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‘Harry Potter’ cast recalls first kisses, horrible haircuts in reunion special
By Jill Serjeant LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Daniel Radcliffe remembers the embarrassing haircuts, Emma Watson found meeting up with her "Harry Potter" cast mates "an unexpected joy," and director Christo...
Dec 27, 2021
Police investigate stabbing at apartment complex
PEORIA, Ill. – Peoria Police are investigating an early morning stabbing at a local apartment complex. Police say the stabbing in 700 block of Joan Court in the Oak Woods Apartments happened aro...
Dec 27, 2021
U.S. CDC investigating nearly 70 cruise ships hit by COVID-19 cases
(Reuters) - The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said on Monday it was investigating nearly 70 cruise ships after reports of COVID-19 cases on board, as the Omicron variant upended holi...
Dec 27, 2021
Staff at BNP’s Italian bank stage first strike since 1990s
MILAN (Reuters) - Workers at BNL, the Italian arm of French banking group BNP Paribas, went on strike for the first time since the 1990s on Monday in protest at back office and IT staff cuts. Italian ...
Dec 27, 2021
U.S. President Biden signs $770 billion defense bill
(Reuters) - U.S. President Joe Biden signed into law the National Defense Authorization Act, or NDAA, for fiscal year 2022, that authorizes $770 billion in defense spending, the White House said on Mo...
Dec 27, 2021
Brazil’s Positivo wins $207 million voting machines tender
SAO PAULO (Reuters) - Brazil's Positivo Tecnologia SA announced on Monday it had been awarded a 1.17 billion reais ($206.85 million) contract to supply electronic voting machines for the country's 202...
Dec 27, 2021
Peoria fire company remains out of service, perhaps another week
Peoria, Ill — A beleaguered Peoria fire company remains out of service despite the highest hopes of a quick return and as COVID-19 infections continue spreading. Company Two, serving areas betwe...
Dec 27, 2021
Biden, governors to meet as states brace for holiday Omicron spike
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Joe Biden and his White House COVID-19 response team planned to meet on Monday with the group representing the country's governors as the Omicron variant spread a...
Dec 27, 2021
S&P, IHS to offload units ahead of merger to meet antitrust conditions
(Reuters) -S&P Global and IHS Markit said on Monday they would sell a couple of businesses to satisfy antitrust requirements attached to the $44 billion merger of the financial information providers. ...
Dec 27, 2021
OneWeb launches 36 satellites into orbit from Kazakhstan
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Britain-based tech company OneWeb launched 36 communications satellites into space from the Baikonur cosmodrome in Kazakhstan on Monday, live broadcasts showed. OneWeb has been laun...
Dec 27, 2021
Peoria, IL, USA
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