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Missouri reports its first case of Omicron COVID-19
(Reuters) - Missouri has detected its first case of the Omicron variant of the coronavirus in a resident of St. Louis who had recently traveled domestically, according to the state health department. ...
Dec 03, 2021
Drag performers hit the ice in San Francisco
By Nathan Frandino SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Drag Queens and a Drag King took over a San Francisco skating rink for the 12th annual "Drag Queens on Ice" show, dazzling spectators with their loud costu...
Dec 03, 2021
Facebook whistleblower says transparency needed to fix social media ills
By Sheila Dang (Reuters) - A deeper investigation into Facebook's lack of controls to prevent misinformation and abuse in languages other than English is likely to leave people "even more shocked" abo...
Dec 03, 2021
Google real estate exec says more workers coming in to office
By Paresh Dave and Julia Love SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Alphabet Inc's Google has seen an increasing number of employees coming in to its offices each week, particularly younger workers, the company's...
Dec 03, 2021
New Mexico prosecutor raises possibility of criminal charges in ‘Rust’ shooting
TAOS, N.M. (Reuters) - Some of the people who handled guns on the set of Western movie "Rust" featuring Alec Baldwin may face criminal charges after the fatal shooting of a cinematographer during the ...
Dec 03, 2021
U.S. State Department phones hacked with Israeli company spyware – sources
By Christopher Bing and Joseph Menn WASHINGTON/SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Apple Inc iPhones of at least nine U.S. State Department employees were hacked by an unknown assailant using sophisticated spyw...
Dec 03, 2021
U.S. EPA to propose expanding credit eligibility under biofuel program -sources
By Stephanie Kelly and Jarrett Renshaw NEW YORK (Reuters) - The Biden administration is expected to propose expanding the kinds of renewable fuel production processes that are eligible to receive cred...
Dec 03, 2021
U.S. dollar net long bets hit highest since mid-June 2019 – CFTC, Reuters data
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Speculators' net long positioning on the U.S. dollar in the latest week soared to its highest level since mid-June 2019, according to calculations by Reuters and U.S. Commodity Fu...
Dec 03, 2021
Alaska agency commits to more spending on Arctic oil plans
By Yereth Rosen ANCHORAGE, Alaska (Reuters) - The Alaska state agency that holds oil leases in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge (ANWR) has committed to spending more money to develop those tracts, ...
Dec 03, 2021
Semi Trailer fire caused by accident with motorcycle
UPDATED 4:25 P.M. PEORIA, Ill. – The back of a semi trailer in front of the Peoria Riverfront Museum, near the intersection with Liberty St., was on fire following an accident Friday afternoon. ...
Dec 03, 2021
Peoria, IL, USA
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