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Australia home prices boast bumper 2021 as rates stay low
By Wayne Cole SYDNEY (Reuters) - Australian home prices boasted a bumper 2021 as rock-bottom interest rates drove values sky-high, with values in Sydney alone rising an average of A$4,200 every single...
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Judge orders mediation for Purdue, Sacklers over opioid settlement
By Maria Chutchian (Reuters) - A U.S. judge on Monday ordered mediation in the Purdue Pharma bankruptcy, calling for the company, the Sackler family members that own it and nine states to determine wh...
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Data center firm Digital Realty to buy majority stake in Africa’s Teraco
(Reuters) -Data center operator Digital Realty Trust said on Monday it would acquire a majority stake in Africa-based Teraco, valuing it at about $3.5 billion, in a bid to expand internationally as th...
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U.S. expands Trump-era border program to San Diego
(Reuters) - The United States on Monday expanded to San Diego, California, the Trump-era border program that forces asylum seekers to wait in Mexico for U.S. immigration hearings, in keeping with a fe...
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Manhattan DA’s office will not charge Cuomo with COVID nursing home deaths -lawyer
By Kanishka Singh (Reuters) -The Manhattan District Attorney's office will not file criminal charges in connection with the handling of coronavirus deaths in New York nursing homes during the tenure o...
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BlackBerry loses bid to dismiss BlackBerry 10 lawsuit in NY, fall trial possible
By Jonathan Stempel NEW YORK (Reuters) - A U.S. judge on Monday rejected BlackBerry Ltd's bid to dismiss a long-running lawsuit claiming it defrauded shareholders by inflating the success and profitab...
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Peoria Police launches new “tip411” anonymous text tip line
PEORIA, Ill. – A new method for the public to contact Peoria Police if they see a crime is now officially available. It’s a method Chief Eric Echevarria has long said was coming — a ...
Will Stevenson Jan 03, 2022

Autopsy results released on one of two Peoria homicide victims
PEORIA, Ill. – Autopsy results are in on one of the two of Peoria’s New Years Day homicide victims. Peoria County Coroner Jamie Harwood says Bridget Ross of Peoria, 35, likely died instant...
Will Stevenson Jan 03, 2022
White House expected to make fresh push to confirm Biden nominees for FTC, FCC
By Nandita Bose (Reuters) - The White House was expected to make a fresh push as early as Monday to persuade the U.S. Senate to confirm President Joe Biden's nominees for top posts at agencies such as...
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Lack of competition in U.S. meat industry amounts to ‘exploitation,’ says Biden
By Leah Douglas (Reuters) - The United States will issue new rules and $1 billion in funding this year to support independent meat processors and ranchers as part of a plan to address a lack of "meani...
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