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Jury deliberates for second day in trial of ex-Minnesota officer who killed Wright
By Nathan Layne (Reuters) - The jury began a second day of deliberations on Tuesday in the manslaughter trial of Kimberly Potter, the former Minnesota police officer who mistook her handgun for her Ta...
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Update: Victim of Peoria County crash identified
UPDATE: 12/22 10:13 a.m. PEORIA COUNTY, Ill. — Peoria County Coroner Jamie Harwood says 24-year-old Cheyenne Edwards, of Canton, rolled her vehicle and struck a power pole in the 18-thousand, 2-...
Will Stevenson Dec 21, 2021
Norway’s Aker BP in $14 billion deal to buy Lundin Energy’s oil and gas
By Terje Solsvik OSLO (Reuters) -Norway's Aker BP will buy the oil and gas business of Sweden's Lundin Energy, forming the second-largest listed petroleum firm on the Norwegian continental shelf, the ...
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Kasper: Not surprised by Omicron’s spread; but rather acceleration
PEORIA, Ill. — With the Omicron variant of COVID-19 spreading rapidly in the U.S., there is one thing you can definitely do to help protect yourself…that’s getting the vaccine if you...
Julia Bradley Dec 21, 2021
Ecuador will gradually lower tax on international transfers -Lasso
By Alexandra Valencia QUITO (Reuters) - Ecuadorian President Guillermo Lasso said on Tuesday the government will from January gradually reduce a tax levied on international transfers, which he said ne...
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Special Report: Trump campaign official set up meeting where Georgia election worker was pressured
By Linda So and Jason Szep (Reuters) - A member of Donald Trump's 2020 presidential campaign arranged and participated in a meeting at which a Georgia election worker says she was pressed by a Chicago...
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Factbox: Biden’s new Omicron plan includes 500 million tests, 1,000 military doctors, nurses
By Ahmed Aboulenein WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Biden administration on Tuesday announced new actions to combat the fast spreading Omicron variant of the coronavirus over the winter. These new measures...
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U.S. FDA set to authorize Pfizer, Merck COVID-19 pills this week – Bloomberg News
(Reuters) -The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is set to authorize COVID-19 treatment pills from both Pfizer Inc and Merck as early as Wednesday, Bloomberg News reported on Tuesday, citing people fa...
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“Merry Christmas” – First SMS sells for over 100,000 euros in Paris auction
PARIS (Reuters) - The first text message ever sent, reading "Merry Christmas," was sold on Tuesday for 107,000 euros ($121,000) as a 'Non-Fungible Token' at a Paris auction house. The text, which was ...
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Kellogg strike to end as workers vote in favor of new contract – union president
By Praveen Paramasivam (Reuters) - A majority of workers at Kellogg Co's breakfast cereal plants voted in favor of a new contract that offers better terms for transitional employees as well as wage in...
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