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Sam Bankman-Fried has 'regret' for not probing $8 billion debt to FTX
NEW YORK (Reuters) -FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried concluded his defense in his fraud trial on Tuesday, saying he felt "regret" for not looking into the $8 billion his hedge fund borrowed from the cryp...
Oct 31, 2023 FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried is questioned by prosecutor Danielle Sassoon (not seen) during his fraud trial over the collapse of the bankrupt cryptocurrency exchange at federal court in New York City, U.S., October 31, 2023 in this courtroom sketch. REUTERS/Jane Rosenberg
Cleanup in East Peoria after train freight cars derail Monday evening
EAST PEORIA, Ill. (25 News) - Crews are cleaning up in East Peoria after three freight cars derailed Monday evening. 25 News reports the derailment occurred under the Meadow Avenue overpass, spilling ...
Oct 31, 2023 (25 News)
US Supreme Court weighs if public officials can block critics on social media
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday waded into the issue of free speech rights in the digital age during arguments in cases from California and Michigan involving whether public of...
Oct 31, 2023 FILE PHOTO: The Authority of Law statue is seen outside the U.S. Supreme Court at the start of the new term in Washington, U.S., October 2, 2023. REUTERS/Evelyn Hockstein/File Photo
A third sexual harassment lawsuit has been filed against Rivian involving Normal plant
PEORIA, Ill. - Automaker Rivian is subject to another lawsuit accusing it of sexual harassment at its Normal plant. The suit was filed in federal court in Peoria by an employee WMBD Radio News will no...
Oct 31, 2023 (25 News)
Maui releases body cam video of August wildfires
MAUI, Hi. - Maui Police are releasing body cam footage of the deadly Lahaina wildfires that left nearly 100 dead and thousands of buildings destroyed over the summer. Fox News says the videos show off...
Oct 31, 2023 D4E / CC
UPDATE: Anti-war protest at US Congress hearing as Biden officials ask for Israel, Ukraine aid
UPDATED 9:44 A.M. WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Two of President Joe Biden's top advisers asked U.S. lawmakers to provide billions more dollars to Israel on Tuesday at a congressional hearing interrupted repe...
Oct 31, 2023 Anti-war protesters raise their "bloody" hands behind U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken during a Senate Appropriations Committee hearing on President Biden's $106 billion national security supplemental funding request to support Israel and Ukraine, as well as bolster border security, on Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S., October 31, 2023. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque
UPDATE: Israeli air strike kills 50 at Gaza refugee camp, hospital chief tells Al Jazeera
UPDATED 10:15 A.M. GAZA/JERUSALEM (Reuters) -Israel said its forces fought Hamas gunmen inside the militants' vast tunnel network beneath Gaza as a hospital director said more than 50 Palestinians wer...
Oct 31, 2023 An Israeli tank manoeuvres inside the Gaza Strip, as seen from Israel, October 31, 2023. REUTERS/Evelyn Hockstein
Caterpillar profit rises on construction equipment demand
(Reuters) -Caterpillar reported a rise in third-quarter profit on Tuesday, as strong infrastructure investments across key markets boosted demand for its high-end construction equipment. Demand for he...
Oct 31, 2023 A Caterpillar 777 autonomous mining truck is displayed during CES 2023, an annual consumer electronics trade show, in Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S. January 6, 2023. REUTERS/Steve Marcus/ File Photo
Israeli forces attack Gaza's main city from two directions
GAZA/JERUSALEM (Reuters) -Armoured Israeli forces attacked the Gaza Strip's main city from two directions on Monday and targeted the main road linking it to the south of Gaza, witnesses said, drawing ...
Oct 30, 2023 Young Palestinians walk in front of a damaged house in the aftermath of Israeli strikes in Khan Younis in the southern Gaza Strip, October 30, 2023. REUTERS/Mohammed Salem
Pere Marquette and Courtyard by Marriott downtown both sold. Here's what we know
PEORIA, Ill. - The Pere Marquette hotel in downtown Peoria, and the hotel adjoining it, have been sold. Texas-based real estate investment firm Shreem Capital has purchased the Pere and the Courtyard ...
Oct 30, 2023 (25 News)
