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Growth? Value? Some investors opt for a bit of both
By David Randall NEW YORK (Reuters) - Some investors are playing this year's tug of war between so-called growth and value stocks by owning companies that straddle the line between the two categories,...
Sep 17, 2021
Disruptions end day early at Peoria High School, arrests made, security measures in place
UPDATED 4:39 P.M. PEORIA, Ill. – Peoria High School students were let out early Friday after another week has ended with multiple incidents being reported. Spokesperson Thomas Bruch says there w...
Sep 17, 2021
As California fire nears, crews protect world’s largest tree in special wrap
By Fred Greaves THREE RIVERS, Calif. (Reuters) - Fire crews have resorted to wrapping the bases of some giant sequoias in fire-resistant coverings in a desperate effort to save the towering specimens,...
Sep 17, 2021
R. Kelly witness says she saw singer’s sexual activity, was pressed to write apology letter
By Tyler Clifford NEW YORK (Reuters) - A former assistant to R. Kelly testified on Friday she once saw him engage in sexual activity with one of the women he is charged with abusing, as prosecutors ne...
Sep 17, 2021
COVID-19 victims remembered on Washington’s National Mall with 650,000 white flags
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - An exhibition of white flags representing Americans who have died of COVID-19 opened on Friday, covering more than 20 acres of the National Mall in Washington. Last year, artist...
Sep 17, 2021
Verizon sweetens subsidies on iPhones to match competition
(Reuters) - Verizon Communications said on Friday it is increasing its subsidies on offer for Apple Inc's newly launched iPhone 13, in a bid to attract more customers to the U.S. carrier's network. Ve...
Sep 17, 2021
Walgreens Boots heaps bonuses, rewards for pharmacists amid labor shortage
(Reuters) - Walgreens Boots Alliance Inc will give a one-time bonus of $1,250 to its full-time pharmacists and a $1,000 payment to part-time pharmacists, the drugstore chain said on Friday, as major r...
Sep 17, 2021
Officials: Few hospitalizations, but growing numbers of COVID-19 cases in kids
PEORIA, Ill. – While cases of COVID-19 in children in the Tri-County area account for a very small number of hospitalizations, they are accounting for a large number of new cases overall. Peoria...
Sep 17, 2021
Cuba struggles to keep the lights on given decrepit grid
By Marc Frank HAVANA (Reuters) - Cuban state media said on Friday that the intermittent blackouts that have plagued the island since June are caused by an aging power infrastructure and lack of proper...
Sep 17, 2021
Coding platform GitLab files paperwork for U.S. IPO
(Reuters) - GitLab Inc, a coding platform backed by the likes of ICONIQ Capital and Khosla Ventures, filed for an initial public offering in the United States, according to a regulatory filing on Frid...
Sep 17, 2021
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