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U.S. plans to award $221 million to address Mississippi flooding risks
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers said it plans to spend almost $800 million to address flood mitigation, coastal storm damage protection and address supply chain resilience. The...
Oct 03, 2022
Biden administration monitoring Hurricane Ian’s insurance industry impact
ABOARD AIR FORCE ONE (Reuters) - The Biden administration is monitoring the impacts of Hurricane Ian on the insurance industry, a senior U.S. official told reporters. Federal Emergency Management Agen...
Oct 03, 2022
Sharp increase in local gas prices in the last week
PEORIA, Ill. – The analysts warned us, and it happened. Gas prices, according to both GasBuddy.com and AAA shot up in the last week. GasBuddy’s Peoria average went up nearly 27 cents a gal...
Oct 03, 2022
UBS credit default swaps hit decade high after Credit Suisse blow out
LONDON (Reuters) - The cost of insuring exposure to debt issued by Swiss lender UBS rose to a decade high on Monday after peer Credit Suisse was caught in the market spotlight amid concerns about its ...
Oct 03, 2022
Meatpacker JBS to close U.S. plant-based foods business Planterra
CHICAGO (Reuters) - The North American arm of Brazilian meatpacker JBS SA is closing its U.S. plant-based foods business Planterra Foods after about two years, the company said on Monday. JBS will foc...
Oct 03, 2022
Bicyclist hurt badly in Peoria crash
PEORIA, Ill. — An incident involving a badly injured bicyclist hit by a car at a Peoria intersection remains under investigation by Peoria Police. Peoria Public Information Officer Semone Roth s...
Oct 03, 2022
Juvenile stabbed during Friday night fight
PEORIA, Ill. – A juvenile was taken to the hospital Friday night after allegedly being stabbed by another juvenile. Peoria Police say they were called to a hospital around 7:30 P.M., with a juve...
Oct 03, 2022
Facebook parent Meta launches AI software tools to help speed up work
By Jane Lanhee Lee and Stephen Nellis (Reuters) - Facebook parent Meta Platforms Inc said on Monday it has launched a new set of free software tools for artificial intelligence applications that could...
Oct 03, 2022
European shares kick off last quarter of 2022 on upbeat note
By Devik Jain and Amruta Khandekar (Reuters) - European shares gained on Monday, in a positive start to the last quarter of this year, as a slew of bleak economic activity data helped ease some jitter...
Oct 03, 2022
Factbox-Hurricane Ian damage: death toll and latest snapshot of Florida impact
(Reuters) - Five days after Hurricane Ian cut a swath of destruction across Florida and the Carolinas as one of the strongest storms ever to hit the U.S. mainland, officials are still assessing the da...
Oct 03, 2022
Peoria, IL, USA
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