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GM workers in Mexico vote to scrap union contract – labor ministry
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Unionized workers at a General Motors pickup plant in the Mexican city of Silao have voted to reject their collective contract, the Labor Ministry said on Thursday. Of 5,876 pe...
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Amazon plans to open large physical retail stores in U.S. – WSJ
(Reuters) -Amazon.com Inc is planning to open several large physical retail stores in the United States that will operate like department stores, the Wall Street Journal reported https://www.wsj.com/a...
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Stung by climate change: drought-weakened bee colonies shrink U.S. honey crop, threaten almonds
By Karl Plume GACKLE, North Dakota (Reuters) - There was barely a buzz in the air as John Miller pried the lid off of a crate, one of several "bee boxes" stacked in eight neat piles beside a cattle gr...
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Kohl’s quarterly sales beat estimates
(Reuters) - Kohl's Corp beat quarterly sales estimates on Thursday as the department store chain, like rival Macy's Inc, benefited from Americans returning to brick-and-mortar stores, following the ro...
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Facebook launches VR remote work app, calling it a step to the ‘metaverse’
By Elizabeth Culliford (Reuters) -Facebook Inc on Thursday launched a test of a new virtual-reality remote work app where users of the company's Oculus Quest 2 headsets can hold meetings as avatar ver...
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U.S. FAA tops $1 million in proposed fines for disruptive airline passengers
By David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Federal Aviation Administration said Thursday it was proposing $531,545 in civil penalties against 34 airline passengers over unruly behavior, bringing i...
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Macy’s, Kohl’s raise annual sales forecasts as shoppers return to stores
(Reuters) -Macy's Inc and Kohl's Corp raised their full-year sales and profit forecasts on Thursday, as U.S. shoppers coming back to stores splurge on perfumes, shoes and apparel with vaccinations hel...
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Exclusive-China Evergrande in talks with Xiaomi consortium to sell EV unit stake-sources
HONG KONG/SHANGHAI (Reuters) -Embattled Chinese property developer Evergrande Group is in talks with smartphone maker Xiaomi and Shenzhen state-backed investment firms as it looks to sell part of a 65...
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Estee Lauder gives glossy forecast as demand for makeup rebounds
(Reuters) - Estee Lauder Cos Inc forecast fiscal 2022 net sales largely above estimates on Thursday, encouraged by a rebound in demand for makeup products as people start venturing out following the e...
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Gas leak shuts down N. Knoxville overnight
PEORIA, Ill. — Peoria Firefighters, Public Works, and Police were called to a large gas leak late Wednesday night. Battalion Chief Stephen Rada said crews responded to the 2200 block of North Kn...
Julia Bradley Aug 19, 2021
Peoria, IL, USA
63 °F Overcast
