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Teachers Union, PPS reach tentative deal
UPDATED 7:45 P.M. PEORIA, Ill. – The Peoria Federation of Teachers Local 780 and Peoria Public Schools have reached contract peace, several months after the previous deal expired. A joint statem...
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Mexican department store chain Liverpool buys 9.9% stake in Nordstrom
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Mexican high-end department store chain Liverpool has acquired a 9.9% passive stake in U.S. upscale retailer Nordstrom, using what it said was surplus cash for a bet on geograp...
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South Korea’s August jobless rate hits record low
SEOUL (Reuters) - South Korea's unemployment rate fell to a record low in August, while employed people increased for an 18th straight month, government data showed on Friday. The country's seasonally...
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‘It felt like Star Wars’: hoverbike makes U.S. debut
By Eric Cox (Reuters) - A hoverbike that the Japanese manufacturers plan to launch in the United States next year made its U.S. debut at the Detroit Auto Show on Thursday, drawing perhaps inevitable c...
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U.S. rail labor deal hammered out over sandwiches and baked ziti
By David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Labor Secretary Marty Walsh kept railroads and unions at the bargaining table for 20 hours, fueled by sandwiches and baked ziti, to clinch a make-or-bre...
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Judge proposed by Trump named to vet records seized by FBI
By Jacqueline Thomsen WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A senior federal judge with experience handling U.S. national security matters was named on Thursday as an independent arbiter to vet records seized by the...
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Gambling giant Macau opens bids from seven casinos, with one firm to lose
HONG KONG (Reuters) - Macau's government opens bids on Friday from seven companies, including a wildcard from Malaysian operator Genting, for licenses to operate casinos in the world's biggest gamblin...
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Judge rules for Trump, blocks review of seized classified records
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A U.S. judge on Thursday refused to let the Justice Department immediately resume reviewing classified records seized by the FBI from Donald Trump's Florida estate in an ongoing...
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Brazil’s Natura denies plan to spin-off, sell companies
SAO PAULO (Reuters) - Brazil's Natura & Co Holding SA said on Thursday its board is not considering a spinoff of its Aesop cosmetics brand or the sale of Body Shop, denying rumors of a global restruct...
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S&P 500 futures drop after FedEx stokes fears about economy
By Noel Randewich (Reuters) - S&P 500 futures fell on Thursday, suggesting traders expect Wall Street to open down in its next session, after FedEx withdrew its financial forecast and added to worries...
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