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UPDATE: Americans Gershkovich and Whelan, Russian assassin, freed in biggest post-Cold War prisoner swap
UPDATED 11:10 A.M. MOSCOW/ANKARA (Reuters) - Jailed U.S. Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich and ex-U.S. Marine Paul Whelan were among two dozen detainees from the United States, Russia and ...
Aug 01, 2024 A combination picture shows former U.S. Marine Paul Whelan, who was detained and accused of espionage, as he speaks inside a defendants' cage during a court hearing to consider an appeal to extend his detention, in Moscow, Russia June 20, 2019, and "The Wall Street Journal" reporter Evan Gershkovich, who stands trial on spying charges, inside an enclosure for defendants before a court hearing in Yekaterinburg, Russia June 26, 2024. REUTERS/Maxim Shemetov and Evgenia Novozhenina/File Photo
US weekly jobless claims rise to 11-month high
WASHINGTON(Reuters) - The number of Americans filing new applications for unemployment benefits increased to an 11-month high last week, suggesting some softening in the labor market, though claims te...
Aug 01, 2024 FILE PHOTO: People wait in line to enter the Nassau County Mega Job Fair at Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum in Uniondale, New York October 7, 2014. REUTERS/Shannon Stapleton/File Photo
Under new law, Illinois employers can't force workers to sit through anti-union meetings
Pritzker signs 'Worker Freedom of Speech Act' at organized labor convention ROSEMONT (Capitol News Illinois) - Gov. JB Pritzker on Wednesday signed legislation aimed at curtailing the practice of "cap...
Aug 01, 2024 After signing legislation aimed at curtailing the practice of what sponsors dubbed “captive audience meetings,” in which workers are required to listen to their employer’s religious or political views, Gov. JB Pritzker poses with the bill at the Illinois AFL-CIO's biennial convention in Rosemont on Wednesday. Pritzker is flanked by AFL-CIO's national president Liz Shuler and the state organization’s president Tim Drea (left) and state Rep. Marcus Evans, D-Chicago (right), along with other proponents of the bill. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Hannah Meisel)
UPDATE: Peplowski and Team USA take silver in 4x200 freestyle relay
PARIS - Germantown Hills is now home to an Olympic medalist. Anna Peplowski will take home silver from Paris after being a part of the United States swimming 4x200 meter freestyle relay time. Peplowsk...
Aug 01, 2024 INDIANAPOLIS, IN - June 17th, 2024 - Anna Peplowski during the 2024 United States Olympic Swimming Team Trials at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis, Indiana. Photo By Trent Barnhart/Indiana Athletics
Sonya Massey, mother called 911 multiple times in days before her death to report mental health crises
(Capitol News Illinois) Woman shot by deputy had been in contact with mental health crisis teams hours earlier The day before she was shot by a Sangamon County Sheriff's deputy, Sonya Massey's mother ...
Aug 01, 2024 MASSEY PROJECTOR: Santita Jackson sings at a rally to remember Sonya Massey. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Andrew Adams)
Olympics-Gymnastics-Biles seeks second gold medal of Paris Games in all-around final
PARIS(Reuters) - Simone Biles will be chasing a sixth Olympic gold medal and her second of the Paris Olympics when she competes in the women's gymnastics all-around final on Thursday in what she has c...
Aug 01, 2024 FILE PHOTO: Paris 2024 Olympics - Artistic Gymnastics - Women's Team Final - Bercy Arena, Paris, France - July 30, 2024. Simone Biles of United States in action on the Floor Exercise. REUTERS/Hannah Mckay/File Photo
Killing of Hamas chief in Iran stirs fears of retaliation, regional conflict
CAIRO/DUBAI (Reuters) -Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh was assassinated in the Iranian capital Tehran early on Wednesday morning, an attack that drew threats of revenge on Israel and fueled further concer...
Aug 01, 2024 FILE PHOTO: Palestinian group Hamas' top leader, Ismail Haniyeh speaks during a press conference in Tehran, Iran, March 26, 2024. Majid Asgaripour/WANA (West Asia News Agency) via REUTERS/File Photo
Three Sept. 11 suspects agree to plead guilty at Guantanamo, New York Times reports
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The man accused of plotting the Sept. 11 attacks, Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, and two of his accomplices held at the Guantanamo prison have agreed to plead guilty to conspiracy charg...
Jul 31, 2024 FILE PHOTO: The United States flag flies inside of Joint Task Force Guantanamo Camp VI at the U.S. Naval Base in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba March 22, 2016. REUTERS/Lucas Jackson/File Photo
CrowdStrike is sued by shareholders over huge software outage
(Reuters) - CrowdStrike has been sued by shareholders who said the cybersecurity company defrauded them by concealing how its inadequate software testing could cause the July 19 global outage that cra...
Jul 31, 2024 FILE PHOTO: CrowdStrike logo is seen in this illustration taken July 29, 2024. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File Photo
Olympics-Ledecky retains 1,500m freestyle title, re-writes record books
PARIS (Reuters) - If there was one safe bet to be made at the Paris Olympics pool it was Katie Ledecky winning the women's 1,500 metres freestyle, and the American once again on Wednesday proved she i...
Jul 31, 2024 Paris 2024 Olympics - Swimming - Women's 1500m Freestyle Final - Paris La Defense Arena, Nanterre, France - July 31, 2024. Katie Ledecky of United States in action. REUTERS/Ueslei Marcelino
