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Drought conditions worsen across central Illinois as hot, dry weather continues
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. - Drought conditions are getting worse in central Illinois as a pattern of hot weather and no rain continues. The latest U.S. Drought Monitor report released on Thursday shows severe d...
TJ Carson 16m ago
Senators call on Boeing to end eight-week-long St. Louis strike
(Reuters) -U.S. Senator Bernie Sanders urged Boeing in a letter sent on Wednesday to end the eight-week-long strike in the St. Louis area, where it produces fighters, munitions and other military airc...
Thomson Reuters 1h ago
Bank of Canada studying whether core inflation can be measured better
By Promit Mukherjee and David Ljunggren OTTAWA, Oct 2 (Reuters) - The Bank of Canada is considering changes to how it measures preferred inflation metrics to give it a better idea of how external shoc...
Thomson Reuters 1h ago
Brazil poised to lead global robusta coffee farming on expansion potential, report says
By Marcelo Teixeira (Reuters) -Brazil is positioning itself to overtake Vietnam as the world's largest robusta coffee producer, driven by the crop's climate resilience and growing global demand, accor...
Thomson Reuters 1h ago
Exclusive-US scraps Justice Department task force that took on cartels, documents show
By Sarah N. Lynch WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The U.S. Justice Department is closing a task force that took on drug cartels and an office that aimed to ease racial tensions, in a reorganization that drops a...
Thomson Reuters 1h ago
Fewer foreign students, fewer dollars: U.S. colleges feel the pinch
By Kaylee Kang, Jaimi Dowdell and Helen Coster (Reuters) -DePaul University has told faculty it will immediately reduce spending following a 30% decline in international enrollment this fall. The move...
Thomson Reuters 1h ago
Cascadia Capital targets tech M&A with new Silicon Valley hub
By Milana Vinn (Reuters) -Boutique investment bank Cascadia Capital is expanding into technology M&A as it hires a veteran technology banker and prepares to open a Silicon Valley office, the firm's ex...
Thomson Reuters 1h ago
IMF sees mixed global inflation picture in the face of higher tariffs
By David Lawder WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The International Monetary Fund sees a mixed inflation picture globally as companies in the U.S. and other tariff-raising countries have so far absorbed much of t...
Thomson Reuters 1h ago
Man injured in shooting late Wednesday in Peoria
PEORIA, Ill. - A man suffered serious injuries after a shooting in Peoria late Wednesday night. Peoria Police says officers responded just after 11:00 P.M. in the area of Underhill and Nebraska. They ...
TJ Carson 1h ago
IMF says Ecuador performing well on reforms, faces numerous challenges
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The International Monetary Fund said on Thursday that Ecuador is performing well in meeting the targets of its expanded $5 billion IMF loan program, but still needs to overcome c...
Thomson Reuters 1h ago

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