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U.S. Senate likely to delay bill on gay marriage until September
By Rose Horowitch WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Senate is likely to delay a vote on protecting gay marriage until September, as Democrats push forward with a $430 billion climate change and drug pri...
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Mosaic posts higher second-quarter profits
By Ruhi Soni (Reuters) -Mosaic Co posted higher second-quarter profit on Monday as a global fertilizer shortage drove up prices of crop nutrients. Companies such as Mosaic are benefiting from sanction...
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Pritzker declares monkeypox emergency
CHICAGO, Ill. – Illinois is now the first state in the union to declare a public health emergency over Monkeypox. Governor JB Pritzker signed the emergency declaration Monday, after New York Cit...
Will Stevenson Aug 01, 2022
Manchin secures commitment for completion of troubled pipeline project
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Democratic U.S. Senator Joe Manchin has secured a commitment from President Joe Biden, Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer and House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi to ...
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Pinterest shares jump 20% after Elliott discloses it is the largest shareholder
(Reuters) -Activist Investor Elliott Investment Management said on Monday it had become the largest shareholder in Pinterest Inc and that it saw potential for growth, sending shares of the pin-board c...
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Woman pleads guilty prior to trial for fatal accident
PEORIA, Ill. – A Peoria woman admits to striking and killing a young boy who was riding a bike late last year — minutes Monday before her jury trial in the case was to start. Peoria County...
Will Stevenson Aug 01, 2022
Texas far-right militia member Reffitt sentenced to 7.25 years for role in U.S. Capitol riot
By Sarah N. Lynch WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Guy Reffitt, an associate of the far-right Three Percenters militia group, was sentenced on Friday to 7.25 years in prison for his role in storming the U.S. Ca...
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City starts program for minority- and women-owned businesses
PEORIA, Ill. – The City of Peoria is trying to get a better handle on what businesses are owned by minorities. The City is officially starting what it calls the “Peoria Equity Accountabili...
Will Stevenson Aug 01, 2022
Wells Fargo reinstates diverse slate hiring policy following June pause
(Reuters) - Wells Fargo reinstated a hiring policy that requires recruiters to interview a diverse pool of candidates nearly two months after its suspension in June, the bank said on Monday. The U.S. ...
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U.S. State Department OKs potential sale to Greece of follow-on support for helicopters
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. State Department has approved the possible sale to Greece of follow-on support for S-70 helicopters for an estimated cost of $162.07 million, the Pentagon said on Monda...
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