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U.S. administers over 419 million doses of COVID-19 vaccines – CDC
(Reuters) - The United States has administered 419,020,753 doses of COVID-19 vaccines in the country as of Friday morning and distributed 514,925,015 doses, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Pr...
Oct 29, 2021
U.S. FDA authorizes first COVID-19 shot for young kids
(Reuters) -The U.S. health regulator on Friday authorized the Pfizer Inc and BioNTech SE coronavirus vaccine for children aged 5 to 11 years, making it the first COVID-19 shot for young children in th...
Oct 29, 2021
Publicis loses bid to escape Massachusetts opioid marketing lawsuit
By Nate Raymond BOSTON (Reuters) -A unit of French advertising company Publicis Groupe SA on Friday lost a bid to dismiss a lawsuit by Massachusetts' attorney general claiming it helped OxyContin make...
Oct 29, 2021
Peoria Heights woman gets decade in federal prison for meth dealing
PEORIA, Ill. – A Peoria Heights woman is going to prison for more than 11 years, after admitting to distribute what federal prosecutors call “highly pure” methamphetamine. The U.S. A...
Oct 29, 2021
Man faces fraud charges, accused of falsely trying to obtain COVID-19 relief funds
PEORIA, Ill. – A rural Knox County resident who once owned a restaurant in Fulton County is facing federal charges for allegedly trying to get more COVID-19 relief money than he should have. The...
Oct 29, 2021
U.S. Supreme Court to hear bid to curb federal power to limit carbon emissions
By Lawrence Hurley WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The U.S. Supreme Court on Friday agreed to hear a bid by states including coal producer West Virginia and industry groups to limit federal power to regulate ca...
Oct 29, 2021
Mexican economy shrinks for first time since pandemic rebound
By Dave Graham MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Mexico's economy shrank 0.2 percent in the third quarter from the previous three-month period, the first quarterly decline since recovery from the pandemic began...
Oct 29, 2021
U.S. Supreme Court to consider allowing Republican bid to defend Trump-era immigration rule
By Andrew Chung (Reuters) - The U.S. Supreme Court on Friday agreed to hear a bid by a group of Republican state officials to take over the defense of a hardline immigration rule issued by former Pres...
Oct 29, 2021
FAA has ‘deep concern’ about 5G network plan on aviation safety — letter
By David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has raised significant concerns about a plan to use spectrum for 5G wireless networks on aviation safety and is pla...
Oct 29, 2021
Axel Springer to float StepStone in 2022 with valuation of around 7 billion euros – source
MUNICH (Reuters) - German media company Axel Springer is aiming to list its online jobs site StepStone in Frankfurt at a valuation of around 7 billion euros, a person with knowledge of the matter said...
Oct 29, 2021
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