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Peoria hospitals seeing ‘more sick COVID-19 patients than ever before’
Peoria, Ill — Hospitals and medical centers across the Peoria area are under heavy strain amidst an unprecedented wave of incoming COVID-19 patients as well as ongoing staffing shortages. The qu...
Jan 05, 2022
U.S. Postal Service seeks relief from testing, vaccine rules
By David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Postal Service (USPS) has asked the Biden administration for temporary relief from new vaccine or testing requirements covering large businesses for...
Jan 05, 2022
Virginia’s governor-elect taps Trump EPA chief for key role
By Valerie Volcovici WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Virginia's Governor-elect Glenn Youngkin on Wednesday announced he will appoint former President Donald Trump's Environmental Protection Agency administrato...
Jan 05, 2022
Factbox-U.S. automakers line up EV models to take on Tesla
(Reuters) - The demand for electric vehicles pushed U.S. automakers last year to unveil plans to spend billions of dollars to electrify gasoline models or introduce electric cars and trucks in a bid t...
Jan 05, 2022
U.S. begins returning migrants to Mexican border city under rebooted Trump-era policy
By Lizbeth Diaz MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - The United States on Wednesday began returning migrants to the Mexican city of Tijuana in an restart of a Trump-era program that forces asylum seekers to wait f...
Jan 05, 2022
Lawrence Brooks, oldest surviving U.S. veteran who served in World War Two, dies
By Kanishka Singh (Reuters) - Lawrence Brooks, the oldest surviving U.S. veteran who served in World War Two and was referred to by President Joe Biden as "truly the best of America", died on Wednesda...
Jan 05, 2022
CDC advisory panel in favor of Pfizer vaccine booster for ages 12 to 15
By Michael Erman (Reuters) - A panel of outside experts advising the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) on Wednesday voted to recommend booster shots of Pfizer Inc and BioNTech SE's...
Jan 05, 2022
Attendance limited at PPS games due to COVID outbreak
PEORIA, Ill. – We’re just now learning about a change in policy regarding extra-curricular activities in Peoria Public Schools that some parents might have already known about, due to the ...
Jan 05, 2022
Biden, Harris to travel to Georgia next week to speak on voting rights
(Reuters) - U.S. President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris will travel to Atlanta on Jan. 11 to speak about voting rights, the White House said on Wednesday. "On Tuesday, January 11, Presid...
Jan 05, 2022
Australia’s Latitude offers $242 million for Humm’s buy now, pay later business
(Reuters) - Australian digital payments and lending firm Latitude Group Holdings Ltd on Thursday offered to buy Humm Group Ltd's consumer unit, including its buy now, pay later business, for A$335 mil...
Jan 05, 2022
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