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UPDATE: Blinken, on peace mission, blames Hamas for delay in Gaza truce
UPDATED 1:42 P.M. CAIRO (Reuters) -U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken blamed Hamas on Monday for holding up a ceasefire in Gaza, as the top U.S. diplomat conducted a Middle East peace mission to d...
Jun 10, 2024 U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken gestures upon his arrival at Cairo airport, Egypt, Monday, June 10, 2024. Amr Nabil/Pool via REUTERS
Trump tells sweltering rally in Nevada he won't tax tips
LAS VEGAS (Reuters) -Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump told a rally in Las Vegas on Sunday that he would seek to end taxation of income from tips, a direct appeal to service workers in th...
Jun 10, 2024 Republican presidential candidate and former U.S. President Donald Trump speaks during a campaign event, in Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S. June 9, 2024. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid
Teen hospitalized after being shot in Peoria
PEORIA, Ill. - A 16-year-old was hospitalized Sunday afternoon after being shot in Peoria. Peoria Police Spokesperson Semone Roth says the shooting happened on W. Huntington Drive around 4:45 p.m. Off...
Jun 10, 2024
GasBuddy: Gas prices continue to fall as summer begins
Average gas prices in Peoria have dropped 7.6 cents a gallon in the last week, averaging $3.64 on Monday, according to GasBuddy. Local prices are nearly eight cents lower than a month ago, and about a...
Jun 10, 2024 Mike Mozart / CC
Israeli centrist minister Gantz quits Netanyahu government
JERUSALEM (Reuters) -Israeli minister Benny Gantz announced his resignation from Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's emergency government on Sunday, withdrawing the only centrist power in the embattle...
Jun 10, 2024 Ramat Gan, Israel June 9, 2024. REUTERS/Nir Elias
Peoria crews battle blaze at abandoned home Sunday night
PEORIA, Ill. - Firefighters were called to a home on W. Humboldt in Peoria Sunday night on reports of a fire. Fire Battalion Chief Steve Rada says when they arrived, crews found heavy smoke and fire o...
Jun 10, 2024 (Midwest Communications)
Double disappointment for Paolini as Gauff and Siniakova clinch French Open title
PARIS (Reuters) -Coco Gauff and Katerina Siniakova claimed the French Open women's doubles title on Sunday with a 7-6(5) 6-3 victory over Italians Sara Errani and Jasmine Paolini - a day after the lat...
Jun 09, 2024 Tennis - French Open - Roland Garros, Paris, France - June 9, 2024 Coco Gauff of the U.S. and Czech Republic's Katerina Siniakova kiss their trophy after winning the women's doubles match final against Italy's Sara Errani and Jasmine Paolini REUTERS/Lisi Niesner
No word from White House on whether Biden to meet Netanyahu in Washington
PARIS (Reuters) - The White House declined to say on Sunday whether President Joe Biden will meet Benjamin Netanyahu when the Israeli prime minister visits Washington next month to address the U.S. Co...
Jun 09, 2024 FILE PHOTO: U.S. President Joe Biden speaks at a state dinner held in his honor by French President Emmanuel Macron (not pictured), at the Elysee Palace, in Paris, France June 8, 2024. REUTERS/Elizabeth Frantz/File Photo
Trump to hold rally in swing state Nevada during heatwave
(Reuters) - Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump will hold an outdoor rally in sweltering Las Vegas, Nevada, on Sunday, seeking to shore up support in a swing state he lost twice but which p...
Jun 09, 2024 FILE PHOTO: Republican presidential candidate and former U.S. President Donald Trump gestures during a Turning Point USA event at the Dream City Church in Phoenix, Arizona, U.S., June 6, 2024. REUTERS/Carlos Barria/File Photo
Swiatek dismantles Paolini to win third straight French Open title
By Shrivathsa Sridhar PARIS (Reuters) - Iga Swiatek strengthened her reputation as the queen of clay by capturing a third straight French Open crown with a crushing 6-2 6-1 victory over 12th seed Jasm...
Jun 08, 2024 Tennis - French Open - Roland Garros, Paris, France - June 8, 2024 Poland's Iga Swiatek celebrates with the trophy after winning her final match against Italy's Jasmine Paolini REUTERS/Lisi Niesner
