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Cannabis firms catch a whiff of opportunity in Brazil
By Ana Mano SAO PAULO (Reuters) - International cannabis companies are showing interest in Brazil, both its large consumer market for medicinal products and a proposal that could legalize planting of ...
Syndicated Content Aug 20, 2021
Deere lifts 2021 forecast on solid demand for farm, construction equipment
(Reuters) -Deere & Co beat Wall Street estimates for third-quarter revenue on Friday and lifted its full-year earnings forecast on strong demand for farm and construction equipment. The farm equipment...
Syndicated Content Aug 20, 2021
Informal U.S. refugee network turns to text messages, GoFundMe to rescue Afghans
By Ted Hesson, Kristina Cooke and Jonathan Landay WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The desperate plea was sent via text message from one refugee advocate to another trying to aid frantic evacuations from Afghan...
Syndicated Content Aug 20, 2021
Biden’s Afghanistan policy counts on issue fading in importance for war-weary Americans
By Trevor Hunnicutt and Idrees Ali WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Joe Biden is brushing off criticism of his administration's chaotic Afghanistan withdrawal because he and his aides believe the poli...
Syndicated Content Aug 20, 2021
The electric vehicle boom is pay-dirt for factory machinery makers
By Ben Klayman DETROIT (Reuters) - The investment surge by both new and established automakers in the electric vehicle market is a bonanza for factory equipment manufacturers that supply the highly au...
Syndicated Content Aug 20, 2021
In a sports-crazed Arkansas town, football is a reason to get vaccinated
By Maria Caspani FORDYCE, Ark. (Reuters) - The dull thud of bodies colliding and the sharp sound of whistles filled the air on a scorching afternoon of high school football practice in Fordyce, Arkans...
Syndicated Content Aug 20, 2021
Exclusive-FBI finds scant evidence U.S. Capitol attack was coordinated-sources
By Mark Hosenball and Sarah N. Lynch WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The FBI has found scant evidence that the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol was the result of an organized plot to overturn the presidential...
Syndicated Content Aug 20, 2021
Air Canada sees cargo advantage in Toronto hub as shippers avoid U.S. crunch
By Allison Lampert and Sanjana Shivdas (Reuters) - Air Canada sees a "strategic advantage" for its cargo business in Canadian hubs like Toronto as shippers seek to bypass logjams at some U.S. gateways...
Syndicated Content Aug 20, 2021
Exclusive-China eyes pushing U.S. IPO-bound firms to hand over data control-sources
By Julie Zhu and Scott Murdoch HONG KONG (Reuters) - Chinese regulators are considering pressing data-rich companies to hand over management and supervision of their data to third-party firms if they ...
Syndicated Content Aug 20, 2021

Three injured in Peoria shooting
PEORIA, Ill. — Peoria Police were called just before 6 p.m. Thursday to the 200 block of N. Charlton Street on reports of a shooting. A ShotSpotter alert indicated multiple rounds were fired. Wh...
Julia Bradley Aug 20, 2021
Peoria, IL, USA
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