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UK businesses expect zero growth over next 3 months – CBI
By David Milliken LONDON (Reuters) - British businesses do not expect any growth over the next three months, as a surging cost of living squeezes consumer demand, a monthly survey showed on Sunday. Th...
Jul 30, 2022
Boeing defense workers to vote on revised contract offer, cancel planned strike
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A union representing nearly 2,500 employees at three Boeing Co defense locations in the St. Louis area said on Saturday they will vote on the company's revised contract offer, c...
Jul 30, 2022
Biden again tests positive for COVID-19, feels ‘quite well’ – White House
By Jarrett Renshaw and Pete Schroeder WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. President Joe Biden again tested positive for COVID-19 on Saturday, according to a statement from the White House physician, although h...
Jul 30, 2022
Death toll in Kentucky floods rises to 25-governor
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - At least 25 people, including four children, have died in floods unleashed by torrential rains in eastern Kentucky, and more fatalities are expected, the state's governor Andy B...
Jul 30, 2022
Bitcoin rises 3.4% to $24,584; up 39.7% from year low in June
(Reuters) - Bitcoin rose 3.36% to $24,584.24 at 1707 GMT on Saturday, adding $798.93 to its previous close. Bitcoin, the world's biggest, best-known cryptocurrency, is up 39.7% from the year's low of ...
Jul 30, 2022
More of state at “high” COVID-19 spread; Tri-Counties move down
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. – New cases of COVID-19 are again ticking up in Illinois, as is the number of counties most likely to have spread of the disease. The Illinois Department of Public Health says ...
Jul 30, 2022
Winning lottery ticket for $1.28 billion Mega Millions jackpot was sold in Illinois
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -A single winning ticket for a Mega Millions lottery jackpot of $1.28 billion, the second-largest in U.S. history, was sold in Illinois, lottery organizers said on Saturday. "Cong...
Jul 30, 2022
Federal prison sentence for Peoria gun crime
PEORIA, Ill. – A federal judge has given a Peoria man almost eight years in prison after a gun found almost two years ago during a traffic stop was his. The U.S. Attorney’s Office says fed...
Jul 30, 2022
Man gets 10 years for meth selling
PEORIA, Ill. – A Peoria man will spend the minimum amount he could have received in federal prison after pleading guilty to a federal drug charge. The U.S. Attorney’s Office says Russell C...
Jul 30, 2022
Wildlife Prairie Park’s ‘Big Mike’ passes away
HANNA CITY, Ill. – “Everyone who visited Big Mike walked away with a feeling of peace.” Those are some of the words on social media from Wildlife Prairie Park about “Big Mike&#...
Jul 30, 2022
Peoria, IL, USA
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