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Chipotle workers in Michigan vote to form union, in first for restaurant chain
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Workers at a Chipotle Mexican Grill Inc restaurant in Lansing, Michigan, on Thursday voted to form a union, becoming the first U.S. Chipotle location to unionize. Employees voted ...
Aug 25, 2022
Unemployment continues declines in Illinois, and in Peoria area, though not as many jobs created here
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. – The Peoria area hasn’t created as many jobs in the year-over-year period ending last month as some other areas, but the unemployment rate in the area is still lower. Th...
Aug 25, 2022
U.S. suspends 26 Chinese flights, responding to China flight cancellations
By David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. government said on Thursday it would suspend 26 China-bound flights from the United States by four Chinese carriers in response to the Chinese gover...
Aug 25, 2022
Australia’s Lynas posts record profit on solid rare earths demand
(Reuters) - Australia's Lynas Rare Earths posted a record more than three-fold jump in annual profit on Friday, boosted by soaring demand for the specialized metals it mines amid a global push for red...
Aug 25, 2022
U.S. monkeypox cases may be peaking, experts say
By Julie Steenhuysen CHICAGO (Reuters) - Monkeypox cases in some large U.S. cities appear to be declining, matching trends seen in Europe, and experts are cautiously optimistic the outbreak may have p...
Aug 25, 2022
Wesfarmers posts drop in annual profit on COVID disruption
(Reuters) - Australian retail conglomerate Wesfarmers Ltd posted a 2.9% drop in annual profit on Friday, hurt by COVID-driven store closures, sticky supply chain bottlenecks and rising costs. Retailer...
Aug 25, 2022
Georgia prosecutor seeks testimony from ex-Trump aides in election probe
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -A Georgia prosecutor investigating former President Donald Trump's efforts to overturn the 2020 U.S. presidential election is seeking to compel testimony from his former chief of...
Aug 25, 2022
Man accused of attacking woman with sledgehammer
PEORIA, Ill. – A Peoria man who is listed as being homeless is charged with assaulting a woman and her car with a sledgehammer. Court documents indicate a grand jury has charged Pierre Comer, 42...
Aug 25, 2022
DoorDash says some customers’ details accessed by ‘unauthorized party’
(Reuters) - DoorDash Inc on Thursday said personal details of some customers and drivers had been accessed by an "unauthorized party" in a phishing attack on a third-party vendor. The U.S. food delive...
Aug 25, 2022
Inflated bouncy house brings balls of fun to midtown Manhattan
(Reuters) - An interactive art installation featuring hundreds of thousands of balls, giant slides, glittering disco balls and even falling snow has popped up in the middle of Manhattan. Pop in the Ci...
Aug 25, 2022
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