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New teachers union leaders in Illinois call for tax shift to fund K-12, higher education
Article Summary Stacy Davis Gates, president of the Chicago Teachers Union and a close ally of Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson, has been elected president of the Illinois Federation of Teachers. The uni...
Caleb Kelch 9m ago
Putin says Russia will never bow to US pressure, warns on missiles
MOSCOW (Reuters) -President Vladimir Putin said on Thursday that Moscow would never bow to pressure from the United States or any other foreign power, and cautioned that it would deliver an "overwhelm...
Caleb Kelch 11m ago
Intel beats third-quarter profit estimates as cost cuts, investments pay off
(Reuters) -Intel forecast fourth-quarter revenue just shy of estimates on Thursday, but beat expectations for September-quarter profit as CEO Lip-Bu Tan's drastic cost-cutting measures helped the chip...
Thomson Reuters 14m ago
Oil surges 5% after US sanctions Russian firms Rosneft, Lukoil
NEW YORK (Reuters) -Oil prices surged around 5% to a two-week high on Thursday after the U.S. imposed sanctions on major Russian suppliers Rosneft and Lukoil over Moscow's war in Ukraine, prompting en...
Caleb Kelch 56m ago
White House warns government shutdown could lead to holiday travel meltdown
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The Trump administration and Republican leaders in Congress on Thursday warned that flight disruptions will increase as a government shutdown enters its 23rd day and controllers ...
Caleb Kelch 58m ago
UK's Reeves weighing income tax rise to tackle deficit, The Guardian reports
LONDON (Reuters) -British finance minister Rachel Reeves is considering raising income tax in next month's budget to help reduce a multibillion-pound deficit, The Guardian reported on Thursday, citing...
Thomson Reuters 1h ago
US business borrowing for equipment rises over 8% in September, ELFA says
(Reuters) -U.S. companies borrowed 8.6% more to finance equipment investments in September compared to a year ago, despite continued political and economic uncertainty, the Equipment Leasing and Finan...
Thomson Reuters 1h ago
German man drowns in Corsica, washed away by swollen river after storm
PARIS (Reuters) -A 45-year-old German man has died in Corsica after he was washed away by rapidly rising water in a storm, the island's authorities said on Thursday. The man was bathing in the river F...
Thomson Reuters 1h ago
US reopens Alaska wildlife refuge to oil and gas development
(Reuters) -The Trump administration on Thursday announced a series of steps to open up Alaskan wilderness to energy and infrastructure development, including by resuming oil and gas leasing in the rem...
Thomson Reuters 1h ago
Goldman Sachs nears $1 billion deal for majority stake in Excel Sports, FT reports
(Reuters) -Goldman Sachs is nearing a deal to buy a majority stake in talent agency Excel Sports at a valuation of about $1 billion, the Financial Times reported on Thursday, citing two people familia...
Thomson Reuters 1h ago

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