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Johnny Depp decries ‘cancel culture’ before receiving San Sebastian’s top prize
By Vincent West SAN SEBASTIAN, Spain (Reuters) - Nobody is safe from so-called "cancel culture," movie star Johnny Depp said on Wednesday at the San Sebastian Film Festival where he was due to receive...
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U.S. congressional negotiations on police reforms fail
By Richard Cowan WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Negotiations in the U.S. Congress to tighten police practices following the 2020 murder of George Floyd in Minneapolis have collapsed, Democratic Senator Cory B...
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Steakburger chain may be coming to East Peoria
EAST PEORIA, Ill. – Freddy’s Frozen Custard and Steakburgers may be comign to the Peoria area at some point in the future. A company spokesperson tells our news partners at 25 News there i...
Will Stevenson Sep 22, 2021
Yellen stressed importance of withdrawing digital services taxes in call with UK
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen spoke with British finance minister Rishi Sunak on Wednesday about ongoing global tax reform efforts, and underscored the need for a comprom...
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Pekin native among Order of Lincoln honorees
CHICAGO, Ill. – A Peoria-area native is among those that will be receiving what the State of Illinois considered to be its highest honor. The Lincoln Academy of Illinois says Captain Scott Altma...
Will Stevenson Sep 22, 2021
Senate Democrats step up scrutiny of blank-check firms
(Reuters) - U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren and three other Senate Democrats on Wednesday sent letters to some of the most prolific SPAC dealmakers, voicing concerns over reports that SPAC insiders expl...
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Xiaomi says its devices do not censor users following Lithuania report
By Andrius Sytas VILNIUS (Reuters) - China's Xiaomi Corp said on Wednesday that its devices do not censor users' communications, a day after Lithuania's Defence Ministry recommended that consumers avo...
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Factbox: Congress confronts U.S. debt ceiling drama – again
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Democrats and Republicans in the U.S. Senate are locked in a partisan standoff over how to remove temporarily the $28.4 trillion debt ceiling, a political drama that could pose ...
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Miner Vale drops prospects rights on indigenous lands in Brazil
RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) - Brazilian miner Vale SA has given up all rights to mining prospects on indigenous lands in Brazil, recognizing that they require the consent of the communities and legislati...
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Apple bars Epic’s ‘Fortnite’ from App Store until all court appeals end
By Subrat Patnaik and Stephen Nellis (Reuters) -Apple Inc has blacklisted "Fortnite" from the iPhone maker's popular App Store for several years until all the court appeals are done, Epic Games Chief ...
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