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US weekly jobless claims rise marginally; productivity accelerates in Q3
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The number of Americans filing new claims for unemployment benefits increased moderately last week as the labor market continued to show few signs of a significant slowdown. Whi...
Nov 02, 2023 FILE PHOTO: People line up outside Kentucky Career Center prior to its opening to find assistance with their unemployment claims in Frankfort, Kentucky, U.S. June 18, 2020. REUTERS/Bryan Woolston/File Photo
Cornell University student faces federal charges over antisemitic threats
(Reuters) - Federal prosecutors on Tuesday charged a Cornell University student for allegedly making online threats against Jewish students at the Ivy League school over the weekend. The arrest follow...
Nov 02, 2023 Patrick Dai (1470 & 100.3 WMBD/Broome County Sheriff's Office)
US House to vote on Republicans' standalone $14.3 billion Israel bill
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. House of Representatives plans a vote on Thursday on a Republican plan to provide $14.3 billion in aid to Israel by cutting Internal Revenue Service (IRS) funding, sett...
Nov 02, 2023 FILE PHOTO: Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) speaks to reporters at the Capitol in Washington, U.S., October 31, 2023. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque/File photo
Disney to buy remaining 33% stake in Hulu from Comcast for at least $8.6 billion
LOS ANGELES/NEW YORK (Reuters) -Walt Disney on Wednesday formally began the process of buying Comcast's one-third stake in Hulu, a deal that will give Disney full ownership of the streaming service an...
Nov 02, 2023 Toy figures of people are seen in front of the displayed Hulu logo, in this illustration taken January 20, 2022. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File Photo
Donald Trump Jr. to testify for second day in New York fraud trial
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Donald Trump's son Donald Trump Jr. is due to testify for a second day on Thursday about the family company's financial statements that a New York judge has ruled were fraudulentl...
Nov 02, 2023 Former U.S. President Donald Trump's son and co-defendant, Donald Trump Jr., leaves the courtroom after attending the Trump Organization civil fraud trial, in New York State Supreme Court in the Manhattan borough of New York City, U.S., November 1, 2023. REUTERS/Mike Segar
Concerns continue over planned Bradley University budget cuts
PEORIA, Ill. - Concerns remain over a promised thirteen percent in cuts planned to be made to the operating budget at Bradley University, months after the cuts were first announced amid financial and ...
Nov 02, 2023 (Bradley University)
Fire department funding still a concern on Peoria City Council
PEORIA, Ill. - As talks in the Peoria City Council continue over the next city budget, there's one seemingly usual sticking point that's making a comeback: Fire Department staffing. There's no full-ti...
Nov 02, 2023 (File-Will Stevenson/1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
US theme-park operators Cedar Fair, Six Flags to merge
(Reuters) -U.S. amusement park operators Cedar Fair and Six Flags Entertainment on Thursday agreed to merge to scale their business amid an economic slowdown that has weighed on leisure spending. Thro...
Nov 02, 2023 FILE PHOTO: People ride a roller coaster at Six Flags Magic Mountain amusement park on the first day of opening, as the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) continues, in Valencia, California, U.S., April 1, 2021. REUTERS/Lucy Nicholson
Israeli army battles Hamas fighters in drive towards Gaza City
GAZA/JERUSALEM (Reuters) -Israeli tanks and troops pressed towards Gaza City on Thursday but met fierce resistance from Hamas militants using mortars and hit-and-run attacks from tunnels as the Palest...
Nov 02, 2023 Son of Palestinian woman Salwa Najar lies in a bed as his mother sits by, at a school turned to a shelter, as hospitals are overwhelmed, amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and Palestinian Islamist group Hamas, in Khan Younis, in the southern Gaza Strip, October 31, 2023. REUTERS/Ibraheem Abu Mustafa
Baseball-Road Warriors: Rangers blank Diamondbacks to win franchise's first World Series
(Reuters) -The Texas Rangers kept up their sensational play on the road, shutting out the Diamondbacks 5-0 in Game Five of the World Series in Arizona on Wednesday and delivering the franchise its fir...
Nov 02, 2023 Nov 1, 2023; Phoenix, Arizona, USA; The Texas Rangers react after defeating the Arizona Diamondbacks in game five of the 2023 World Series at Chase Field. Mandatory Credit: Rick Scuteri-USA TODAY Sports
