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Country Music star offering scholarship for Bradley University students
PEORIA, Ill. — Country music star Luke Bryan has created a scholarship program at Bradley University, thanks to a recent show in Central Illinois. Four Bradley students will receive a one-time $...
Apr 15, 2022
NY Times fires back at defamation plaintiff with anti-SLAPP lawsuit
By Tom Hals (Reuters) - The New York Times sued an anti-immigration author for the cost of defending itself against defamation in what appears to be one of the first cases brought under a recently exp...
Apr 15, 2022
Evidence suggests West Peoria grandmother suffered severe beating
PEORIA, Ill. — An elderly woman, allegedly killed by her grandson this week in West Peoria, suffered multiple severe blunt force trauma injuries, according to new information released by the Peo...
Apr 15, 2022
Bolsonaro irked by WhatsApp not launching new tool in Brazil until after election
BRASILIA (Reuters) - Brazil's far-right President Jair Bolsonaro on Friday criticized messaging platform WhatsApp for not launching in Brazil its new feature called Communities until this year's presi...
Apr 15, 2022
Analysis-Elon Musk deals Twitter a wild card as shareholders seek reforms
By Ross Kerber and Sheila Dang (Reuters) - Elon Musk, Twitter's newest big shareholder, could alter the course of the social media company as management battles a set of proxy proposals focused on top...
Apr 15, 2022
Belarus bans EU-registered trucks from entering country
(Reuters) - Belarus on Friday announced a ban on trucks registered in the European Union from entering its territory, Interfax news agency quoted the transport ministry as saying. (Reporting by Reuter...
Apr 15, 2022
U.S. SEC announces asset freeze against those allegedly behind nearly $450 million Ponzi scheme
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) on Friday announced charges and an asset freeze against several Las Vegas-area individuals and companies allegedly behind a nea...
Apr 15, 2022
Buyout firm Thoma Bravo approaches Twitter with acquisition interest
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Buyout firm Thoma Bravo LP has contacted Twitter Inc to express interest in putting together an acquisition offer that would rival Tesla Inc Chief Executive Elon Musk's $43 billio...
Apr 15, 2022
Twitter adopts ‘poison pill’ to fight Musk takeover
(Reuters) -Twitter Inc on Friday adopted a limited-duration shareholder rights plan to protect itself from billionaire entrepreneur Elon Musk's $43 billion cash takeover offer. Musk made the bid on We...
Apr 15, 2022
Autos rebound fuels U.S. manufacturing output gain in March
(Reuters) - A sharp rebound in automotive output in March spurred a third straight monthly gain in U.S. factory activity, perhaps signaling the worst of the production woes that have dogged the motor ...
Apr 15, 2022
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