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Biden to meet with pope, push for global minimum tax at G20 in Rome -official
By Jeff Mason WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Joe Biden will meet with Pope Francis on Oct. 29 before attending a two-day summit of G20 leaders in Rome where he hopes to reach agreement on a Global M...
Oct 14, 2021
LinkedIn to replace networking platform with jobs-only version in China
(Reuters) - Microsoft Corp's LinkedIn said on Thursday it would pull the plug on its existing professional networking website in China and instead launch a jobs-only version later this year. The new w...
Oct 14, 2021
U.S. FDA advisers weigh case for COVID-19 vaccine booster shots
(Reuters) – Booster doses of the Pfizer Inc.-BioNTech SE COVID-19 vaccine improved severe disease protection in people aged 40 and older, Israel’s Health Ministry told an outside panel of ...
Oct 14, 2021
McDonald’s to start testing McPlant burger in U.S. next month
(Reuters) - McDonald's Corp said on Thursday it would test its plant-based McPlant burger, developed in partnership with vegan meat maker Beyond Meat, in eight U.S. outlets next month. The fast-food c...
Oct 14, 2021
Fed should pursue faster taper, inflation levels “concerning” -Bullard
(Reuters) - Current high levels of inflation may not abate as soon as many U.S. Federal Reserve policymakers expect, St. Louis Fed President James Bullard said on Thursday, as he once again urged the ...
Oct 14, 2021
‘We want our stories to travel’: Netflix launches Palestinian film collection
By Zainah El-Haroun RAMALLAH, West Bank/JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Palestinian director Ameen Nayfeh says he felt proud after bringing to life through film his personal struggle in crossing an Israeli mili...
Oct 14, 2021
Central Illinois man dead after head-on crash with 18-wheeler
Peoria, IL (WMBD) — A Central Illinois man is dead in the wake of a crash involving his pickup truck, a John Deere tractor and a big rig. Illinois State Police say it happened Tuesday evening ar...
Oct 14, 2021
U.S. FDA advisers weigh case for COVID-19 vaccine booster shots
(Reuters) -Israel health officials on Thursday said that booster doses of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine improved severe disease protection in people aged 40 and older, in presentations made to ...
Oct 14, 2021
IMF steering committee calls for inflation vigilance, draft statement shows
By David Lawder and Jan Strupczewski WASHINGTON/BRUSSELS (Reuters) -The International Monetary Fund's steering committee is urging global policymakers to increase their monitoring of inflation dynamic...
Oct 14, 2021
Schumer says U.S. Senate to vote on election reform next week
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer said on Thursday that the Senate will hold a procedural vote as early as next Wednesday on election reform legislation aimed at reversi...
Oct 14, 2021
Peoria, IL, USA
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