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Box Office: ‘Halloween Kills’ Scores Bloody Great $50.3 Million Debut, ‘The Last Duel’ Bombs
By Brent Lang LOS ANGELES (Variety.com) - Universal and Blumhouse's "Halloween Kills" topped the weekend box office with a $50.3 million debut. That's a bloody good showing considering that the film i...
Oct 17, 2021
China faces challenges from ‘mismanagement’ at certain firms, says PBOC head
By Leika Kihara (Reuters) - China's economy is "doing well", but faces challenges such as default risks for certain firms due to "mismanagement", the People's Bank of China Governor Yi Gang said on Su...
Oct 17, 2021
Former U.S. President Clinton leaves hospital, will return to New York
(Reuters) -Former U.S. President Bill Clinton walked out of a Southern California hospital on Sunday after being admitted last week for a urological infection, live video showed. Clinton, 75, will ret...
Oct 17, 2021
Iraq says oil price above $80 is ‘a positive indicator’ – spokesman
(Reuters) - Iraq's oil ministry spokesman said that an oil price above $80 is "a positive indicator" but needs long term stability. The oil ministry cited Asim Jihad on its Telegram channel as also sa...
Oct 17, 2021
Netflix’s ‘Squid Game’ estimated to be worth about $900 million – Bloomberg News
(Reuters) - "Squid Game," Netflix Inc's biggest original series launch, is estimated to be worth almost $900 million for the streaming giant, Bloomberg News reported late on Saturday, citing figures f...
Oct 17, 2021
Bank of England will have to act to contain inflation – Bailey
LONDON (Reuters) -Bank of England Governor Andrew Bailey sent a fresh signal on Sunday that the British central bank is gearing up to raise interest rates for the first time since the onset of the cor...
Oct 17, 2021
Three of four Peoria fires in less than 24 hours caused by arson
PEORIA, Ill. – Peoria firefighters responded to four house fires between 6:13 a.m. Saturday and 4:23 a.m. Sunday. Three of the fires were determined to be caused by arson. The latest blaze sent ...
Oct 17, 2021
China to keep up scrutiny of internet sector – Xinhua
BEIJING (Reuters) - China will continue its scrutiny of the internet sector, rooting out practices including the blocking of site links by rival platforms and ensuring smaller players have room to dev...
Oct 17, 2021
Russian actor and director making first movie in space return to Earth after 12-day mission
MOSCOW (Reuters) - A Russian actor and a film director making the first move film in space returned to Earth on Sunday after spending 12 days on the International Space Station (ISS). The Soyuz MS-18 ...
Oct 17, 2021
Roche family shareholders will maintain stability – vice chairman
ZURICH (Reuters) - The head of Roche's controlling group of shareholders is "very confident" stability can be maintained at the pharmaceuticals company after the next generation of heirs joined the fa...
Oct 17, 2021
Peoria, IL, USA
42 °F Light Rain, Mist
