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Area representatives in Congress react to State of the Union
UPDATED 10:02 P.M. WASHINGTON, D.C. – Here are what some of the Peoria-area’s representatives said in prepared statements after Tuesday night’s State of the Union speech by President...
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Biden declares ‘unanimity’ after Republicans boo idea of Social Security cuts
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Democratic President Joe Biden got into a spirited exchange with congressional Republicans on Tuesday, drawing boos by asserting that some hardline conservatives want to end Soc...
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Biden vows “to protect” country in State of the Union speech, refers to China balloon
By Patricia Zengerle WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Joe Biden said in his State of the Union address on Tuesday that he would cooperate with great power rival China, but vowed "to protect our c...
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Biden says airlines can’t treat kids like ‘piece of baggage’
By David Shepardson (Reuters) - President Joe Biden on Tuesday harshly criticized U.S. airlines saying they were charging families unfair fees and vowing to implement new consumer protections. "We'll ...
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Japan’s Kishida says global communication skills key criteria for picking new BOJ head
By Leika Kihara TOKYO (Reuters) -Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said the new central bank governor must have strong communication skills and the ability to closely coordinate with global centra...
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Australian bank performance ‘as good as it gets’ as economy starts to cool
By Scott Murdoch and Lewis Jackson SYDNEY (Reuters) - A run of strong earnings and stock market outperformance at Australia's "big four" banking giants is set to fade later in 2023, investors said, as...
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Thai monetary tightening to be gradual but faces challenges -central bank minutes
By Orathai Sriring BANGKOK (Reuters) - Thailand's rate committee stuck by a pledge that monetary tightening would be gradual and measured, but noted it could be adjusted should the growth and inflatio...
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Philippine central bank says inflation likely peaked in January
MANILA (Reuters) - Philippine inflation "most likely" peaked in January but the central bank cannot rule out another surprise supply shock, its governor said on Wednesday. January inflation, which hit...
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Asian shares rise, dollar staggers after ‘dovish’ Powell comments
By Ankur Banerjee SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Asian equities rose, while the dollar wobbled on Wednesday after less hawkish than feared comments from Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell boosted risk appetit...
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Republicans ready partisan response to Biden’s calls for unity
By David Morgan WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Republicans rejected Democratic U.S. President Joe Biden's call for bipartisanship in his State of the Union address on Tuesday, and instead accused him of stoki...
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