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Peoria non-profit seeks to overcome government hurdles in providing healthy food
PEORIA, Ill. - Local non-profit Peoria Grown got started eight years ago, with a focus on providing healthy food to low-income households. Executive Director Julie Eliathamby tells WMBD's "Greg and Da...
Julia Bradley 1h ago
US says financier Howard Rubin and assistant have been indicted on sex trafficking charges
NEW YORK (Reuters) -The retired financier Howard Rubin has been indicted on sex trafficking charges for allegedly coercing women to fly to New York to perform sex acts with him, including in what he c...
Thomson Reuters 3h ago
Bank of England's Dhingra calls for faster interest rate cuts
LONDON (Reuters) -Bank of England interest rate-setter Swati Dhingra said Britain's high inflation rate is likely to ease off and the central bank should move more quickly to cut borrowing costs. "The...
Thomson Reuters 3h ago
China is confident in sustaining economic growth, premier says
BEIJING (Reuters) -China is confident in its ability to maintain sustained economic growth and continue supporting global development, Premier Li Qiang told the United Nations General Assembly in New ...
Thomson Reuters 3h ago
US House lawmaker vows full oversight, hearing on TikTok sale deal
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The chair of the House Select Committee on China said Friday he will conduct full oversight over a deal for Chinese-based ByteDance to sell U.S. assets of short video app TikTok ...
Thomson Reuters 3h ago
Canada budget deficit over first four months of 2024/25 rises to C$7.79 billion
OTTAWA, Sept 26 (Reuters) - Canada recorded a slightly higher C$7.79 billion ($5.59 billion) budget deficit for the first four months of the 2025/26 fiscal year as government expenditures grew faster ...
Thomson Reuters 3h ago
Exclusive-Starbucks CTO resigned Monday, interim named
By Waylon Cunningham -Starbucks' chief technology officer Deb Hall Lefevre resigned without a permanent replacement, according to an internal memo sent to corporate staff on Monday, seen by Reuters. T...
Thomson Reuters 3h ago
Jaguar Land Rover shutdown driving suppliers to cut jobs and reduce hours - survey
LONDON (Reuters) -Jaguar Land Rover's production shutdown after a cyberattack is hitting businesses in Britain's West Midlands region, a survey showed on Friday, with firms already making redundancies...
Thomson Reuters 3h ago
Southwest Airlines to pay $18.5 million over employees' military leave
By Jonathan Stempel (Reuters) -Southwest Airlines agreed to pay $18.5 million to settle a class action accusing the carrier of failing to provide paid leave to employees who took short-term military l...
Thomson Reuters 3h ago
With US backing, Argentina gains time - but October vote will be crucial
By Libby George LONDON (Reuters) -Argentina's "whatever it takes" moment with the United States this week may have given the country its best chance to escape decades of chaotic debt defaults and bail...
Thomson Reuters 4h ago

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