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U.S. SEC warns investors of risks from certain Chinese business entities
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) on Monday issued its latest warning to people looking to invest in Chinese companies listed in the United States. In an alert t...
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FamilyCore to shut down after school and summer programs
PEORIA, Ill. – A local after school program is coming to an end at the end of the month. Officials with FamilyCore say they will close its after school and summer programs effective September 30...
Will Stevenson Sep 20, 2021
U.S. securities regulator probing Activision over workplace practices – WSJ
(Reuters) - The U.S. securities regulator is investigating Activision Blizzard's handling of employees' allegations of sexual misconduct and workplace discrimination, the Wall Street Journal reported ...
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Lava from La Palma volcano slows down, will not reach ocean tonight – officials
MADRID (Reuters) - Lava from a volcano that erupted on the Spanish island of La Palma was advancing slower than originally anticipated and will not reach the Atlantic Ocean tonight as it had been pred...
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West Nile Virus found in Tazewell County bird
MORTON, Ill. – The Tazewell County Health Department says a bird found has tested positive for West Nile Virus. It’s the county’s first bird this season to test positive for the dise...
Will Stevenson Sep 20, 2021
U.S. Democrats set showdown with Republicans on federal debt limit
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The top Democrats in the U.S. Congress on Monday said they would aim to continue funding the government and increase its borrowing authority in a single bill in coming days, sett...
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States rally around proposed U.S. laws to rein in Big Tech
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A bipartisan group of U.S. state attorneys general sent a letter to lawmakers on Monday urging them to pass a series of bills that tighten antitrust laws aimed at Big Tech compa...
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U.S. adds top Guatemalan, Salvadoran officials to corruption list
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - The United States said on Monday it had put Guatemala's attorney general and five Salvadoran Supreme Court judges on a list of "undemocratic and corrupt" officials, in a sign o...
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U.S. administers 386.2 million doses of COVID-19 vaccines – CDC
(Reuters) - The United States has administered 386,237,881 doses of COVID-19 vaccines in the country as of Monday morning, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said. Those figures are u...
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Pianist Beisembayev ‘on cloud nine’ after winning Leeds competition
By Mindy Burrows LONDON (Reuters) - Kazakhstan-born pianist Alim Beisembayev began his musical career when he picked a miniature toy piano for his fifth birthday present. Now aged 23, he has scooped t...
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