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Peoria County flag contest winner revealed
PEORIA, Ill. – Sure, Peoria County has FLOWN a flag. But it wasn’t an OFFICIAL county flag. “I know we have something that flies over the courthouse,” said Andrew Rand, Peoria ...
Will Stevenson Oct 22, 2022
Motor racing-Formula One and Walt Disney extend ESPN deal until 2025
AUSTIN, Texas (Reuters) - Liberty Media-owned Formula One and the Walt Disney Company announced an extension of their broadcast partnership on Saturday, keeping the sport on ESPN networks in the Unite...
Syndicated Content Oct 22, 2022
Nasdaq halts IPOs of small Chinese companies as it probes stock rallies
By Echo Wang NEW YORK (Reuters) - Nasdaq Inc has put the brakes on initial public offering (IPO) preparations of at least four small Chinese companies while it investigates short-lived stock rallies o...
Syndicated Content Oct 22, 2022
Hurricane Roslyn strengthens to Category 3 as it barrels towards Mexico’s Pacific coast
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Hurricane Roslyn intensified to a powerful Category 3 storm on Saturday as it churned towards tourist zones along Mexico's Pacific coast and is expected to make landfall by Sun...
Syndicated Content Oct 22, 2022
A second chance Saturday night for ‘Second Chance’
PEORIA, Ill. – Peorians of a certain age can, perhaps, relive some of their teen years with a series of performances Saturday night at an event venue that was once a popular hangout. “Anot...
Will Stevenson Oct 22, 2022
China central bank head likely to step down amid reshuffle – sources
By Kevin Yao and Xie Yu BEIJING/HONG KONG (Reuters) - China's central bank chief Yi Gang is likely to step down after he was dropped from an elite body of the ruling Communist Party, with a former cen...
Syndicated Content Oct 22, 2022
Peoria has 21st homicide when man shot and killed Saturday morning
PEORIA, Ill. – Peoria Police say a man is dead after he was shot outside a South Peoria home — marking the city’s 21st homicide this year. Peoria Police say they were called to a hom...
Will Stevenson Oct 22, 2022
Hungary extends loan rate cap scheme to small businesses as recession looms
By Krisztina Than BUDAPEST (Reuters) -Hungary will expand its existing cap on mortgage rates from mid-November to include variable-rate loans to small- and medium-sized businesses in a bid to avoid re...
Syndicated Content Oct 22, 2022
Teen shot Friday night in Central Peoria
PEORIA, Ill. – A teenager was injured after he was shot Friday evening in Central Peoria. Peoria Police were called to an area near Hanssler Place and Broadway around 6:00 p.m. for a ten round S...
Will Stevenson Oct 22, 2022
ABCs not LGBTs: Battles over race, gender inflame Texas school board vote
By James Oliphant ROUND ROCK, Texas - At traffic-choked intersections in this Texas town, a blunt campaign slogan stands out from clusters of candidate signs: "Teach ABCs + 123s, Not CRTs & LGBTs." Bl...
Syndicated Content Oct 22, 2022

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