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Kazakhstan releases endangered saker falcons in Saudi-backed restoration drive
ALTYN-EMEL NATIONAL PARK, Kazakhstan, April 3 (Reuters) - With a loud thwack of their wings, the falcons took flight, quickly soaring high above the rocky desert landscape of Altyn-Emel National Park ...
Thomson Reuters 7h ago
Car site Edmunds tests a Chinese SUV, says it should worry US automakers
By Nora Eckert DETROIT, April 3 (Reuters) - Popular car-shopping website Edmunds put a Chinese vehicle through a series of rigorous tests for the first time, and Editor-in-Chief Alistair Weaver came a...
Thomson Reuters 7h ago
US jobs report for March is stronger than expected, likely keeping Fed on sidelines
NEW YORK, April 3 (Reuters) - U.S. nonfarm payrolls expanded more than Wall Street anticipated last month and the jobless rate fell to 4.3%, bolstering expectations that the Federal Reserve will hold ...
Thomson Reuters 7h ago
Trump proposes "historic" defense spending budget, eyes 10% cut to other federal programs
By Bo Erickson and Ryan Patrick Jones WASHINGTON, April 3 (Reuters) - President Donald Trump on Friday requested a 10% cut in non-defense spending for the 2027 fiscal year and a massive $500 billion i...
Thomson Reuters 7h ago
US labor market posts largest jobs gain in 15 months, but clouds brewing from Iran war
By Lucia Mutikani WASHINGTON, April 3 (Reuters) - U.S. job growth rebounded more than expected in March as a strike by healthcare workers ended and temperatures warmed up, but downside risks for the l...
Thomson Reuters 8h ago
Busy East Peoria intersection closed amid police investigation Thursday night
By Jenise Rebholz EAST PEORIA, Ill. (25 News) -The intersection near the Par-a-dice Hotel Casino was closed, and traffic was diverted due to a collision Thursday night. 25 News reports the crash happe...
Julia Bradley 8h ago
Vance to focus fraud efforts on Democratic states, Trump says
April 3 (Reuters) - President Donald Trump on Friday said Vice President JD Vance will focus on investigating fraud in Democratic-run states in his new role as "fraud czar." "His focus will be 'EVERYW...
Thomson Reuters 8h ago
Consumer megadeals make a rare comeback in the first quarter
By Abigail Summerville NEW YORK, April 3 (Reuters) - Two blockbuster mergers involving U.S. food companies, struck within 24 hours, gatecrashed the ranks of the biggest global transactions of the firs...
Thomson Reuters 8h ago
NWS: High winds, hail and downed power lines in Thursday evening storms
PEORIA, Ill. - The National Weather Service in Lincoln confirms high winds, downed power lines and hail accompanied severe storms that rolled through Central Illinois Thursday night. In Elmwood, 63 mp...
Julia Bradley 8h ago
US targets Chinese chipmaking with proposed export restrictions on ASML and others
By Toby Sterling AMSTERDAM, April 3 (Reuters) - A cross-party group of U.S. politicians have proposed a law to impose further restrictions on exports of computer chipmaking equipment to China, affecti...
Thomson Reuters 9h ago
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