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Biden spoke with families of 14 Americans missing after Hamas attacks -White House
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. President Joe Biden has spoken with family members of 14 Americans unaccounted for after attacks by Hamas militants on Israel, the White House said on Friday. White House na...
Oct 13, 2023 U.S. President Joe Biden participates in a roundtable with Jewish community leaders regarding the Palestine-Israel conflict, in the Eisenhower Executive Office Building on the White House campus in Washington, U.S. October 11, 2023. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst/File Photo
Bob Michel Bridge project close to completion. Here's what we know
PEORIA, Ill. - The finish line is near for the completion of the Bob Michel Bridge rehabilitation project. Illinois Department of Transportation spokesman Paul Wappel says there's only a couple tasks ...
Oct 13, 2023 (Illinois Department of Transportation)
Blinken tells Arab leaders 'no more business as usual' with Hamas
DOHA (Reuters) - U.S. top diplomat Antony Blinken is telling Middle Eastern leaders there can be "no more business as usual" with Palestinian militant group Hamas, he said on Friday as he tours Arab s...
Oct 13, 2023 U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken makes statements to the media with Qatar's Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani, in Doha, Qatar, Friday Oct. 13, 2023. Jacquelyn Martin/Pool via REUTERS
US Supreme Court temporarily blocks order curbing Biden social media contacts
(Reuters) -The U.S. Supreme Court on Friday maintained a block on restrictions imposed by lower courts on the ability of President Joe Biden's administration to encourage social media companies to rem...
Oct 13, 2023 FILE PHOTO: The United States Supreme Court building is seen as in Washington, U.S., October 4, 2023. REUTERS/Evelyn Hockstein/File Photo
Wildlife Scary Park opens this weekend in Hanna City
HANNA CITY, Ill. - If you're looking for a spooky good time this weekend, bring the family out to Wildlife Prairie Park in Hanna City. Over the next three weekends, the park will be transformed into W...
Oct 13, 2023 (Wildlife Prairie Park--Facebook) Wildlife Prairie Park is transformed into Wildlife Scary Park Oct. 13-15, 20-22 and 27-29 in Hanna City.
UAW warns of new strikes against Detroit Three without warning, no new walkouts Friday
DETROIT (Reuters) - United Auto Workers President Shawn Fain said on Friday that the union will not expand its strike against the Detroit Three automakers at the moment, but said its members would now...
Oct 13, 2023 FILE PHOTO: A striking UAW member pickets outside the Ford Michigan Assembly Plant in Wayne, Michigan, U.S., September 23, 2023. REUTERS/Dieu-Nalio Chery
Israeli shelling strikes Lebanese army post after infiltration warning
JERUSALEM (Reuters) -Israeli shelling struck a Lebanese army observation post at the border on Friday, three sources in Lebanon told Reuters, after the Israeli military warned of a suspected armed inf...
Oct 13, 2023 Smoke rises after Israeli shelling , as seen from Lebanese side, near the border with Israel, in Alma Al-Shaab, southern Lebanon, October 13, 2023. REUTERS/Thaier Al-Sudani
Kaiser Permanente, union reach tentative agreement after biggest healthcare strike
(Reuters) -Kaiser Permanente's frontline healthcare workers union reached a tentative deal with the company on Friday, moving toward settling a dispute over staffing levels and pay that had sparked th...
Oct 13, 2023 FILE PHOTO-Healthcare workers strike in front of Kaiser Permanente Los Angeles Medical Center, as more than 75,000 Kaiser Permanente healthcare workers go on strike from October 4 to 7 across the United States, in Los Angeles, California, U.S. October 4, 2023. REUTERS/Aude Guerrucci/File Photo
U.S. ready to send more military aid to Israel, says Austin
JERUSALEM (Reuters) - U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin said on Friday that the Pentagon was ready to deploy more military aid to Israel as Israeli forces prepare for a likely invasion of Gaza in re...
Oct 13, 2023 U.S. Defence Secretary Lloyd Austin speaks to the media during a NATO Defence Ministers' meeting at the Alliance's headquarters in Brussels, Belgium October 12, 2023. REUTERS/Johanna Geron/File Photo
Peoria County approves $155 million budget
PEORIA, Ill. - Peoria County has approved a $155 million budget for the next fiscal year that is about 2.6% higher than fiscal year 2023. But, the new budget does not raise property taxes. The Peoria ...
Oct 13, 2023
