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Punxsutawney Phil says 6 more weeks of winter
(Reuters) - Pennsylvania's famous groundhog emerged from his tree stump on Tuesday to predict another six weeks of winter, just as the northeastern United States got blanketed with its second day of s...
Feb 02, 2021 Punxsutawney Phil's handler A.J. Dereume holds up the famous groundhog during a socially distanced and remote event due to the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) on the 135th Groundhog Day at Gobblers Knob in Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania, U.S., February 2, 2021. REUTERS/Alan Freed
Russia's Sputnik V vaccine 92% effective in fighting COVID-19
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Scientists gave Russia's Sputnik V vaccine the green light on Tuesday saying it was almost 92% effective in fighting COVID-19 based on peer-reviewed late-stage trial results publish...
Feb 02, 2021 FILE PHOTO: A shipment of doses of the Sputnik V (Gam-COVID-Vac) vaccine against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) is seen after arriving at Ezeiza International Airport, in Buenos Aires, Argentina January 28, 2021. REUTERS/Agustin Marcarian/File Photo
Trump aimed mob 'like a loaded cannon' at Capitol, Democrats argue in impeachment
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Nine Democrats from the U.S. House of Representatives who will prosecute former President Donald Trump in his impeachment trial will argue that he pointed a mob "like a loaded c...
Feb 02, 2021 FILE PHOTO: U.S. President Donald Trump addresses a campaign rally in Dalton, Georgia, U.S., on the eve of the run-off election to decide both of Georgia's Senate seats January 4, 2021. REUTERS/Leah Millis/File Photo
Actor Hal Holbrook dies at 95
(Reuters) - Hal Holbrook, an award-winning actor acclaimed for his one-man portrayal of American literary legend Mark Twain and whose film work included portraying the mysterious "Deep Throat" in "All...
Feb 02, 2021 FILE PHOTO: Actor Hal Holbrook arrives to the premiere of "Planes: Fire & Rescue" at the El Capitan Theater in the Hollywood section of Los Angeles, California, July 15, 2014. REUTERS/David McNew
Greene a 'cancer' on Republicans, McConnell says, as Democrats push to drop her from committees
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Mitch McConnell, the top Senate Republican, said on Monday that Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene's embrace of conspiracy theories was a "cancer" on their party, as House De...
Feb 02, 2021 FILE PHOTO: U.S. Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) wears a "Trump Won" face mask as she arrives on the floor of the House to take her oath of office as a newly elected member of the 117th House of Representatives in Washington, U.S., January 3, 2021. REUTERS/Erin Scott
Trump lawyers to file pretrial documents with U.S. Senate in preview of impeachment defense
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Former President Donald Trump faces a deadline on Tuesday to respond to the U.S. House of Representatives' impeachment charging him with inciting insurrection in a fiery speech ...
Feb 02, 2021 FILE PHOTO: impeachment managers Representatives Jamie Raskin (D-MD), Diana DeGette (D-CO), David Cicilline (D-RI), Joaquin Castro (D-TX), Eric Swalwell (D-CA), Ted Lieu (D-CA), Stacey Plaskett (D-US Virgin Islands AT-Large), Joe Neguse (D-CO) and Madeleine Dean (D-PA) deliver an article of impeachment against former President Donald Trump to the Senate for trial on accusations of inciting the January 6 attack on the Capitol, in Washington, U.S., January 25, 2021. Melina Mara/Pool via REUTERS/File Photo
Update: Suspect responsible for stabbing officer identified
UPDATE -- The Tazewell County Coroner's Office announced the suspect responsible for stabbing the East Peoria police officer was 19-year old Joshua A. Crites. Crites was shot and killed early Tuesday ...
Feb 02, 2021 (25 News)
Resident hospitalized for smoke inhalation after accidental fire
PEORIA, Ill. -- The resident of a home at 5622 N. Fountaindale Dr. was hospitalized due to smoke inhalation after a Monday evening fire. Peoria Firefighters responded just before 5:30 p.m. on reports ...
Feb 01, 2021 Midwest Communications
Local COVID roundup 2/1: Hospital bed availability increases
PEORIA, Ill. -- The Peoria City/County Health Department Monday announced 44 people were in area hospitals with COVID-19 or suspected cases. That's a decrease of seven from Friday, when 51 patients we...
Feb 01, 2021 Midwest Communications
Rossi: V70X comes from U.K. variant of COVID-19
PEKIN, Ill. - Illinois' first known cases of a variant of COVID-19, found in DuPage County, were detected at Pekin's Reditus Labs last week. Reditus Laboratories CEO Dr. Aaron Rossi said to date, 12 c...
Feb 01, 2021 Courtesy of Reditus Labs
