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AFSCME ratifies new 4-year contract with the state
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (Capitol News Illinois) - Gov. JB Pritzker and the state's largest public employee union announced Tuesday that they have agreed on a new contract that will provide a nearly 18 perce...
Jul 25, 2023
Bannon co-defendant Shea sentenced to 5-1/4 years over ‘We Build the Wall’ fraud
By Luc Cohen NEW YORK (Reuters) - The sole person convicted at trial of defrauding donors to an online campaign to build Donald Trump's signature wall along the U.S.-Mexico border was sentenced on Tue...
Jul 25, 2023
Purdue Pharma bankruptcy can proceed despite potential US Supreme Court appeal
By Dietrich Knauth NEW YORK (Reuters) - OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma may proceed with a bankruptcy settlement that protects its Sackler family owners from lawsuits, despite a potential U.S. Supreme C...
Jul 25, 2023
Insurer Chubb beats quarterly profit estimates on strong investment returns
(Reuters) - Insurance company Chubb beat estimates for quarterly profit on Tuesday as higher returns from its investments cushioned a hit from catastrophe-related claims. Investment income, which had ...
Jul 25, 2023
South Korea consumer sentiment climbs for fifth month
SEOUL (Reuters) - South Korean consumers' sentiment improved for a fifth consecutive month to a 15-month high in July, with their inflation expectations resuming a decline, a central bank survey showe...
Jul 25, 2023
Singapore’s GIC bets on China after scoring 8-year-high returns
By Yantoultra Ngui and Xinghui Kok SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Singapore sovereign wealth fund GIC, one of the world's biggest investors, plans to continue investing in China despite geo-political tensions ...
Jul 25, 2023
NASA chief offers Brazil satellite imaging to help stop Amazon deforestation
BRASILIA (Reuters) - NASA Administrator Bill Nelson visited Brazilian space research center INPE on Wednesday and proposed extending satellite partnerships with the United States to help monitor and p...
Jul 25, 2023
US senators express bipartisan alarm about AI, focusing on biological attack
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Both Democratic and Republican senators expressed alarm on Tuesday about the potential for a malevolent use of artificial intelligence, focusing on the possibility of AI being u...
Jul 25, 2023
Mexican breadmaker Bimbo profit slips 30% after year-ago pension bump
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Mexican breadmaker Grupo Bimbo posted a nearly 30% dip in second-quarter net profit on Tuesday after the company registered a non-cash benefit on its pension plan in the year-a...
Jul 25, 2023
Walmart teams up with Expedia on travel perks
By Doyinsola Oladipo NEW YORK (Reuters) - Retail giant Walmart on Tuesday said it is teaming up with online travel agency Expedia Group to offer its subscription service members travel benefits for th...
Jul 25, 2023
Peoria, IL, USA
51 °F Thunderstorm In Vicinity, Mist
