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It's Primary Day in Illinois. Here's what you need to know to vote
PEORIA, Ill. - The Republican and Democratic Presidential primaries may already be decided, but there are still issues and races you can help decide ...
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Appellate court rules man charged with murder of child must remain jailed under Pretrial Fairness Act
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. - An Illinois Appellate Court says the Tazewell County judge who ordered a man held in jail until his trial for allegedly killing hi...
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Victim in fatal Tazewell County crash identified, cause of death revealed
RURAL PEKIN, Ill. - An autopsy has been completed on a rural Mapleton man whose vehicle crashed Sunday afternoon. Tazewell County Coroner Charles Hanl...
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Congressman hears about need for new tower at PIA
PEORIA, Ill. - Seventeenth District Congressman Eric Sorensen says the air traffic control tower he saw Monday at the Peoria International Airport is ...
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Open house at Peoria's 182nd Airlift Wing shows students process to join military academies
PEORIA, Ill. - High school students from across Illinois learned about what it takes to be America's next leaders at an open house Monday evening in P...
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National News
48 HOURS: Gensler's design guru salutes London's nooks and crannies
By Chris Taylor NEW YORK (Reuters) - As head of one of the world's largest architecture and design f...
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Activist investor Nelson Peltz to vote for Donald Trump, FT reports
(Reuters) - Billionaire investor Nelson Peltz plans to vote for Donald Trump, citing concerns over 8...
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More than 60% of US abortions in 2023 were done by pill, study shows
By Gabriella Borter (Reuters) - The proportion of U.S. abortions administered by medication rose to ...
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National Sports
Doping-'Someone will die': Australia's Perkins warns of Enhanced Games safety concerns
(Reuters) - Australian Sports Commission boss Kieren Perkins said on Tuesday that athletes' lives co...
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NBA roundup: Anthony Edwards' 32 points propel Wolves past Jazz
Anthony Edwards scored 13 of his 32 points in the fourth quarter to lift the Minnesota Timberwolves ...
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Ice hockey-Konstantin Koltsov, former NHL player and boyfriend of Sabalenka, dead at 42
(Reuters) - Konstantin Koltsov, the Belarusian former pro ice hockey player and boyfriend of tennis ...
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World News
Moldova expels Russian diplomat over polling stations in breakaway Transdniestria - foreign ministry
CHISINAU (Reuters) - Moldova expelled a Russian diplomat over the opening of polling stations for Ru...
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Around 9,000 children to be evacuated from Russia's Belgorod due to Ukrainian shelling - governor
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Around 9,000 children will be evacuated from the Russian city of Belgorod and fro...
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India calls China defence ministry's claims over Arunachal Pradesh state 'absurd'
NEW DELHI (Reuters) - India's foreign ministry said on Tuesday the Chinese defence ministry was adva...
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Business
Wall Street bonuses fell 2% for 2023, New York Comptroller says
By Tatiana Bautzer NEW YORK (Reuters) - Wall Street's cash bonuses fell 2% to an average $176,500 la...
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Mainland Chinese surge into Hong Kong property after stamp duties scrapped
By Clare Jim HONG KONG (Reuters) - After a pandemic-induced lull spanning more than three years, mai...
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Ben & Jerry's maker Unilever to spin off ice cream unit, cut 7,500 jobs
(Reuters) -Unilever plans to spin off its ice cream unit, home to popular brands such as Magnum and ...
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Politics
Trump loses bid to block Michael Cohen, Stormy Daniels testimony at hush money trial
NEW YORK (Reuters) -Donald Trump on Monday lost a bid to block testimony from Michael Cohen and Stor...
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Trump seeks appeal of Georgia prosecutor disqualification ruling
(Reuters) - Donald Trump on Monday asked a Georgia judge to allow him to appeal a ruling keeping the...
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Trump has failed to get appeal bond for $454 million civil fraud judgment, lawyers say
By Luc Cohen NEW YORK (Reuters) -Donald Trump has so far been unable to obtain a bond that would all...
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Health
Bayer to seek approval for menopausal relief drug after third trial win
By Ludwig Burger FRANKFURT (Reuters) -Bayer said on Tuesday that it would request regulatory approva...
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AstraZeneca to buy Fusion Pharma for $2 billion in cash
(Reuters) - AstraZeneca said on Tuesday it has agreed to buy clinical-stage biopharmaceutical compan...
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Many hospitals in China stop newborn delivery services as birth rate drops
HONG KONG (Reuters) - Many hospitals in China have stopped offering newborn delivery services this y...
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Science
FAA to oversee SpaceX-led investigation into Starship mishap
(Reuters) - The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration said on Thursday it will oversee a SpaceX-led i...
Mar 14, 2024
Chemicals in plastics far more numerous than previous estimates, report says
By Gloria Dickie LONDON (Reuters) - At least 3,000 more chemicals are in plastics - from food packag...
Mar 14, 2024
South Korea scientists tout 'beef rice' as source of protein for the future
By Hyun Young Yi and Daewoung Kim SEOUL (Reuters) - South Korean researchers have grown beef cells i...
Mar 14, 2024
Technology
Bitcoin slides 5% as profit-taking sweeps crypto
LONDON/SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Bitcoin fell by as much as 5.7% on Tuesday in its largest one-day drop ...
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Cryptoverse: AI tokens outpace record-breaking bitcoin
By Medha Singh and Lisa Pauline Mattackal (Reuters) - The artificial intelligence boom has hit the c...
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UK deputy PM launches global push to protect elections from AI, misinformation
By Josh Smith SEOUL (Reuters) - Democratic countries around the world should band together to confro...
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Entertainment
Rita Moreno revels in 'mean snake of a woman' role in 'The Prank'
By Omar Younis LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Actress Rita Moreno, flush with first-hand experience, had no...
Mar 15, 2024
Beyoncé makes her mark on country music, shining light on genre's Black roots
By Kat Stafford and ALEXANDRA SARABIA (Reuters) - Texas native and singer-songwriter Denitia was dee...
Mar 15, 2024
'Squid Game' actor O Yeong-su gets suspended sentence in sexual harassment case
By Hyunsu Yim SEOUL (Reuters) - South Korean actor O Yeong-su, who starred in the first season of th...
Mar 15, 2024