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AI animation studio Toonstar, HarperCollins team up on animated book projects
April 2 - Artificial intelligence powered animation studio Toonstar on Thursday unveiled a multi-year partnership with News Corp-owned HarperCollins to produce a slate of original animated series base...
Thomson Reuters Apr 02, 2026
Group of WTO states agrees not to impose e-commerce duties
GENEVA, April 2 (Reuters) - A group of states has agreed not to impose e-commerce customs duties among themselves after World Trade Organization members failed to agree on an extension to a long-runni...
Thomson Reuters Apr 02, 2026
Bank of America's $72.5 million settlement with Epstein accusers wins preliminary approval
By Luc Cohen NEW YORK, April 2 (Reuters) - A U.S. judge granted preliminary approval on Thursday to Bank of America's $72.5 million settlement with women who accused the bank of facilitating their sex...
Thomson Reuters Apr 02, 2026
Soccer-Lego to continue sports expansion with soccer players
By Iain Axon and Tom Little April 2 (Reuters) - Danish toymaker Lego will continue its expansion into the sports market this year with a collaboration with four of the world's most famous soccer playe...
Thomson Reuters Apr 02, 2026
Pritzker calls for year-round E15 gasoline in letter to Congress
Article Summary JB Pritzker is urging Congress to authorize year-round E15 gasoline sales, arguing it would stabilize fuel markets and support rural economies. The push comes as federal restrictions c...
TJ Carson Apr 02, 2026
Remains found in Peoria wooded area presumptively identified
PEORIA, Ill. - The Peoria County Coroner says remains discovered on Tuesday belong to a man that's been missing since last September. Coroner Jamie Harwood says the remains have been presumptively ide...
TJ Carson Apr 02, 2026
Trump to sign order to pay tens of thousands of DHS employees
By David Shepardson WASHINGTON, April 2 (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump said on Thursday he would soon sign an emergency order to pay all employees at the Department of Homeland Security who h...
Thomson Reuters Apr 02, 2026
Logan sketches path to shrink size of Fed balance sheet
By Michael S. Derby April 2 (Reuters) - Dallas Federal Reserve President Lorie Logan on Thursday laid out paths and options for the U.S. central bank to reduce the size of its balance sheet, in remark...
Thomson Reuters Apr 02, 2026
Starbucks expands weekly pay, adds more tips and bonuses for US baristas
April 2 (Reuters) - Starbucks will move to weekly pay for all U.S. store workers and roll out a program that adds bonuses and expands tips, it said on Thursday, as concerns persist over its stalled ta...
Thomson Reuters Apr 02, 2026
Peoria plans $5.8 million reconstruction of dangerous intersection
By Kayla Johnson PEORIA, Ill. (25 News) - A busy intersection will be totally reconstructed in an effort that city leaders hope will make the area safer. The intersection of Forrest Hill Avenue and St...
Julia Bradley Apr 02, 2026
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