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Actors decry ‘existential crisis’ over AI-generated ‘synthetic’ actors
By Dawn Chmielewski (Reuters) - Filmmakers have put monsters on screen for more than a century. In 2023, the real bogeyman looks just like us. Since June, Hollywood studios and performers have debated...
Jul 21, 2023
West Nile virus found in Peoria County for the first time this year. Here is what we know
PEORIA, Ill. – The West Nile virus has been found for the first time this year in Peoria County. The Peoria City/County Health Department says it was found in a positive mosquito sample. Directo...
Jul 21, 2023
U.S. NHC says 40% chance of cyclone near Cape Verde Islands
(Reuters) - A small area of low pressure, located several hundred miles west-southwest of the Cape Verde Islands has a 40% chance of developing into a cyclone in the next 48 hours, the U.S. National H...
Jul 21, 2023
Biden chooses female admiral to lead US Navy -official
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Joe Biden has chosen Admiral Lisa Franchetti to lead the Navy, a senior administration official said on Friday. If confirmed to the post, Franchetti, currently vice ch...
Jul 21, 2023
Britain’s green agenda questioned after clean air zone cast as vote-loser
By Alistair Smout and William James LONDON (Reuters) - A decision by Britain's governing party to get a lawmaker elected by attacking London's flagship anti-pollution policy has raised questions over ...
Jul 21, 2023
Sirius XM shares pull back after ‘wild’ gains with short squeeze in focus
By Sinad Carew (Reuters) - Shares in Sirius XM Holdings were down 10.5% on Friday, erasing some of their dramatic gains in the previous day's session with analysts attributing the volatility to a shor...
Jul 21, 2023
Mexico headline inflation seen slowing in early July to 2021 levels – Reuters poll
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Mexico's headline inflation likely eased in the first half of July to its lowest level in more than two years, but still remained above the central bank's target, a Reuters pol...
Jul 21, 2023
New labor contract official between Peoria Public Library and its workers. Here’s what is known
PEORIA, Ill. – A new labor deal is now official between the Peoria Public Library and its workers' union. The union, represented by AFSCME Local 3463, ratified the deal last week, while the libr...
Jul 21, 2023
Alabama lawmakers clash over Black voters as redistricting deadline looms
By Joseph Ax (Reuters) - Alabama's Republican-controlled legislature faced a Friday deadline to approve a new congressional map that would boost the number of Black voters in one of the state's distri...
Jul 21, 2023
Hedge fund industry lures $3.6 billion in fresh money in Q2 – HFR
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Investors poured $3.6 billion in fresh money into global hedge funds in the second quarter, data provider HFR said on Friday, helping drive the industry's assets up. In the first ...
Jul 21, 2023
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