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‘Avatar’ sequel opens shy of domestic box office projections
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) -"Avatar: The Way of Water," the expensive and long-delayed sequel to the highest-grossing film of all time, opened below box office forecasts with an estimated $134 million in U...
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Pekin author’s self-published book of life lessons available
PEKIN, Ill. – Writing a book turned out to be cathartic for a longtime Pekin resident. Patricia Nimmo wrote “Running Blind In Traffic” — and it’s been out since September...
Will Stevenson Dec 18, 2022

State introduces new campaign to help people with gambling problems
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. – The Illinois Department of Human Services is launching a new campaign to help people who may have a gambling problem. The state has a new campaign promoting a new website, ...
Will Stevenson Dec 18, 2022

Sunday morning fire in South Peoria deemed arson
PEORIA, Ill. – A home in South Peoria was intentionally set on fire Sunday morning. That’s according to Peoria firefighters, who were called to the home on South Greenlawn, inbetween Antio...
Will Stevenson Dec 18, 2022
German union warns Amazon of rolling pre-Christmas strikes
BERLIN (Reuters) - German union Verdi on Sunday called on workers at Amazon warehouses across Germany to support rolling strikes in coming days in a protest over pay, aimed at maximising disruption to...
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Developer China South City sells 70% stake in Xian projects for $717 million
HONG KONG (Reuters) - Chinese logistics and commercial developer China South City Holdings Limited said it had agreed to sell a nearly 70% shareholding in a business that holds its projects in the cen...
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Tariff hike squeezes struggling Lebanese as reforms stall
By Timour Azhari and Emilie Madi BEIRUT (Reuters) - Every time a part of his old grey Mercedes breaks, 62-year-old Beirut cab driver Abed Omayraat faces a tough choice: go into debt to import an expen...
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Philippines extends tariff cuts on imported rice, other food items to fight inflation
MANILA (Reuters) - Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr has approved the recommendation of the economic ministry to extend up to the end of next year lower tariff rates on rice and other food item...
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China Nov aluminium imports fall amid rising domestic supply
BEIJING (Reuters) - China's aluminium imports in November fell 35.7% from a year earlier as a result of mounting domestic supply, also as the COVID-hit economy continued to temper demand for the light...
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Keystone cleanup turns remote Kansas valley into a small town
By Erwin Seba WASHINGTON, Kan. (Reuters) - Farmer Bill Pannbacker got a call earlier this month from a representative from TC Energy Corp, telling him that its Keystone Pipeline, which runs through hi...
Syndicated Content Dec 18, 2022
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