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Counting Pikachus: Pokemon sleep app entices fans to go to bed
By Danielle Broadway LOS ANGELES(Reuters) - Fans who play Pokemon late into the night have a new incentive to get to bed in the form of a sleep app that rewards them with the franchise's signature mon...
Jul 25, 2023
Bryan Cranston calls out Bob Iger at striking actors’ rally
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Emmy-winning "Breaking Bad" actor Bryan Cranston rallied a crowd of striking Hollywood actors on Tuesday with comments directed at Walt Disney Co Chief Executive Bob Iger. Iger an...
Jul 25, 2023
GM to add battery module assembly to some North American EV plants
By Paul Lienert (Reuters) - General Motors will begin assembling electric vehicle battery packs near its BrightDrop commercial van plant in Ingersoll, Ontario, in the second quarter of 2024, the compa...
Jul 25, 2023
Peoria housing market second quarter update provides mixed bag of numbers
PEORIA, Ill. – The housing market in Peoria has positives and negatives after the halfway point of 2023. Peoria Area Association of Realtors Secretary and Treasurer Keith McKeever joined WMBD's ...
Jul 25, 2023
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Knox-Stark-Peoria-Marshall-Woodford-Fulton-Tazewell-McLean- Schuyler-Mason-Logan-De Witt-Cass-Menard-Scott-Morgan-Sangamon- Christian-Macon- Including the cities of Galesburg, Toulon, Peoria, Lacon, E...
Jul 25, 2023
Peoria Firefigthters ‘Fill the Truck’ again to help kids going back to school. Here’s how
PEORIA, Ill. – Peoria firefighters once again did much better than they expected collecting backpacks, school supplies, and money to buy more, all for local kids. In the second year of their ...
Jul 25, 2023
Dioxycle raises $17 million to help develop green ethylene
By Simon Jessop LONDON (Reuters) - French-U.S. climate tech start-up Dioxycle said it has raised $17 million in funding to help develop sustainable ethylene from recycled carbon emissions. The raise c...
Jul 25, 2023
Exclusive-Music rights giant BMI in renewed talks to sell itself -sources
By Milana Vinn and Anirban Sen NEW YORK (Reuters) - Broadcast Music Inc (BMI), the music rights company representing top songwriters such as Lady Gaga, Taylor Swift and Rihanna, is once again explorin...
Jul 25, 2023
RTX to take up to 60 days to fix each GTF engine with contamination issues
(Reuters) - RTX Corp will need up to 60 days to inspect and fix each GTF engine impacted by a new problem involving contaminated powder metal, CEO Greg Hayes told Reuters in an interview on Tuesday. A...
Jul 25, 2023
Banc of California in talks to buy PacWest Bancorp – WSJ
(Reuters) -Banc of California is in advanced talks to buy PacWest Bancorp, the Wall Street Journal reported on Tuesday, citing people familiar with the matter. A deal could be announced as soon as Tue...
Jul 25, 2023
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