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Peoria Mayor gives special proclamation to Bradley student who’s made it big with drone footage
PEORIA, Ill. – A Bradley University student has gotten special recognition from Peoria Mayor Rita Ali in the form of a mayoral proclamation for his side hustle capturing drone footage — so...
May 02, 2022
Planned U.S. Senate bill would help FTC fight deception, fraud
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. Senator Maria Cantwell, chair of the Commerce Committee, will introduce legislation this week to restore authority that the Federal Trade Commission lost when the Supreme Co...
May 02, 2022
Rivian to receive $1.5 billion incentive package for new Georgia assembly plant
(Reuters) - Electric carmaker Rivian Automotive Inc will receive a total of $1.5 billion in state and local incentives and tax credits for the new electric vehicle assembly plant it plans to build in ...
May 02, 2022
Twitter estimates spam, fake accounts represent less than 5% of users -filing
(Reuters) - Twitter said in a filing on Monday it estimates false or spam accounts represented fewer than 5% of its monetizable daily active users during the first quarter. The social media company ha...
May 02, 2022
Tennessee to stop executions pending review of lethal injection procedures
By Rich McKay (Reuters) - Tennessee will stop all executions until the end of 2022 pending an independent review of procedures used by the state to carry out lethal injections, which opponents say can...
May 02, 2022
U.S. Senate leader hopes Senate can begin processing Ukraine aid as soon as next week
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer said on Monday he hoped the U.S. Senate would take up President Joe Biden's request for $33 billion in emergency aid for Ukraine as soo...
May 02, 2022
Citadel Securities founder Griffin likens crypto value to abstract art
By John McCrank NEW YORK (Reuters) - Ken Griffin, the billionaire founder of Citadel Securities, one of the world's biggest market-making firms, said on Monday he envisions the company entering the cr...
May 02, 2022
Exclusive-Citi behind trade that caused brief crash in European markets -sources
NEW YORK (Reuters) - The brief crash in Nordic markets on Monday was due to a single sell order placed by Citigroup, according to two sources familiar with the matter. The flash-crash, which caused Eu...
May 02, 2022
City hopes small businesses ‘RISE’ through new grant program
PEORIA, Ill. – The city has officially kicked off a new campaign to help small businesses that have struggled through the COVID-19 pandemic. It’s called the “RISE” program R...
May 02, 2022
HSBC to relocate U.S. HQ to Tishman Speyer’s The Spiral in Manhattan
(Reuters) - British banking giant HSBC Holdings Plc's U.S. arm said on Monday it will relocate its headquarters to real estate developer Tishman Speyer's new tower under construction in Manhattan, New...
May 02, 2022
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