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As Tri-County COVID cases spike, so do unnecessary hospital visits, says health official
PEORIA, Ill. – To say the local hospital system is taxed right now due to COVID-19 and other serious illnesses might be a bit of an understatement. Peoria City/County Health Department Administr...
Will Stevenson Dec 16, 2021
White House unveils faster plan to eliminate lead pipes, paint
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Biden administration announced a new plan on Thursday to speed the elimination of all lead pipes and lead paint over the next 10 years, removing a powerful toxin known to ha...
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Dutch town of Zeewolde agrees to permit for major Facebook data centre
AMSTERDAM (Reuters) - The town of Zeewolde, 50 kilometres (31 miles) east of Amsterdam, on Thursday voted to grant a permit to Meta to build the largest data centre in the Netherlands. Facebook, Insta...
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Biden met virtually with U.S. senators to discuss voting rights bill
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris met virtually with lawmakers in the U.S. Senate to discuss the voting rights bill on Thursday, White House spokesperson Kari...
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Airbus exec says latest order wins strengthen case for jet output hike
By Tim Hepher PARIS (Reuters) - Recent order wins by Airbus have strengthened the European planemaker's case for raising production of its A320-family narrowbody jets beyond a firm target of 65 a mont...
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U.S. FDA to allow abortion pill by mail permanently
NEW YORK (Reuters) -The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Thursday said that it would permanently ease restrictions on a pill used to terminate early pregnancies, making it easier to obtain the med...
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Exclusive-Insurer MetLife postpones U.S. office return to March
NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. insurer MetLife Inc on Thursday told staff it has pushed back plans for U.S. employees to return to the office to March from Jan. 10 previously, a spokeswoman for the company...
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Cruise CEO Ammann leaving GM self-driving unit
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - General Motors Co's self-driving technology unit Cruise's Chief Executive Officer Dan Ammann is leaving the company, the U.S. automaker said Thursday. GM said Kyle Vogt, Cruise ...
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‘Sex and the City’ actor Chris Noth denies sexual assault accusations
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) -"Sex and the City" actor Chris Noth denied sexual assault accusations reported by the Hollywood Reporter on Thursday, saying his encounters with two women in 2004 and 2015 were ...
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EV startup Rivian to build $5 billion plant in Georgia, posts quarterly loss
By Ben Klayman DETROIT (Reuters) -Amazon-backed electric vehicle startup Rivian Automotive Inc on Thursday said it will build a $5 billion plant in Georgia, its second U.S. assembly plant, as it looks...
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