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Pekin Police looking for air conditioner thief
PEKIN, Ill. – Police in Pekin want your help identifying who might have stolen some air conditioners. Police are using social media to share some security camera video of someone taking an air c...
Jan 19, 2023
Watchdog seeks harsher penalties in wake of abuse at Illinois mental health center
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Jan 19, 2023
Environmental groups sue U.S. to stop deepwater oil-export facility
By Arathy Somasekhar HOUSTON (Reuters) - Environmental groups on Thursday sued the United States to overturn its approval of a deepwater oil-export facility off the Texas Gulf Coast, saying it would b...
Jan 19, 2023
Crypto firm Nexo Capital agrees to pay $45 million to settle U.S. SEC, state charges
By Chris Prentice NEW YORK (Reuters) - Nexo Capital Inc has agreed to pay $45 million in penalties to settle charges from the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission and state regulators that the cryp...
Jan 19, 2023
Florida can punish local officials for restricting guns, top state court rules
By Brendan Pierson (Reuters) - Florida can punish local governments and officials that try to pass gun restrictions that are tougher than state laws, Florida's top court affirmed on Thursday. The Flor...
Jan 19, 2023
Brazil’s central bank will act independently, governor says
BRASILIA (Reuters) - Brazil's central bank will act independently, governor Roberto Campos Neto said Thursday, adding that the formal autonomy status showed resilience and capacity to stabilize market...
Jan 19, 2023
Mexico’s Banorte reports 28% surge in Q4 net profit
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Mexico's Grupo Financiero Banorte GFNORTEO.MX reported on Thursday that its fourth-quarter net profit surged 28% to 11.6 billion pesos ($595 million) from the year-ago period, ...
Jan 19, 2023
U.S. union membership rate falls to all-time low despite organizing efforts, data shows
By Kanishka Singh WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States' union membership rate, or percentage of wage and salary workers who belong to unions, edged down to an all-time low in 2022, data released b...
Jan 19, 2023
New Zealand manufacturing sector continues to contract in Dec -survey
WELLINGTON (Reuters) - New Zealand's manufacturing sector contracted for the third consecutive month in December, while the negative mindset of manufacturers has picked up pace. The Bank of New Zealan...
Jan 19, 2023
Marketmind: Japanese CPI eyes new high
By Jamie McGeever (Reuters) - A look at the day ahead in Asian markets from Jamie McGeever. Japanese inflation grabs the spotlight in Asia on Friday, with investors looking for clues on what the Bank ...
Jan 19, 2023
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