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Brazil's BRF minority shareholders back Marfrig deal
By Ana Mano SAO PAULO (Reuters) -The majority of minority shareholders of Brazilian poultry and pork processor BRF have approved a proposed tie-up with beefpacker Marfrig, according to a securities fi...
Thomson Reuters 5h ago
Federal agency opens probe into former Trump prosecutor Jack Smith
(Reuters) -A U.S. federal agency has opened a formal investigation into former Special Counsel Jack Smith, who oversaw two criminal probes into President Donald Trump following his first term in the W...
Thomson Reuters 6h ago
Woodford County domestic situation ends in arrest
EL PASO, Ill. - Woodford County authorities have made one arrest after a man allegedly barricaded himself in a residence after firing a shot at a woman. Chief Deputy Dennis Tipsword says authorities r...
Ed Hammond 8h ago
Chile's Codelco makes headway to reach trapped El Teniente miners
By Daina Beth Solomon SANTIAGO (Reuters) -Chilean copper miner Codelco said on Saturday it has cleared just over a fifth of the blocked underground tunnels needed to reach trapped workers at its flags...
Thomson Reuters 12h ago
Girl rescued from country club pool dies
PEORIA, Ill. - One of two girls found unresponsive in a pool has died. Peoria County Coroner Jamie Harwood says Nola Lobdell, 6, died at 2:14 p.m. Friday at the Children's Hospital of Illinois. An aut...
Ed Hammond 13h ago
Brazil's Azul secures $650 million investment commitment
SAO PAULO (Reuters) -Brazilian airline Azul said it signed an agreement with certain stakeholders for a $650 million investment in a future capitalization deal, according to a late Friday securities f...
Thomson Reuters 16h ago
Trump tariffs hit Buffett's Berkshire consumer goods businesses
By Carolina Mandl NEW YORK (Reuters) -Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway said on Saturday that its consumer goods businesses took a hit from U.S. President Donald Trump's trade policy, which raised t...
Thomson Reuters 16h ago
Berkshire takes $3.8 billion Kraft Heinz writedown, operating profit falls
(Reuters) -Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway on Saturday took a $3.76 billion writedown on its stake in Kraft Heinz, an acknowledgment the decade-old investment hasn't worked out, and reported lower...
Thomson Reuters 17h ago
Numerous volunteers with a variety of motivations run to give back to St. Jude
PEORIA/BRIMFIELD/SPARLAND, Ill. - On Saturday, thousands of runners from the Memphis to Peoria St. Jude Run, as well as more than 30 satellite runs, will converge on the Peoria Civic Center. More than...
TJ Carson 18h ago
Three household hazardous waste collections scheduled
PEORIA, Ill - Peoria County, in conjunction with GFL, will be holding three hazardous waste collection sites within three months. All of them are open to Peoria County residents only. The collection s...
Ed Hammond 19h ago

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