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Reaction to Biden-McCarthy debt ceiling meeting
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Joe Biden and top Republican lawmakers met at the White House for less than an hour on Tuesday to break a deadlock over raising the $31.4 trillion U.S. debt limit, and...
May 16, 2023
US government CDS spreads decline as debt ceiling negotiations progress
NEW YORK (Reuters) - A measure of the cost to insure exposure to U.S. government debt declined on Tuesday as Democratic President Joe Biden and top congressional Republican Kevin McCarthy edged closer...
May 16, 2023
Coroner: Man, hit with brick, dies
PEORIA, Ill. – A Peoria man allegedly hit with a brick by a 14-year-old boy has died. That’s according to Peoria County Coroner Jamie Harwood. He says Tony Collier, 50, died early Monday a...
May 16, 2023
Marketmind: Eyes on Japan GDP, China losing steam
By Jamie McGeever (Reuters) - A look at the day ahead in Asian markets from Jamie McGeever. Japan's first quarter GDP figures are the highlight for Asian markets on Wednesday, with the world's third-l...
May 16, 2023
Lawmakers in three states consider abortion bans at 12 weeks or less
By Julia Harte (Reuters) - South Carolina's state House on Tuesday began a days-long debate over a bill to ban most abortions after six weeks of pregnancy, while state lawmakers in North Carolina and ...
May 16, 2023
Nearly 6 million Britons missed payments on bills, regulator says
By Suban Abdulla LONDON (Reuters) - Millions of British borrowers repeatedly missed payments on bills in the six months to January amid the steep surge in the cost of living and higher interest rates,...
May 16, 2023
Norfolk Southern bondholders sue over safety disclosures preceding Ohio derailment
By Jonathan Stempel NEW YORK (Reuters) - Norfolk Southern Corp was sued on Tuesday by bondholders who said they lost hundreds of millions of dollars because the railroad concealed safety risks prior t...
May 16, 2023
Peoria Police strengthening efforts toward hiring more women
PEORIA, Ill. – Peoria Police Chief Eric Echevarria says his department has some strong goals when it comes to hiring and recruiting. Echevarria tells WMBD’s Craig Collins he wants to see s...
May 16, 2023
New Mexico teen bought AR-style rifle legally before shooting spree, police say
By Andrew Hay TAOS, NEW MEXICO (Reuters) - An 18-year-old gunman who randomly killed three people as he roamed through a New Mexico neighborhood this week legally bought the assault-style rifle he use...
May 16, 2023
US Fed’s Logan says ‘smaller, less frequent’ hikes may be safer for stability
AMELIA ISLAND, Florida (Reuters) - Changing interest rates in "smaller, less frequent steps" can make it less likely that U.S. Federal Reserve monetary policy causes financial instability, Dallas Fed ...
May 16, 2023
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