTREAL (Reuters) -Air Canada's unionized flight attendants walked off the job early on Saturday morning after contract talks with the country's largest carrier stalled, in a move that could disrupt ...
Thomson Reuters Aug 16, 2025
Trump says Putin agrees with him US should not have mail-in voting
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. President Donald Trump said on Friday his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin agrees with him that letting voters send in ballots by mail puts honest elections at risk. "Vlad...
Thomson Reuters Aug 15, 2025
Trump says no imminent plans to penalize China for buying Russian oil
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. President Donald Trump said on Friday he did not immediately need to consider retaliatory tariffs on countries such as China for buying Russian oil but might have to "in two...
Thomson Reuters Aug 15, 2025
Canada labor minister presses Air Canada, union to intensify talks to resolve dispute
(Reuters) -Canadian Labor Minister Patty Hajdu said on Friday that she met jointly with Air Canada and the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE), urging both sides to work harder and remain at the...
Thomson Reuters Aug 15, 2025

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