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U.S. comedian Mort Sahl dead at age 94 – New York Times
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - U.S. comedian Mort Sahl, widely considered the father of modern political satire, has died at the age of 94, the New York Times reported on Tuesday. The newspaper quoted a frie...
Oct 26, 2021
Criminal charges not ruled out in shooting on Alec Baldwin film – report
(Reuters) - Criminal charges have not been ruled out in a fatal accidental shooting by actor Alec Baldwin on the set of a western film, the local district attorney said on Tuesday. Santa Fe County Dis...
Oct 26, 2021
Uncertainty dogs 787 deliveries, MAX approval ahead of Boeing Q3
By Eric M. Johnson SEATTLE (Reuters) - Hopes of an imminent breakthrough in deliveries of Boeing Co's 787 jetliner were fading on Tuesday after a top supplier reported a lull in activity and two indus...
Oct 26, 2021
Temasek’s new investment platform to target local, mid-sized firms
SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Singapore state investor Temasek Holdings has set up a new investment vehicle initially targeting local firms valued at $1 billion to $5 billion, as Singapore seeks to ramp up in...
Oct 26, 2021
U.S. administers over 415 million doses of COVID-19 vaccines – CDC
(Reuters) - The United States has administered 415,012,026 doses of COVID-19 vaccines in the country as of Tuesday morning and distributed 504,584,715 doses, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and P...
Oct 26, 2021
Bennett Goodman’s Hunter Point Capital hires former Blackstone executive -sources
By Chibuike Oguh (Reuters) - Hunter Point Capital, the private equity firm launched by Bennett Goodman, who co-founded Blackstone Inc credit arm GSO Capital Partners, has hired a former Blackstone exe...
Oct 26, 2021
Details emerge on corporate minimum tax plan from U.S. Senate Democrats -CNBC
(Reuters) - Democratic U.S. senators on Tuesday unveiled details of a plan to enact a 15% minimum corporate tax that is expected to apply to about 200 corporations, CNBC reported. It said the plan was...
Oct 26, 2021
U.S. Senate confirms Flake, McCain, Kennedy, Udall as ambassadors
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Senate confirmed two former senators and the widows of two senators to high-level diplomatic posts on Tuesday, including former Republican Senator Jeff Flake as ambassa...
Oct 26, 2021
Lights on, nobody applying: skills shortage bites as Australia reopens
By Byron Kaye SYDNEY (Reuters) - After two years of stop-start COVID-19 lockdowns Australia is ready to party, but venues from restaurants to sporting stadiums are facing a difficult summer after a hu...
Oct 26, 2021
Peoria Public Schools, Peoria Public Library partner for media literacy instruction
PEORIA, Ill. – If you think something you’re reading is “fake news,” the Peoria Public Library might be able to help you determine that. The library, and Peoria Public Schools,...
Oct 26, 2021
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