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U.S. banking lobby groups oppose proposed tax reporting law
(Reuters) - The largest U.S. banking lobby groups banded together on Friday to make another push to kill a proposed bank account reporting law being drawn up as part of the congressional reconciliatio...
Sep 17, 2021
Biden adds measles to list of diseases that could require quarantine
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -President Joe Biden on Friday signed an executive order adding measles to a list of communicable diseases that could require quarantine after several Afghan refugees were diagnos...
Sep 17, 2021
Pentagon says Kabul drone strike killed 10 civilians in ‘tragic mistake’
(Refiles to remove superfluous "it" from lede) WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. military said on Friday that a drone strike in Kabul last month killed as many 10 civilians, including seven children, an...
Sep 17, 2021
Barra: GM will make ‘substantial shifts’ in supply chain over chips
By David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) - General Motors Co Chief Executive Mary Barra said Friday the largest U.S. automaker plans to make changes in its supply chain as it works to address the cont...
Sep 17, 2021
WhatsApp instructions, Mexican struggles: How Haitians ended up in Texas camp
By Alexandra Ulmer CIUDAD ACUA, Mexico (Reuters) - Haitians camped out under a Texas bridge followed instructions circulated on WhatsApp to get there, according to a dozen migrants who said the tips d...
Sep 17, 2021
Growth? Value? Some investors opt for a bit of both
By David Randall NEW YORK (Reuters) - Some investors are playing this year's tug of war between so-called growth and value stocks by owning companies that straddle the line between the two categories,...
Sep 17, 2021
Disruptions end day early at Peoria High School, arrests made, security measures in place
UPDATED 4:39 P.M. PEORIA, Ill. – Peoria High School students were let out early Friday after another week has ended with multiple incidents being reported. Spokesperson Thomas Bruch says there w...
Sep 17, 2021
As California fire nears, crews protect world’s largest tree in special wrap
By Fred Greaves THREE RIVERS, Calif. (Reuters) - Fire crews have resorted to wrapping the bases of some giant sequoias in fire-resistant coverings in a desperate effort to save the towering specimens,...
Sep 17, 2021
R. Kelly witness says she saw singer’s sexual activity, was pressed to write apology letter
By Tyler Clifford NEW YORK (Reuters) - A former assistant to R. Kelly testified on Friday she once saw him engage in sexual activity with one of the women he is charged with abusing, as prosecutors ne...
Sep 17, 2021
COVID-19 victims remembered on Washington’s National Mall with 650,000 white flags
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - An exhibition of white flags representing Americans who have died of COVID-19 opened on Friday, covering more than 20 acres of the National Mall in Washington. Last year, artist...
Sep 17, 2021
Peoria, IL, USA
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