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Biden’s speech on Israel and Ukraine draws 20.3 million viewers -Nielsen
By Dawn Chmielewski and Danielle Broadway (Reuters) - An estimated 20.3 million people watched U.S. President Joe Biden's Thursday night prime-time speech advocating wartime aid to support Israel and ...
Oct 20, 2023
Controversial pipeline canceled amid safety concerns, regulatory pushback
(Capitol News Illinois) – Navigator CO2, a Nebraska-based company specializing in carbon capture and sequestration, announced Friday it is canceling plans to build a 1,300-mile carbon dioxide pi...
Oct 20, 2023
Moody’s lifts UK’s outlook to ‘stable’
(Reuters) - Ratings agency Moody's revised Britain's outlook to "stable" from "negative" on Friday, saying policy predictability has been restored after heightened volatility last year around the mini...
Oct 20, 2023
Software firm Okta’s shares slump on cyber breach
(Reuters) - Okta on Friday disclosed a breach of its customer support system that allowed some hackers to view files uploaded by certain clients, pushing the software company's shares down about 12%. ...
Oct 20, 2023
Three new exhibits debut Friday at Peoria Riverfront Museum. Here’s what they are
PEORIA, Ill. – The Peoria Riverfront Museum is celebrating its 11th anniversary with new exhibits to help the public learn about figures from the city's history, and make you think. One of the e...
Oct 20, 2023
US Supreme Court blocks order curbing Biden administration social media contacts
By Andrew Chung (Reuters) -The U.S. Supreme Court on Friday lifted restrictions imposed by lower courts on the ability of President Joe Biden's administration to encourage social media companies to re...
Oct 20, 2023
Long-shot Republican candidate Perry Johnson drops out of White House race
By Tim Reid (Reuters) - Perry Johnson, a businessman and long-shot for the Republican presidential nomination, dropped out of the 2024 White House race on Friday. Johnson failed to qualify for the two...
Oct 20, 2023
Inflation, commercial real estate among top financial stability concerns -Fed survey
By Pete Schroeder WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The chance for persistent inflation to keep interest rates higher and potential losses in the commercial real estate market are among the top concerns of respon...
Oct 20, 2023
U.S. budget deficit jumps 23% to nearly $1.7 trillion as Social Security, health costs rise
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. government on Friday posted a $1.695 trillion budget deficit in fiscal 2023, a 23% jump from the prior year as revenues fell and outlays for Social Security, Medicare a...
Oct 20, 2023
‘No doubt’ Peru in recession, econ minister says, seeking stimulus
LIMA (Reuters) - There is "no doubt" Peru is in a recession, Economy Minister Alex Contreras said on Friday, his first acknowledgment of the country's negative growth, before speaking before congress ...
Oct 20, 2023
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