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U.S. Justice Dept won't defend Republican lawmaker in Capitol riot lawsuit
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The U.S. Justice Department in a court filing on Tuesday declined to defend Republican congressman Mo Brooks in a lawsuit that alleges he conspired to instigate the Jan. 6 riot a...
Jul 27, 2021
White House wants broadband funding in infrastructure bill-sources
By Jarrett Renshaw (Reuters) -A bipartisan group of senators and the White House are debating extending a program started early in the COVID-19 pandemic to help lower-income Americans get broadband ac...
Jul 27, 2021
Illinois Department of Public Health aligns with new CDC guidance
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — The Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) announced Tuesday it is fully adopting updated Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) masking recommendations. The C...
Jul 27, 2021
Biden to tap ex-ambassador Gitenstein as EU envoy
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Joe Biden has nominated former U.S. ambassador Mark Gitenstein to serve as ambassador to the European Union, the White House said on Tuesday. Gitenstein, U.S. ambassad...
Jul 27, 2021
Biden considers requiring COVID-19 vaccines for federal workers
By Nandita Bose MCLEAN, Va. (Reuters) -President Joe Biden said on Tuesday his administration is considering whether to require U.S. federal employees to be vaccinated against COVID-19. "That's under ...
Jul 27, 2021
U.S. sells 'Pharma Bro' Shkreli's unique Wu-Tang Clan album
By Jonathan Stempel NEW YORK (Reuters) - The U.S. government said it sold imprisoned drug company executive Martin Shkreli's one-of-a-kind album by Wu-Tang Clan to pay off the $7.36 million he was ord...
Jul 27, 2021
Schumer says he hopes U.S. Senate can vote on bipartisan infrastructure plan by week's end
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Senate Democratic leader Chuck Schumer said on Tuesday he was optimistic an agreement could be reached soon on the details of a bipartisan infrastructure plan and hoped a bill c...
Jul 27, 2021
'Loving being 60': Texas pageant contestants show age is just a number
By Vanessa Johnston DALLAS (Reuters) - Piano teacher and grandmother of seven Kimberly Ghedi used to think 60 was a death sentence. But since reaching that milestone, the 63-year-old started working o...
Jul 27, 2021
Non-profit announces plans to renovate Peoria’s Madison Theater
PEORIA, Ill. — An effort to restore the historic Madison Theater in downtown Peoria is taking shape. Plans to reopen the theater, built in 1920, would be part of a larger project that would relo...
Jul 27, 2021
Outrage in Greece at killing of Kostis, a rare Monk seal rescued by fishermen
By Phoebe Fronista ATHENS (Reuters) - An orphaned Monk seal known as Kostis which had become a local celebrity in Greece after being rescued by fishermen three years ago has been found harpooned from ...
Jul 27, 2021
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