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Work-in-progress U.S. infrastructure bill faces test on Senate floor
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Joe Biden's goal of passing a $1.2 trillion bipartisan infrastructure bill faces a test on Wednesday as Democratic Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer presses ahead w...
Jul 21, 2021 U.S. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer attends a news conference with mothers helped by Child Tax Credit payments at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, U.S., July 20, 2021. REUTERS/Elizabeth Frantz
Olympics-Australia's Brisbane to host 2032 summer Games
TOKYO (Reuters) -Brisbane will host the 2032 summer Olympics, after the International Olympic Committee on Wednesday overwhelmingly approved its nomination in a vote that Australia's prime minister ha...
Jul 21, 2021 FILE PHOTO: A view of the city skyline of Brisbane, Australia, July 4, 2021. Picture taken July 4, 2021. REUTERS/Jaimi Joy
Olympics-Tokyo 2020 chief doesn't rule out cancelling Games
TOKYO (Reuters) - The chief of the Tokyo 2020 organizing committee on Tuesday did not rule out cancelling the Olympics if COVID-19 cases spiked, as more athletes tested positive for the virus and spon...
Jul 21, 2021 Tokyo 2020 Olympics Preview - Tokyo, Japan - July 20, 2021 General view of the Olympic Rings outside The National Stadium, the main venue of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon
Gov. Pritzker calls on Congress to repay National Guard for Jan. 6 mission
CHICAGO -- Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker Tuesday urged Congress to repay the debt owed to the National Guard for providing security to the U.S. Capitol following the Jan. 6 riots. Following Jan. 6, thousa...
Jul 20, 2021 Karen Neoh / CC
Civic Center reopens with new safety/security changes
PEORIA, Ill. -- The Peoria Civic Center is welcoming patrons back for the first time in roughly 500 days...with events at Carver Arena and the Civic Center Theater. In order to keep everyone safe and ...
Jul 20, 2021 Dalton Kemper/1470-100.3 WMBD
Delta variant behind more than 80% of U.S. cases; vaccines still highly effective -Fauci
(Reuters) -The Delta variant of the coronavirus is the cause of more than 80% of new U.S. COVID-19 cases, but the authorized vaccines remain more than 90% effective in preventing hospitalizations and ...
Jul 20, 2021 Stefani Reynolds/Pool via REUTERS
Jeff Bezos, world's richest man, carries out inaugural space voyage
VAN HORN, Texas (Reuters) -Jeff Bezos, the world's richest man, and three crewmates soared high above the Texas desert aboard his space venture Blue Origin's New Shepard https://graphics.reuters.com/S...
Jul 20, 2021 Billionaire businessman Jeff Bezos is launched with three crew members aboard a New Shepard rocket on the world's first unpiloted suborbital flight from Blue Origin's Launch Site 1 near Van Horn, Texas , U.S., July 20, 2021. REUTERS/Joe Skipper
Schumer tees up bipartisan infrastructure vote after Republicans urge delay
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. Senate Democratic leader Chuck Schumer said on Monday he would set a procedural vote on a bipartisan infrastructure package that is a key part of Democratic President Joe Bi...
Jul 20, 2021 FILE PHOTO: Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) speaks to news reporters following the announcement of a bipartisan deal on infrastructure, on Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S., June 24, 2021. REUTERS/Tom Brenner/File Photo
Construction worker rescued near OSF St. Francis
PEORIA, Ill. -- Peoria firefighters and paramedics were called just after 2 p.m. Monday to the 619 NE Glen Oak Avenue for an industrial/machinery accident. When crews arrived, they found several const...
Jul 20, 2021 (25 News)
Gov. Pritzker announces run for re-election
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. -- Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker Monday said he had "big news" on his Twitter account. Pritzker's big news, he announced, was he will be running for a second term after becoming governor...
Jul 19, 2021 Dalton Kemper/1470-100.3 WMBD
