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U.S. holiday sales to slow as inflation tests consumer resilience -report
(Reuters) - U.S. holiday sales are expected to rise at a slower pace this year, a trade group said on Thursday, at a time when decades-high inflation has left Americans struggling to pay bills, draini...
Nov 03, 2022
South Side Mission’s prepping now for Turkey Day
PEORIA, Ill. — This year marks the 51st year that Peoria’s South Side Mission will offer its Holiday Meal ministry. The Mission’s Rich Draeger says they’ll prepare and deliver ...
Nov 03, 2022
Thomas Rhett, Cole Swindell to perform at Peoria Civic Center in 2023
PEORIA, Ill. – Another big name in country music is making Peoria a stop on tour. Thomas Rhett’s “Home Team Tour 23” will come to the Peoria Civic Center Arena May 5, 2023 R...
Nov 03, 2022
U.S. Congress split on making daylight-saving time permanent
By David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A push in the U.S. Congress to make daylight-saving time permanent, which was unanimously passed by the Senate earlier this year, has stalled in the House, w...
Nov 03, 2022
U.S. representatives met with jailed WNBA star Brittney Griner
ABOARD AIR FORCE ONE (Reuters) - U.S. representatives on Thursday met with WNBA star Brittney Griner, who is jailed in Russia, the White House said on Thursday. "We are told she is doing as well as ca...
Nov 03, 2022
Kroger, Albertsons unions, antitrust experts urge FTC to block merger -letter
By Siddharth Cavale NEW YORK (Reuters) -Kroger Co's acquisition of Albertsons Companies Inc could further exacerbate income inequality through job losses and eroding wages at a time of high inflation,...
Nov 03, 2022
Trump considering launching fresh White House bid after midterm elections-advisers
By Steve Holland and Jarrett Renshaw WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Former President Donald Trump is considering launching a third bid for the White House this month and is speed-dialing confidantes to hash o...
Nov 03, 2022
U.S. crude oil exports to Asia poised to hit record high
By Arathy Somasekhar and Muyu Xu HOUSTON/SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Deliveries of U.S. crude oil to Asia are set to touch a record 1.8 million barrels per day this month, Kpler shipping data showed, as dem...
Nov 03, 2022
Dutch state to end export credit insurance for fossil fuel from Jan. 1
AMSTERDAM (Reuters) - The Dutch government on Thursday said it intends to stop giving companies and banks credit insurance for exports in the fossil fuel sector as of Jan. 1, following through on a pl...
Nov 03, 2022
Powerball jackpot surpasses $1B, but what’s the lump sum prize?
ATLANTA(Reuters) -Americans lined up at newstands and gas stations around the country this week to buy Powerball lottery tickets, dreaming of defying astronomically long odds to win a jackpot that has...
Nov 03, 2022
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