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State: unemployment inches up slightly, jobs also go up
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. – The Illinois Department of Employment Security says the state’s jobless average went up last month, but so did job growth. Using federal data, the state says the state ...
Dec 15, 2022
EU leaders seek proposals by end of January on preserving industry
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - EU leaders called on the European Commission on Thursday to present proposals by the end of January to preserve European industry that is under threat from higher energy prices an...
Dec 15, 2022
U.S. Parkinson’s disease incidence far higher than earlier estimates -study
By Shawana Alleyne-Morris and Nancy Lapid (Reuters) - The annual number of new Parkinson's disease diagnoses in the United States is likely 50% higher than estimated, based on a broad analysis of insu...
Dec 15, 2022
JPMorgan lifts ECB ‘terminal’ rate forecast to 3.25% from 2.50%
LONDON (Reuters) - Investment bank JPMorgan ramped up its forecast on Thursday for how high euro zone interest rates will go to 3.25% from 2.50%, after the European Central Bank vowed to keep raising ...
Dec 15, 2022
One arrested, one injured following shooting
PEORIA, Ill. – One person is believed to be in custody after late-morning shooting in Central Peoria. Peoria Police say the shooting was reported around 11:30 Thursday morning on West Joan Court...
Dec 15, 2022
Brazil’s Guedes predicts monetary easing by mid 2023, GDP rising 3%
BRASILIA (Reuters) - Brazil's Economy Minister Paulo Guedes projected on Thursday interest rates would start to fall by mid-2023 and the economy would expand by 3% again. Speaking at an event hosted b...
Dec 15, 2022
Two indicted by grand jury for stealing catalytic converters
PEORIA, Ill. – One of two men accused of taking catalytic converters off vehicles in a car dealership lot is pleading not guilty. Derrick Kline, 30, made the plea in court Thursday, after a gran...
Dec 15, 2022
Harry and Meghan’s Netflix series wraps up – but what is the effect on the royals?
By Michael Holden LONDON (Reuters) - Beyond the drama of feuding brothers and Machiavellian royal aides working with a hostile press, the key issue which arises from Prince Harry and his wife Meghan's...
Dec 15, 2022
Nikola founder seeks new trial, says juror concealed bias against wealthy
By Jody Godoy (Reuters) - Nikola Corp founder Trevor Milton asked a judge in New York on Thursday to overturn his conviction on charges of defrauding investors in the electric vehicle company, saying ...
Dec 15, 2022
Spanish prisoners craft Christmas ‘pooper’ figures of world leaders
FIGUERES, Spain (Reuters) - Inmates at a prison north of Barcelona have produced thousands of clay figurines of world leaders and celebrities with their pants down and defecating, in keeping with a tr...
Dec 15, 2022
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