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Women state senators cross party lines to block proposed South Carolina abortion ban
By Sharon Bernstein (Reuters) - A day after all five women in the South Carolina state senate banded together to block a proposed abortion ban, Republican Senator Sandy Senn posted a picture of the gr...
Apr 28, 2023
New COVID-19 cases down statewide, while elevated spread levels go somewhat up
CHICAGO, Ill. – COVID-19 is, in a sense both up and down in the State of Illinois. The Illinois Department of Public Health says compared to only two counties last week, now there are four count...
Apr 28, 2023
Wall Street Week Ahead: Recession worries simmer beneath US stock market rally
By Lewis Krauskopf NEW YORK (Reuters) - Economically sensitive areas of the U.S. stock market are flashing warnings over growth, even as major equity indexes edge higher. The S&P 500 is up 8.6% for th...
Apr 28, 2023
Environmental groups lose bid to undo Gulf of Mexico drilling leases
By Clark Mindock (Reuters) - Offshore drilling leases covering 1.7 million acres of federal waters in the Gulf of Mexico will remain in place after a federal appeals court said last year's $430 billio...
Apr 28, 2023
Twitter to take 10% cut on content subscriptions after 12 months
(Reuters) - Twitter Inc CEO Elon Musk said on Friday that the social media platform will take a 10% cut on content subscriptions after the first year, as the company looks to monetize content on the w...
Apr 28, 2023
Rabid bat allegedly detected in Peoria County
PEORIA COUNTY, Ill. – Peoria County officials say a rabit bat has been found somewhere in the county. The Peoria City/County Health Department didn’t say Friday where the bat was discovere...
Apr 28, 2023
Pentagon awards $7.8 billion F-35 contract to Lockheed Martin
(Reuters) - The U.S. Department of Defense said on Friday it has awarded a $7.8 billion contract modification for 126 F-35 multi-role aircraft to weapons manufacturer Lockheed Martin Corp. The modific...
Apr 28, 2023
Judge declines to block Colorado from banning medication abortion reversal
By Brendan Pierson (Reuters) - A federal judge in Denver on Friday rejected a Catholic medical center's bid to block Colorado from banning an unproven treatment meant to reverse the effects of a medic...
Apr 28, 2023
Teen enters plea in connection with suspected murder-for-hire plot
PEKIN, Ill. – A Mackinaw teen being charged as an adult after allegedly hiring other teens to kill her parents is pleading not guilty. Dahlia Bolin, 16, has pleaded not guilty in Tazewell County...
Apr 28, 2023
California moves to phase-out diesel-powered trucks, cut locomotive pollution
By David Shepardson (Reuters) - California regulators on Friday approved new rules requiring all medium- and heavy-duty vehicles sold in the state in 2036 be zero-emission, a day after the California ...
Apr 28, 2023
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