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Marketmind: Season’s beatings
By Jamie McGeever (Reuters) - A look at the day ahead in Asian markets from Jamie McGeever. Asian stocks look set to decline for a second consecutive week as a sea of red on Wall Street spills over in...
Dec 22, 2022
Animals die during barn fire in North Peoria area
PEORIA, Ill. – No people are injured, but a number of animals are dead following a barn fire in the North Peoria area. That’s according to Peoria County Sheriff Chris Watkins, who says cre...
Dec 22, 2022
Crypto firm Bullish, Far Peak SPAC call off $9 billion deal
(Reuters) - Cryptocurrency firm Bullish and special purpose acquisition company Far Peak Acquisition Corp said on Thursday they had called off their $9 billion merger deal. (Reporting by Anirban Chakr...
Dec 22, 2022
Mersana signs deal with Merck KGaA for cancer therapy development
(Reuters) - Mersana Therapeutics Inc said on Thursday it had signed a deal for developing cancer drugs with Germany's Merck KGaA that has the potential to generate up to $800 million in milestone paym...
Dec 22, 2022
Peoria Humane Society provides tips to keep animals warm in winter weather
PEORIA, Ill. – Furry friends will need some help from their human companions during the snow, wind, and cold from this week’s winter storm. Peoria Humane Society’s Kitty Yanko provid...
Dec 22, 2022
Twitter’s top global policy official departs as layoffs continue
By Fanny Potkin and Paresh Dave (Reuters) - Twitter Inc's public policy chief has left the company amid additional layoffs to the unit on Thursday, sources familiar with the matter told Reuters, as bi...
Dec 22, 2022
Peoria man sentenced for possession of a weapon
PEORIA, Ill. – A Peoria man with a prior felony weapon charge will spend more than four years in a federal prison. 21-year-old Eshayah Aguirre was sentenced to 51 months in federal prison on Tue...
Dec 22, 2022
Collision alerts issued in Tri-Counties area
PEORIA, Ill. – As the winter storm taking over central Illinois is causing conditions to worsen, local authorities are issuing collision alerts. Collision alerts are for incidents where vehicles...
Dec 22, 2022
Italy govt calls confidence vote over 2023 budget
ROME (Reuters) - Italy's government asked on Thursday for the lower house of parliament to hold a confidence vote on the 2023 budget to speed up its approval and ensure the package becomes law by the ...
Dec 22, 2022
Ongoing investigation shows nearly two dozen patients charged with crimes at state-run facility
By MOLLY PARKER Lee Enterprises Midwest & BETH HUNDSDORFER Capitol News Illinois This article was produced for ProPublica's Local Reporting Network in partnership with Lee Enterprises, along with ...
Dec 22, 2022
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