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Family and friends mourn death of Mikequese Taylor after shooting death
PEORIA, Ill. - Family and friends are remembering Mikequese Taylor after he became the victim in Peoria's 5th homicide of 2024 earlier this week. Tayl...
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Woman injured after Wednesday evening shooting in Peoria
PEORIA, Ill. - Peoria Police are investigating a shooting from Wednesday night that injured a woman. Police say 19 shots were fired in the area of Gif...
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Peoria Fire performs river rescue of man Thursday morning
PEORIA, Ill. - A man suffered minor injuries after being pulled from the river Thursday morning. Peoria Fire says crews responded at around 11:30 A.M....
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Groundbreaking ceremony held for band shelter at Pekin's Mineral Park
PEKIN, Ill. - Leaders in Pekin have begun the work to build a new band shelter in the city's Mineral Park. A groundbreaking ceremony was held Thursday...
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Democrats muscle through changes to ballot access, advisory questions
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (Capitol News Illinois) - Supermajority Democrats in the Illinois House moved quickly Wednesday to push through a change to state el...
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National News
US court lifts order blocking $655 million clean-energy transmission line
By Clark Mindock (Reuters) - A U.S. appeals court on Thursday lifted a lower court's order blocking ...
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California boat captain gets prison term for fire deaths of 34 people
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) -The captain of a dive boat that caught fire and sank off the California coast...
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Maryland estimates bridge replacement cost at $1.7 billion - $1.9 billion
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The state of Maryland said on Thursday it estimates it will cost $1.7 billion...
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National Sports
Motor racing-Everyone talking about Newey in Miami but drivers tight-lipped
By Steve Keating MIAMI (Reuters) - Everyone was talking about designer Adrian Newey at the Miami Gra...
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Soccer-US defender O'Hara announces retirement
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Olympic gold medallist and twice Women's World Cup winner Kelley O'Hara will re...
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Tennis-Medvedev withdraws from Madrid Open as Lehecka advances into semis
MADRID (Reuters) - Czech Jiri Lehecka progressed to the semi-finals of the Madrid Open on Thursday a...
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World News
US and Saudi Arabia nearing agreement on security pact, sources say
By Humeyra Pamuk, Alexander Cornwell and Matt Spetalnick WASHINGTON/DUBAI (Reuters) - The Biden admi...
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Israeli strike hits Syrian security building outside Damascus, security source says
(Reuters) - An Israeli strike hit a building operated by Syrian security forces on the outskirts of ...
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Exclusive-Russian troops enter base housing US military in Niger, US official says
By Phil Stewart and Idrees Ali WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Russian military personnel have entered an air...
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Business
Live Nation's revenue beats estimates as boom in concerts drive ticket sales
(Reuters) - Ticketmaster parent Live Nation Entertainment beat estimates for first-quarter revenue o...
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Apple sales fall less than expected, CEO sees return to growth
By Stephen Nellis, Max A. Cherney and Yuvraj Malik (Reuters) -Apple on Thursday reported a smaller t...
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Australia's Macquarie posts 32% fall in full-year profit
(Reuters) - Australia's Macquarie Group posted a 32% drop in its full-year profit on Friday due to w...
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Politics
US Army says Congress doubled funds for 155 artillery
By Mike Stone WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Army said Congress doubled to $6 billion its funding r...
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Trump to parade vice presidential hopefuls at Florida fundraiser
By James Oliphant and Steve Holland WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Donald Trump will host a bevy of potentia...
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Trump warns he may not accept Wisconsin election results
By James Oliphant WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Donald Trump said he may not accept the 2024 election resul...
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Health
Brazil declares country foot-and-mouth disease-free without vaccination
SAO PAULO (Reuters) - Brazil declared itself on Thursday as free of foot and mouth disease without v...
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DaVita gains after upbeat quarterly profit prompts annual forecast raise
(Reuters) - DaVita raised its annual profit forecast on Thursday banking on strong demand for its ki...
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Amgen first-quarter profit dips 1%, revenue rises 22%
By Deena Beasley (Reuters) - Amgen reported a slightly lower first-quarter profit on Thursday, citin...
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Science
Scientists discover possible hammerhead shark nursery in Ecuador's Galapagos
QUITO (Reuters) - A team of researchers has discovered a potential breeding ground for smooth hammer...
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Orangutan's use of medicinal plant to treat wound intrigues scientists
By Will Dunham (Reuters) - In June 2022, a male Sumatran orangutan named Rakus sustained a facial wo...
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Scientists explore how to improve crop yields - on Mars
By Will Dunham (Reuters) - For future human bases or colonies on Mars to be self-sustaining, a relia...
May 01, 2024
Technology
Apple sales fall less than expected, CEO sees return to growth
By Stephen Nellis, Max A. Cherney and Yuvraj Malik (Reuters) -Apple on Thursday reported a smaller t...
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Expedia lowers full-year revenue forecast on slow B2C growth
(Reuters) - Online travel agency Expedia cut its 2024 revenue growth forecast on Thursday, as gross ...
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Cloudflare reports wider first-quarter operating loss, shares slide
(Reuters) - Cloudflare reported wider first-quarter operating loss on Thursday as sales and marketin...
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Entertainment
Universal Music Group first-quarter core earnings beat forecast
(Reuters) - Universal Music Group on Thursday posted first-quarter adjusted core profit that beat ex...
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John Cleese says farce best in theatre as he brings 'Fawlty Towers' to stage
By Natasha Mulenga LONDON (Reuters) - John Cleese says farce is best seen in the theatre as he bring...
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Jewish community anxious ahead of Sweden Eurovision anti-Israel protests
By Jacob Gronholt-Pedersen MALMO, Sweden (Reuters) - Planned protests against Israel taking part in ...
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