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New York governor reveals 12,000 more COVID-19 deaths than previously counted
By Anurag Maan and Barbara Goldberg NEW YORK (Reuters) - New York Governor Kathy Hochul revealed 12,000 more people died of COVID-19 than was reported under her disgraced predecessor, making good on h...
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Trump-backed Walker leans on sports career in pursuing U.S. Senate run
By Jason Lange WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Retired football star Herschel Walker on Wednesday launched a campaign for a U.S. Senate seat from Georgia that leaned heavily on his personal rise from poverty to...
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First ever Bridge-to-Bridge Festival aiming to connect four river communities
PEORIA COUNTY, Ill. — Most communities across the area have their own festivals and celebrations unique to others. When the first ever Bridge-to-Bridge River Drive Festival kicks off on Sept. 18...
Dalton Kemper Aug 25, 2021
Blinken says U.S. evacuated from Afghanistan 4,500 U.S. citizens plus families
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Wednesday said of the 6,000 American citizens that were identified in Afghanistan, at least 4,500 of them and their families have been ...
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Ex-CEO of Silicon Valley mobile app startup HeadSpin charged with fraud
By Jonathan Stempel and Chris Prentice (Reuters) - U.S. authorities on Wednesday charged a co-founder and former chief executive of HeadSpin with defrauding investors out of as much as $80 million by ...
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Joni Mitchell to be honored by music world
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Singer-songwriter Joni Mitchell will be honored by the music world ahead of the annual Grammy Awards in Los Angeles as the MusicCares person of the year. MusicCares, the charit...
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U.S. court upholds conviction, death sentence of Dylann Roof
(Reuters) -A U.S. appeals court on Wednesday upheld the conviction and death sentence of Dylann Roof, the white supremacist who killed nine Black people at a South Carolina church in 2015, court docum...
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U.S. mortgage applications rise as mortgage rates edge down -MBA
By Evan Sully (Reuters) - Mortgage applications increased last week, as purchasing applications posted their largest increase since early July while mortgage rates edged down. The Mortgage Bankers Ass...
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R Kelly accuser says R&B singer tried to shift blame to her parents
By Maria Caspani NEW YORK (Reuters) - A lawyer for R. Kelly on Wednesday tried to undercut claims by a woman who accused the R&B singer of sexual abuse, showing her letters to family members where she...
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Western Digital in advanced talks to merge with Japan’s Kioxia Holdings – WSJ
(Reuters) - Western Digital Corp is in advanced talks to merge with Japanese semiconductor firm Kioxia Holdings Corp in a deal potentially valued at more than $20 billion, the Wall Street Journal repo...
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