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UnityPoint Health suspending elective procedures at area hospitals
PEORIA, Ill. — UnityPoint Health-Central Illinois is suspending all elective procedures. Hospital officials said in a statement on Wednesday, that due to an increase in positive COVID inpatient ...
Jan 05, 2022
Louisiana governor to pardon plaintiff in landmark Supreme Court racial segregation case
(Reuters) - Louisiana's governor is scheduled on Wednesday to posthumously pardon Homer Plessy, the plaintiff in the 1896 U.S. Supreme Court case which upheld the "separate but equal" doctrine that al...
Jan 05, 2022
At least 13 killed in Philadelphia house fire – media reports
(Reuters) -At least 13 people were killed in an early morning fire on Wednesday in a Philadelphia row house, according to local media citing police and fire department officials. The Philadelphia Fire...
Jan 05, 2022
Chicago schools cancel classes after union vote
CHICAGO, Ill. –Chicago Public Schools canceled classes Wednesday after the teachers union voted to switch to remote learning due to the surge in COVID-19 cases, the latest development in an ongo...
Jan 05, 2022
U.S. private payrolls surge in December; Omicron seen sapping momentum
By Lucia Mutikani WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. private payrolls increased more than expected in December, pointing to underlying labor market strength, but sky-rocketing COVID-19 infections could slow ...
Jan 05, 2022
Ukraine’s 2022 inflation to remain above central bank’s 5% target
By Natalia Zinets KYIV (Reuters) - Ukrainian inflation, currently at a four-year high of 10.3%, will slow this year but likely remain above the central bank's 5% target due to high food and gas prices...
Jan 05, 2022
Ford Motor posts 6.8% fall in 2021 U.S. auto sales
(Reuters) - Ford Motor Co on Wednesday posted a 6.8% fall in 2021 U.S. vehicle sales, after the automaker was forced to delay deliveries due to lingering supply-chain bottlenecks and a global chip sho...
Jan 05, 2022
Shares of Airtel Africa hit all-time high
ABUJA (Reuters) - Shares of Airtel Africa hit an all-time high on Wednesday, lifting Nigeria's main stock index, after the mobile phone company said it will use proceeds of a tower sale to reduce debt...
Jan 05, 2022
Allegiant Air buys 50 new Boeing 737 MAX jets in strategy shift
By Eric M. Johnson SEATTLE (Reuters) - U.S. low-cost carrier Allegiant Air confirmed plans on Wednesday to buy 50 new Boeing 737 MAX jets worth $5.5 billion at list prices in a switch of supplier and ...
Jan 05, 2022
COVID is masking hit to finance from Brexit, says City of London
By Huw Jones LONDON (Reuters) - The City of London's policy chief said on Wednesday that Britain's attempt to get on the front foot in global finance after Brexit needs sustained impetus from the gove...
Jan 05, 2022
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