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Ed Sheeran faces U.S. copyright trial over Marvin Gaye’s ‘Let’s Get It On’
By Blake Brittain (Reuters) - Jury selection is set to begin on Monday in Manhattan federal court for a trial over claims that British pop superstar Ed Sheeran owes a share of profits from his hit "Th...
Apr 21, 2023
UPDATE: Nearly $1B in expected spending on health care for noncitizens adds to state budget pressures
UPDATED 4:09 P.M. SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (Capitol News Illinois) - The state estimates an expansion of state-sponsored health care to individuals who are ineligible for Medicaid based on their citizenship ...
Apr 21, 2023
Canton man goes to federal prison on meth charge
PEORIA, Ill. – A Canton man will be spending almost seven years in federal prison after pleading guilty last December to having methamphetamine in his possession earlier last year. The U.S. Atto...
Apr 21, 2023
Alec Baldwin prosecution in ‘Rust’ case bungled from start, experts say
By Andrew Hay TAOS, New Mexico (Reuters) - The decision by New Mexico lawyers to drop charges against Alec Baldwin in the shooting death of "Rust" cinematographer Halyna Hutchins marked a logical conc...
Apr 21, 2023
Officials: $1M in damage following Morton Industries fire
MORTON, Ill. – An estimated $1 million in damage was done by Thursday’s fire at Morton Industries. That’s according to Morton Fire Chief Joe Kelly, who says the blaze, first reported...
Apr 21, 2023
Amazon rallies after research firm predicts upbeat retail sales
By Noel Randewich and Akash Sriram (Reuters) - Amazon's stock rallied to its highest in more than two months on Friday after a research firm predicted the online heavyweight's retail business in North...
Apr 21, 2023
US 5-year credit default swaps rise to highest since 2011
(Reuters) - The cost of insuring exposure to United States sovereign debt rose to the highest level since 2011 on Friday, over market jitters that the government could hit its debt ceiling sooner-than...
Apr 21, 2023
UAW President: “No excuse” for Detroit’s non-union EV operations
DETROIT (Reuters) - United Auto Workers union President Shawn Fain said Friday there is "no excuse" for Detroit's automakers to set up electric vehicle operations and ventures that are not unionized. ...
Apr 21, 2023
Amazon defeats consumer antitrust lawsuit over fulfillment centers
By Mike Scarcella (Reuters) - Amazon.com Inc on Thursday defeated a private lawsuit in Seattle federal court that accused the national retailer of a scheme to curb competition for shipping and fulfill...
Apr 21, 2023
Guantanamo inmates showing signs of ‘accelerated ageing’ – ICRC
GENEVA (Reuters) - Inmates who have been held for years in the Guantanamo Bay U.S. detention facility in Cuba are showing signs of "accelerated ageing", a senior official of the International Committe...
Apr 21, 2023
Peoria, IL, USA
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