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UPDATE: Arson fire in South Peoria home spreads to second home
UPDATED 5:15 P.M. PEORIA, Ill. – Peoria firefighters now say both homes have to be demolished after a fire in a vacant home spread to the other home. Fire crews responded to the first blaze near...
Will Stevenson Jul 28, 2023
Bolivia challenges global dollar dominance with Chinese yuan, Russian rouble
LA PAZ (Reuters) - Bolivia's government is determined to curb dependence on the U.S. dollar for foreign trade, instead turning to the Chinese yuan, officials said, as Latin American support for altern...
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U.S. DOJ may file antitrust lawsuit against Live Nation Entertainment – Politico
(Reuters) - The U.S. Justice Department could file an antitrust lawsuit against concert promoter Live Nation Entertainment and its subsidiary Ticketmaster by the end of the year, Politico reported on ...
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US proposes to hike vehicle fuel economy standards to 58 mpg by 2032
By David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Biden administration on Friday proposed to hike fuel economy standards by 2032 to a fleet-wide average of 58 miles per gallon as it seeks to cut greenhou...
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Musk says X monthly users reach ‘new high’
(Reuters) -Elon Musk said on Friday monthly users of social media platform X, formerly known as Twitter, reached a "new high" and shared a graph that showed the latest count as over 540 million. Musk'...
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Hollywood studios considering terminating some deals with writers – Variety
(Reuters) - Major Hollywood studios and streaming platforms are considering terminating some of their first-look, overall deals with writers as soon as Aug. 1, Variety reported on Friday, citing sourc...
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Portuguese artist rolls out banknote carpet to slam pope’s visit costs
By Catarina Demony LISBON (Reuters) - Portugal's famed street artist, Bordalo II, has broken into a Lisbon venue where Pope Francis will celebrate a mass next week and rolled out a huge carpet of over...
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EU to squeeze carbon market cap in 2024 as new climate policies kick in
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The European Union will shrink the supply added to its carbon market next year, as it presses ahead with reforms to strengthen Europe's main policy for curbing greenhouse gas emis...
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UPDATE: Peoria Fire Department taking extra precautions to keep cool in the extreme heat this week
UPDATED 5:22 P.M. PEORIA, Ill. – No matter what the temperatures are, such as the extreme heat gripping central Illinois this week, the job of a firefighter doesn't stop. Temperatures this week ...
TJ Carson Jul 28, 2023
White House cuts 2023 US deficit forecast after student loan forgiveness struck down
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The White House on Friday revised its fiscal 2023 U.S. budget deficit forecast to $1.543 trillion, a decrease of $26 billion from its March budget forecast, due largely to a maj...
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