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861 area code to be issued starting next week
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. – Central Illinois residents will be seeing a new area code on local calls in the near future. The Illinois Commerce Commission says that starting on February 24th, new phone n...
TJ Carson Feb 17, 2023

Man pleads guilty to causing Planned Parenthood explosion
PEORIA, Ill. – A Chillicothe man did something suspects rarely do at an arraignment hearing: plead guilty. The U.S. Attorney’s Office says Tyler Massengill, 32, pleaded guilty Thursday to ...
Will Stevenson Feb 17, 2023
Amazon asks employees to be in office at least three days a week
(Reuters) - Amazon.com Inc would require employees to be in office at least three days a week from May 1, the e-commerce giant said on Friday. The COVID-19 pandemic had altered the workplace, with com...
Syndicated Content Feb 17, 2023
EU countries poised to agree push on fossil fuel phase-out -document
By Kate Abnett BRUSSELS (Reuters) - European Union countries are preparing to endorse a diplomatic stance on Monday calling for a global phase-out of fossil fuels, as they prepare for this year's U.N....
Syndicated Content Feb 17, 2023
Soccer-Investors recognising clubs’ value ahead of Man Utd bids, says finance expert
(Recasts headline) By Sophie Penney LONDON (Reuters) - Recent investment in soccer has set the bar for the value of elite clubs and led to the sport becoming "big, big business", finance expert Neil J...
Syndicated Content Feb 17, 2023
Exclusive-U.S. sanctions authority asks Raiffeisen about Russia-related business
By John O'Donnell, Francesco Canepa and Alexandra Schwarz-Goerlich FRANKFURT/VIENNA (Reuters) - Austria's Raiffeisen Bank International told Reuters on Friday it had been asked by the United States' s...
Syndicated Content Feb 17, 2023
White Castle could face multibillion-dollar judgment in Illinois privacy lawsuit
By Daniel Wiessner (Reuters) - Illinois' highest court on Friday said companies violate the state's unique biometric privacy law each time they misuse a person's private information, not just the firs...
Syndicated Content Feb 17, 2023
White House defends Ohio train derailment response
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Biden administration on Friday defended its response to a Feb. 3 derailment of a train carrying toxic chemicals in East Palestine, Ohio caused a fire that sent a cloud of sm...
Syndicated Content Feb 17, 2023
France’s Macron signals electric car subsidy concern on agenda with Harris
By Trevor Hunnicutt MUNICH (Reuters) - French President Emmanuel Macron signaled on Friday that he would discuss concerns about U.S. electrical vehicle subsidies with Vice President Kamala Harris as t...
Syndicated Content Feb 17, 2023
Russia’s central bank says falling rouble driving inflation higher
(Reuters) - Russia's central bank said on Friday that inflationary pressures across the economy had remained strong during the first two weeks of February, citing a slump in the rouble as a factor. Ru...
Syndicated Content Feb 17, 2023
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