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Leaders look to the future with Greater Peoria 2030 Campaign
PEORIA, Ill. — Representatives from Peoria area organizations gathered at the Peoria Riverfront Museum on Thursday as they look ahead to the year 2030. JD Dalfonso, President and CEO of the Grea...
Julia Bradley Sep 10, 2021
U.S. COVID-19 cases average 136,000 per day, daily deaths above 1,000 – CDC director
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States had an average of 136,000 COVID-19 cases, 11,750 hospitalizations and more than 1,000 deaths in its most recent seven-day period, U.S. Centers for Disease Cont...
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From pipes to musical pieces: Brazilian project makes PVC violins for children
By Leonardo Benassatto SANTO ANDRE, Brazil (Reuters) - An orchestra making music from pipes. This is the driving idea behind the Locomotiva Project which converts polyvinyl chloride (PVC) pipes into v...
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Biden’s COVID vaccine mandate angers Republicans, libertarians
By Nandita Bose and Diane Bartz WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Republicans and libertarians are vowing to fight U.S. President Joe Biden's new vaccine mandate covering big companies, healthcare workers and fe...
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Volkswagen open to software partnerships, CEO tells Der Spiegel
FRANKFURT (Reuters) - Volkswagen is open to partnerships with other carmakers to develop software, Chief Executive Herbert Diess told Der Spiegel Volkswagen has bundled all its software efforts into o...
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ViacomCBS’ head of Nickelodeon to take over Paramount movie studio -source
By Kenneth Li (Reuters) - Brian Robbins, head of ViacomCBS Inc's children's network Nickelodeon, will take over as the chairman and chief executive of the media company's Paramount movie studio, accor...
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Igor Fruman, ex-associate of Giuliani, pleads guilty in campaign finance case
By Jonathan Stempel (Reuters) -A former associate of Rudy Giuliani who sought to dig up damaging information in Ukraine about U.S. President Joe Biden before the 2020 election, pleaded guilty on Frida...
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U.S. judge in ‘Fortnite’ case strikes down Apple’s in-app payment restrictions
By Stephen Nellis (Reuters) -A U.S. judge on Friday issued a ruling in "Fortnite" creator Epic Games' antitrust lawsuit against Apple Inc's App Store, striking down some of Apple's restrictions on how...
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Norway offers two new offshore areas for CO2 storage
OSLO (Reuters) - Norway is offering two new offshore areas for companies interested in developing carbon dioxide storage, the oil and energy ministry said on Friday. One of the areas is east of the Tr...
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NYSE marks moment of silence ahead of 20th anniversary of 9/11 attacks
(Reuters) - The New York Stock Exchange marked a moment of silence on Friday, the last trading day before the 20th anniversary of the attacks on Sept. 11, when two airliners crashed into the twin towe...
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