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Extra police patrols for downtown Peoria bars this weekend
PEORIA, Ill. – Peoria Police Chief Eric Echevarria says he doesn't want to see another night like last Saturday night, when there were some large fights in downtown Peoria, and almost four dozen...
Jun 16, 2023
Adore Me lingerie retailer settles US states’ deceptive billing claims
By Jonathan Stempel (Reuters) - Adore Me, an online lingerie retailer recently purchased by Victoria's Secret, agreed to pay $2.35 million and offer refunds to settle charges by 31 U.S. states and Was...
Jun 16, 2023
Factbox-Potential outcomes of FTC legal bids to block Microsoft-Activision deal
(Reuters) - Microsoft, which is seeking to buy games giant Activision, faces two legal fights in coming weeks with U.S. antitrust enforcers who are determined to stop the $69 billion transaction. Micr...
Jun 16, 2023
Electric-truck maker Nikola laying off 270 employees
(Reuters) - Nikola said on Friday it would lay off a total of 270 employees, as the electric-truck maker looks to cut costs and sharpen its focus on the North American marketplace. Of the 270 employee...
Jun 16, 2023
US Energy Dept got two ransom requests from Cl0p in data breach
By Timothy Gardner and Raphael Satter WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Department of Energy got ransom requests from the Russia-linked extortion group Cl0p at both its nuclear waste facility and the sc...
Jun 16, 2023
Italy’s government acts to curb Chinese influence on Pirelli
By Alvise Armellini, Giuseppe Fonte and Giulio Piovaccari ROME (Reuters) -Italy's government said on Friday it had taken steps to limit the influence of China's Sinochem on tyremaker Pirelli, includin...
Jun 16, 2023
Peoria Steamboat Classic race takes place Saturday morning
PEORIA, Ill. – Thousands will put on their running shoes and race through the streets of downtown Peoria this weekend. The 49th Steamboat Classic will take place Saturday morning. Runners partic...
Jun 16, 2023
AT&T to shut flagship store in downtown San Francisco
(Reuters) - U.S. wireless carrier AT&T said on Friday it would close its flagship store in downtown San Francisco, deepening the real estate pain in the once-booming tech hub that has been particularl...
Jun 16, 2023
Tesla loses bid to overturn Louisiana’s ban on direct car sales
(Reuters) -A federal court in Louisiana on Friday dismissed Tesla Inc's complaint against a state restriction on direct car sales, according to a ruling. Last year, Tesla filed a lawsuit to challenge ...
Jun 16, 2023
U.S. Treasury found no currency manipulation in 2022, downgrades Swiss scrutiny
By David Lawder WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Treasury on Friday said it found that no major U.S. trading partners had manipulated their currencies for an export advantage, adding it ended "enhanced...
Jun 16, 2023
Peoria, IL, USA
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