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New York Governor Cuomo resigns after sexual harassment findings
NEW YORK (Reuters) - New York Governor Andrew Cuomo resigned on Tuesday following an inquiry that found he sexually harassed 11 women, mounting legal pressure and demands for his departure by Presiden...
Aug 10, 2021 Office of Governor Andrew M. Cuomo/Handout via REUTERS
$1 trillion infrastructure bill wins enough votes to pass U.S. Senate
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -A $1 trillion infrastructure package that is a top priority for U.S. President Joe Biden secured enough votes to pass in the Senate on Tuesday, a bipartisan victory for the White...
Aug 10, 2021 FILE PHOTO: The sun rises on the U.S. Capitol dome before Joe Biden's presidential inauguration in Washington, U.S., January 20, 2021. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst/File Photo
Amazon bringing Fulfillment Center to Peoria area
NORTH PEKIN, Ill. -- Amazon has announced it has selected a 100,000 square foot facility in the Peoria area to serve as a new Fulfillment Center. The existing warehouse, located at 1961 Edgewater in N...
Aug 10, 2021 FILE PHOTO: The Amazon logo is seen at the Young Entrepreneurs fair in Paris, France, February 7, 2018. REUTERS/Charles Platiau
New Florida flight added at PIA
PEORIA, Ill. -- Allegiant Airlines is adding a new flight out of Peoria. Early Tuesday morning, the airline announced that starting in December, it will offer non-stop service from Peoria Internationa...
Aug 10, 2021 (flypia.com)
PPS approves rapid COVID testing at primary schools
PEORIA, Ill. -- Peoria Public Schools students will return to the classroom next week, and the district is taking steps to monitor the spread of COVID-19 in the primary schools. The PPS School Board o...
Aug 10, 2021 (1470 and 100.3 WMBD)
U.N. climate change report sounds 'code red for humanity'
(Reuters) -Global warming is dangerously close to spiralling out of control, a U.N. climate panel said in a landmark report Monday, warning the world is already certain to face further climate disrupt...
Aug 09, 2021 REUTERS/Fred Greaves/File Photo
U.S. Senate Democrats push ahead two-track infrastructure votes
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The U.S. Senate was poised to pass a $1 trillion bipartisan infrastructure bill that is one of President Joe Biden's top priorities in the early hours of Tuesday morning, with De...
Aug 09, 2021 FILE PHOTO: The exterior of the US Capitol is seen as Senators work to advance the bipartisan infrastructure bill in Washington, U.S., August 8, 2021. REUTERS/Sarah Silbiger
Pentagon to seek approval to make COVID-19 vaccines mandatory
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The Pentagon on Monday said that it will seek U.S. President Joe Biden's approval by the middle of September to require military members to get vaccinated against COVID-19. After...
Aug 09, 2021 REUTERS/Carlos Barria
Delta variant pushes U.S. cases, hospitalizations to 6-month high
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Coronavirus cases and hospitalizations in the United States are at a six-month high, fueled by the rapid spread of the Delta variant across swathes of the country grappling with l...
Aug 09, 2021 FILE PHOTO: People wear masks as they pass through a pedestrian subway as cases of the infectious coronavirus Delta variant continue to rise in New York City, New York, U.S., July 26, 2021. REUTERS/Andrew Kelly
Rx drop-off event Saturday collects more than 1,000 pounds of unused medication
PEORIA, Ill. -- Illinois State Representative Ryan Spain and Peoria County Sheriff Brian Asbell hosted a free-drive through prescription drug drop-off event Saturday that collected over 1,000 pounds o...
Aug 09, 2021 State Representative Ryan Spain (left), Peoria County Sheriff Brian Asbell (Center) and PCSO Captain Chris Watkins (Right) collected over 1,000 pounds of unused medication at an event at the Schnuck's Parking Lot off North Knoxville Avenue in Peoria on Saturday morning, August 7, 2021. Courtesy: Ryan Spain's Office
