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Biden, China's Xi will discuss communication, competition at APEC summit
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The White House said on Monday President Joe Biden and Chinese President Xi Jinping will discuss strengthening communication and managing competition when they meet at the Asia-P...
Nov 13, 2023 FILE PHOTO: U.S. President Joe Biden meets with Chinese President Xi Jinping on the sidelines of the G20 leaders' summit in Bali, Indonesia, November 14, 2022. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque/File Photo
US Supreme Court announces formal ethics code for justices
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday adopted its first formal code of conduct governing the ethical behavior of its nine justices, bowing to months of outside pressure over revelatio...
Nov 13, 2023 FILE PHOTO: The U.S. Supreme Court building is seen on the day that Justices Clarence Thomas and Samuel Alito released their delayed financial disclosure reports and the reports were made public in Washington, U.S., August 31, 2023. REUTERS/Kevin Wurm/File Photo
UPDATE: Bradley University president says school is still strong, in the wake of proposed program cuts and planned protest
PEORIA, Ill. - The president of Bradley University says, in the wake of proposed program and faculty cuts, the university is still in a strong position. Last week, Stephen Standifird in an email to st...
Nov 13, 2023 Bradley University president Stephen Standifird speaks at an event in 2022. (File-Will Stevenson/1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
Kitchen Cooked chips return to original flavor
HANOVER, Pa. - A beloved brand of potato chip, even though it's no longer made in Central Illinois, may start to taste familiar again. Utz Quality Foods - the owner of Kitchen Cooked Potato Chips - an...
Nov 13, 2023 Kitchen Cooked Potato Chips (Utz Quality Foods)
Donald Trump's older sister Maryanne Trump Barry dies at 86 -media
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Maryanne Trump Barry, former President Donald Trump's older sister and a former federal judge, has died at 86, media reports said on Monday, citing sources. Trump Barry died at h...
Nov 13, 2023 FILE PHOTO: Donald Trump (L) gestures as he stands next to his sister Maryanne Trump Barry, during a break in proceedings of the Aberdeenshire Council inquiry into his plans for a golf resort, Aberdeen, northeast Scotland June 10, 2008. The inquiry is expected to last several weeks, local media reported. REUTERS/David Moir/File photo
UPDATE: Pekin City Council member makes shocking announcement
UPDATE: 6:32 p.m. PEKIN, Ill. (25 News) - Becky Cloyd, a former mayoral candidate, took to Facebook Monday to announce she is resigning as a Pekin city council member. Cloyd believes she was silenced ...
Nov 13, 2023 (1470 & 100.3 WMBD/Becky Cloyd via Facebook)
UPDATE: Donald Trump Jr. testifies about 'sexiness' of father's real estate
UPDATED 10:56 A.M. (Reuters) -Donald Trump Jr. testified on Monday about what he called the "sexiness" of his father's real estate portfolio, in his second time being called to the stand in the former...
Nov 13, 2023 Donald Trump Jr. sits in the courtroom with his legal team before the continuation of his civil business fraud trial at New York Supreme Court, Monday, Nov. 13, 2023, in New York, U.S. Stefan Jeremiah/Pool via REUTERS
Local gas prices continue to drop ahead of Thanksgiving holiday
PEORIA, Ill. - Average gas prices in Peoria have dropped 2.4 cents per gallon in the last week, averaging $3.41 a gallon on Monday, according to GasBuddy's survey of Peoria gas stations. Peoria's pric...
Nov 13, 2023 Mike Mozart / CC
UPDATE: Israeli tanks outside Gaza hospital, surgeon says, pleading 'someone should stop this'
UPDATED 1:50 P.M. GAZA/JERUSALEM (Reuters) -Israeli tanks took up positions at the gates of Gaza City's main hospital on Monday, the primary target in their battle to seize control of the northern hal...
Nov 13, 2023 Palestinians react at a hospital following Israeli strikes, amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and the Palestinian group Hamas, in Khan Younis in the southern Gaza Strip November 13, 2023. REUTERS/Mohammed Salem
UPDATE: Hardline Republicans push back on US House speaker's plan to avert shutdown
UPDATED 2:40 P.M. WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Fledgling U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Mike Johnson struggled on Monday to get his fellow Republicans to back his plan to avert a partial government sh...
Nov 13, 2023 FILE PHOTO: Newly elected Speaker of the House Mike Johnson (R-LA) gets a standing ovation from Republican members of the House as he addresses members after being elected to be the new Speaker of the House at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, U.S., October 25, 2023. REUTERS/Elizabeth Frantz/File Photo
