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U.S. begins returning migrants to Mexican border city under rebooted Trump-era policy
By Lizbeth Diaz MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - The United States on Wednesday began returning migrants to the Mexican city of Tijuana in an restart of a Trump-era program that forces asylum seekers to wait f...
Jan 05, 2022
Lawrence Brooks, oldest surviving U.S. veteran who served in World War Two, dies
By Kanishka Singh (Reuters) - Lawrence Brooks, the oldest surviving U.S. veteran who served in World War Two and was referred to by President Joe Biden as "truly the best of America", died on Wednesda...
Jan 05, 2022
CDC advisory panel in favor of Pfizer vaccine booster for ages 12 to 15
By Michael Erman (Reuters) - A panel of outside experts advising the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) on Wednesday voted to recommend booster shots of Pfizer Inc and BioNTech SE's...
Jan 05, 2022
Attendance limited at PPS games due to COVID outbreak
PEORIA, Ill. – We’re just now learning about a change in policy regarding extra-curricular activities in Peoria Public Schools that some parents might have already known about, due to the ...
Jan 05, 2022
Biden, Harris to travel to Georgia next week to speak on voting rights
(Reuters) - U.S. President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris will travel to Atlanta on Jan. 11 to speak about voting rights, the White House said on Wednesday. "On Tuesday, January 11, Presid...
Jan 05, 2022
Australia’s Latitude offers $242 million for Humm’s buy now, pay later business
(Reuters) - Australian digital payments and lending firm Latitude Group Holdings Ltd on Thursday offered to buy Humm Group Ltd's consumer unit, including its buy now, pay later business, for A$335 mil...
Jan 05, 2022
Taiwan to set up $200 million fund to invest in Lithuania amid dispute with China
VILNIUS (Reuters) - Taiwan said on Wednesday it would create a $200 million fund to invest in Lithuanian industries and boost bilateral trade as it tries to fend off diplomatic pressure on the Baltic ...
Jan 05, 2022
Bank of America to staff: Get a booster, we’ll give a food bank $100
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Bank of America Corp told workers on Wednesday it will donate $100 to local food banks for every one of its employees who gets a COVID-19 vaccine booster shot and notifies the ban...
Jan 05, 2022
Fed funds futures see rate hike in March after minutes of policy meeting
By Gertrude Chavez-Dreyfuss NEW YORK (Reuters) - Futures on the federal funds rate on Wednesday have priced in a roughly 80% chance of a quarter-percentage-point rate hike by the Federal Reserve at th...
Jan 05, 2022
Pritzker working remotely following exposure to state employee with COVID-19
CHICAGO, Ill. – Illinois Governor JB Pritzker will be working remotely the rest of the week. Pritzker’s office says the Governor came “in close contact” on Tuesday with a state...
Jan 05, 2022
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