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U.S. special representative for North Korea to travel to Tokyo next week
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. special representative for North Korea will travel to Tokyo next week for talks with South Korean and Japanese counterparts on the denuclearization of the Korean Penins...
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Silicon Valley Bank eyes hiring spree for new tech deals team
By Krystal Hu (Reuters) - Silicon Valley Bank (SVB) is planning to hire dozens of bankers by the end of the year for its newly-launched technology investment banking unit, as the startup-focused bank ...
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Federal prison sentence given to Pekin man after guilty plea on drug charges
PEORIA, Ill. – A Pekin man will be spending the better part of 20 years in federal prison after pleading guilty Thursday to federal drug charges. The U.S. Attorney’s Office says Harold Sha...
Will Stevenson Sep 10, 2021
Factbox-Apple vs Epic case: heated arguments, dramatic calls
(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 developers can c...
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COVID-19 vaccines hold strong against Delta, protection waning in older adults
By Julie Steenhuysen CHICAGO (Reuters) - Three U.S. studies suggest COVID-19 vaccines offer strong protection against hospitalization and death, even in the face of the highly transmissible Delta vari...
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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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