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Police scour Maine for man sought in Lewiston mass shootings
(Reuters) -Hundreds of police fanned out across the state of Maine hunting for a man wanted in connection with mass shootings at a bar and a bowling alley in the town of Lewiston, as news outlets repo...
Oct 26, 2023 Police close Lincoln Street leading to Schemengees Bar & Grille Restaurant after deadly mass shootings in Lewiston, Maine, U.S. October 26, 2023. REUTERS/Nicholas Pfosi
Israel stages new sortie into Gaza, hints there may be several 'invasions'
GAZA/JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Israel said its ground forces had pushed into Gaza overnight to attack Hamas targets as Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said it was "preparing for a ground invasio...
Oct 26, 2023 Palestinians gather at the site of Israeli strikes on houses, as the conflict between Israel and Palestinian Islamist group Hamas continues, in Khan Younis in the southern Gaza Strip, October 26, 2023. REUTERS/Mohammed Salem
Ford, UAW reach tentative deal to end strike including record pay raise
(Reuters) -Ford Motor and United Auto Workers (UAW) union negotiators reached a tentative labor deal after a six-week strike, UAW President Shawn Fain and the automaker said on Wednesday, agreeing a 4...
Oct 25, 2023 FILE PHOTO: United Auto Workers (UAW) union members picket outside Ford's Kentucky truck plant after going on strike in Louisville, Kentucky, U.S. October 12, 2023. REUTERS/Luke Sharrett//File Photo
UPDATE: At least 22 killed, dozens wounded in Lewiston, Maine shootings - NBC
UPDATED 10:44 P.M. (Reuters) -At least 22 people were killed and 50 to 60 wounded on Wednesday in mass shootings at multiple locations including a bowling alley and a bar in Lewiston, Maine, NBC News ...
Oct 25, 2023 A man identified as a suspect by police points what appears to be a semiautomatic rifle, in Lewiston, Maine, U.S., October 25, 2023. Androscoggin County Sheriff’s Office via Facebook/Handout via REUTERS
Putin warns Israel-Hamas conflict could spread beyond Middle East, condemns Gaza bombing
(Reuters) - President Vladimir Putin warned on Wednesday that Israel's conflict with Hamas could spread well beyond the Middle East and said it was wrong that innocent women, children and old people i...
Oct 25, 2023 FILE PHOTO: Russian President Vladimir Putin speaks at the opening ceremony of the Belt and Road Forum (BRF), to mark the 10th anniversary of the Belt and Road Initiative at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, October 18, 2023. REUTERS/Edgar Su/File Photo
Illinois Commerce Commission employees recommend denial of proposed CO2 pipeline
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. - A Carbon dioxide storage pipeline that would pass through the tri-county area would not come at all, if some experts at the Illinois Commerce Commission had their way. In a documen...
Oct 25, 2023 (25 News)
Pekin Insurance confirms layoffs, doesn't say how many, amid restructuring
PEKIN, Ill. - They call it a "small percentage" of employees being laid off. Pekin Insurance is now confirming that they have made some layoffs as it focuses on what it calls in a news release "more p...
Oct 25, 2023 (Pekin Insurance)
LaHood, Democrats react to pick of Louisiana's Johnson has House Speaker
WASHINGTON, D.C. - A local Congressman says he's happy with the newest pick for Speaker of the House. Not long after the vote to elect Louisiana Rep. Mike Johnson speaker, Republican Darin LaHood said...
Oct 25, 2023 (File-Will Stevenson/1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
CEO out at Busey Bank
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. - A bank based in Champaign but with a presence in Peoria has a now-former leader. The parent company of Busey Bank says, in a filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission, that ...
Oct 25, 2023 (Busey Bank)
Republican Mike Johnson elected US House speaker, ending leadership vacuum
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The U.S. House of Representatives elected Republican Mike Johnson, a conservative with little leadership experience, as its speaker on Wednesday after a turbulent three weeks tha...
Oct 25, 2023 U.S. Representative Mike Johnson is surrounded by fellow members as he speaks to reporters after securing the nomination for House Speaker from the Republican conference on Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S. October 24, 2023. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst
