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Peoria Heights approves replacing state grocery tax with local version
PEORIA HEIGHTS, Ill. - Another central Illinois community has implemented a grocery tax. On Tuesday night, the Peoria Heights Board of Trustees approved a 1% local version of the tax to go into effect...
TJ Carson 9m ago
Burberry to reclaim FTSE 100 spot in quarterly index shuffle
(Reuters) -Luxury fashion house Burberry is set to re-enter the FTSE 100 index later this month, regaining its spot in the blue-chip benchmark after dropping out in late 2024, global index provider FT...
Thomson Reuters 29m ago
Factbox-Global drugmakers rush to boost US presence as tariff threat looms
(Reuters) -Global drugmakers are scrambling to shore up their U.S. manufacturing capacity and domestic inventory as the Trump administration weighs hefty tariffs on pharmaceutical imports into the cou...
Thomson Reuters 29m ago
Instagram rolls out iPad app with Reels at the center to take on TikTok
(Reuters) -Instagram launched a dedicated iPad application on Wednesday, placing its short-form video feature Reels at the center of the redesigned interface as parent company Meta intensifies competi...
Thomson Reuters 45m ago
Unilever to review top 200 roles under turnaround strategy
(Reuters) -Unilever will review its top 200 roles for a 25% "refresh", the consumer goods giant said at the Barclays Global Consumer Staples Conference on Wednesday. The review is part of the group's ...
Thomson Reuters 49m ago
Staff losses at FEMA could compromise disaster response, says watchdog agency
By Leah Douglas WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Recent staff losses at the U.S. Federal Emergency Management Agency, including the departure of two dozen senior leaders, could compromise the agency's ability to...
Thomson Reuters 52m ago
Epstein victims urge US Congress to pass bill requiring release of documents
By Nolan D. McCaskill and Richard Cowan WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Victims of convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein demanded on Wednesday that the U.S. Congress pass legislation forcing the release of all...
Thomson Reuters 54m ago
US Treasury queries Brazilian banks over sanctions, source says
SAO PAULO (Reuters) -The U.S. Treasury Department has asked Brazilian banks about measures they are taking under the Magnitsky Act, a source familiar with the matter said on Wednesday, weeks after Was...
Thomson Reuters 59m ago
Newsmax sues Fox, claiming TV distribution deals strangled business
By Mike Scarcella (Reuters) -Newsmax sued its larger conservative news rival Fox Corp in federal court in Florida on Wednesday, accusing the media giant of suppressing competition in the U.S. market f...
Thomson Reuters 1h ago
Ethiopia bids to host 2027 UN climate summit
(Reuters) -Ethiopia launched a bid on Wednesday to host the United Nations climate change summit in 2027 in the capital Addis Ababa, putting it in competition with Nigeria, which wants Lagos to play h...
Thomson Reuters 1h ago

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