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US appeals court opens docket on FTC effort to overturn loss on Microsoft deal
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -A U.S. appeals court on the West Coast opened a docket on Thursday on the U.S. Federal Trade Commission's effort to overturn its loss trying to stop Microsoft from buying "Call o...
Jul 13, 2023
Drought on a downward trend in the Peoria-area after latest update
PEORIA, Ill. – Drought is decreasing in the Peoria-area. Thursday's update from the U.S. Drought Monitor shows that all of Peoria and Woodford Counties, and nearly all of Tazewell County are at ...
Jul 13, 2023
Potential UPS strike could cost customers over $4 billion – report
(Reuters) - A potential strike by about 340,000 workers of The Teamsters Union against United Parcel Service could cause its customers to incur losses in excess of $4 billion, according to an analysis...
Jul 13, 2023
Swiss parliamentary investigation into Credit Suisse collapse gets underway
By Noele Illien and John Revill BERN (Reuters) - A Swiss parliamentary investigation into the role played by state institutions in the collapse and emergency rescue of Switzerland's second biggest len...
Jul 13, 2023
Alphabet shares soar after it expands AI chatbot internationally
By Bansari Mayur Kamdar (Reuters) - Shares in Google parent Alphabet Inc were up 4.9% on Thursday after it said it was rolling out its artificial-intelligence chatbot Bard in Europe and Brazil, easing...
Jul 13, 2023
U.S. Justice Department launches civil rights probe into Atlanta-area jail
By Sarah N. Lynch WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Justice Department on Thursday launched a civil rights probe into conditions at the Fulton County jail in Atlanta, Georgia that will examine whether t...
Jul 13, 2023
U.S. ‘under no circumstances’ will pay into loss and damage fund: Kerry
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States will not pay into a global fund being developed aimed at delivering financing to places affected by climate-fuelled disasters, John Kerry, the U.S. special env...
Jul 13, 2023
Explainer-How big oil won the bidding for German offshore wind sites
By Vera Eckert and Susanna Twidale FRANKFURT/LONDON (Reuters) - Energy majors BP and TotalEnergies have won a 7 gigawatt (GW) offshore wind site auction in Germany worth a record 12.6 billion euros ($...
Jul 13, 2023
Argentines tighten wallets to fight spiraling inflation
BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) - Argentines are tightening their wallets to make end meets as the South American country battles inflation which could surpass 140% on an annual basis this year, hunting for th...
Jul 13, 2023
Back-to-school sales to hit new record as shoppers keep up with essential buys – NRF
(Reuters) - U.S. shoppers plan to spend a record $41.5 billion during the upcoming school year, a trade group forecast on Thursday, as families accommodate an inflation-driven rise in the prices of ba...
Jul 13, 2023
Peoria, IL, USA
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