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Mocking Trump, Biden dismisses critics and tells Wisconsin rally he's staying in the race
MADISON, Wisconsin (Reuters) -U.S. President Joe Biden, scrambling to defuse a political crisis over his shaky debate performance, mocked and criticized Donald Trump at a rally on Friday in a spirited...
Jul 05, 2024 U.S. President Joe Biden gestures from a White House balcony with Vice President Kamala Harris during an Independence Day celebration in Washington, U.S., July 4, 2024. REUTERS/Elizabeth Frantz
Wisconsin top court's new liberal majority allows for ballot drop boxes
(Reuters) -A divided Wisconsin Supreme Court on Friday cleared the way for voters to be able to return absentee ballots through drop boxes, with the court's new liberal majority overturning a decision...
Jul 05, 2024 FILE PHOTO: Unused privacy booths are seen at a voting site in Tripp Commons inside the Memorial Union building on the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus on Election Day in Madison, Dane County, Wisconsin, U.S. November 3, 2020. REUTERS/Bing Guan/File Photo
Fire damages Peoria Heights house early Friday morning
PEORIA HEIGHTS, Ill. - Fireworks in a garbage can are being blamed for a house fire in Peoria Heights early Friday morning. Peoria Heights Fire responded to Wilson and Illinois just after 12:45 A.M. o...
Jul 05, 2024 (File-Mike Sabol/1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
Man falls onto rooftop after escaping through window at OSF Healthcare Saint Francis
PEORIA, Ill. - A patient at OSF Healthcare Saint Francis Medical Center went out of a window yesterday Thursday morning. In a statement from the hospital, the hospitalized man forced his way out of a ...
Jul 05, 2024 (OSF HealthCare)
Illinois switching to ACT exams for state assessments
SPRINGFIELD (Capitol News Illinois) - When Illinois high school students sit down to take their annual state assessments next year, they will take a different exam than in recent years. The Illinois S...
Jul 05, 2024 Caption: (Capitol News Illinois photo by Andrew Campbell)
New PM Starmer pledges to rebuild Britain after years of chaos
LONDON (Reuters) -Britain's new prime minister Keir Starmer pledged on Friday to use his massive electoral majority to rebuild the country, saying he wanted to take the heat out of politics after year...
Jul 05, 2024 Incoming British Prime Minister Keir Starmer and his wife Victoria arrive at Number 10 Downing Street, following the results of the election, in London, Britain, July 5, 2024. REUTERS/Phil Noble
US job growth moderates in June; unemployment rate rises to 4.1%
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. job growth slowed to a still-healthy pace in June, with the unemployment rate rising to 4.1%, increasing the chances that the Federal Reserve will be able to tame inflation...
Jul 05, 2024 FILE PHOTO: A pedestrian passes a "Help Wanted" sign in the door of a hardware store in Cambridge, Massachusetts, U.S., July 8, 2022. REUTERS/Brian Snyder/File Photo
Struggling Biden faces big test with ABC interview, vows to fight on
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Joe Biden, scrambling to defuse a political crisis over his shaky debate performance, will participate in a television interview on Friday that will be closely watched...
Jul 05, 2024 U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris speaks with President Joe Biden on a White House balcony during an Independence Day celebration in Washington, U.S., July 4, 2024. REUTERS/Elizabeth Frantz
Gaza ceasefire hopes rise as Israel says it will resume stalled negotiations
CAIRO/GAZA/JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Efforts to secure a ceasefire and hostage release in Gaza were gathering momentum on Friday after Hamas made a revised proposal on the terms of a deal and Israel said ...
Jul 05, 2024 An Israeli tank maneuvers near the Israel-Gaza border before it enters Gaza, amid the Israel-Hamas conflict, as seen from Israel, July 4, 2024. REUTERS/Amir Cohen/File Photo
Mexico issues 'red alert' as Category 3 Hurricane Beryl hurtles toward coast
TULUM/CANCUN, Mexico (Reuters) - Mexico's top tourist destinations were on red alert as Hurricane Beryl strengthened to a Category 3 storm on Thursday evening after leaving behind a deadly trail of de...
Jul 05, 2024 Coconut trees being blown by the wind are pictured before the arrival of Hurricane Beryl, in Playa del Carmen, Mexico, July 4, 2024. REUTERS/Jose Luis Gonzalez
