Local
GOP state representatives from central Illinois call for changes to or repeal of SAFE-T Act on its anniversary
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. - On the third anniversary of Illinois' cashless bail law, some central Illinois legislators are calling for major changes, or for i...
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Illinois EPA releases 'Comprehensive Climate Action Plan' to reach 'net zero' emissions
Article Summary Illinois has reduced its carbon footprint 32% since 2005, but more steps are needed to meet the goal of "net zero" emissions...
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Peoria Park District unveils Track Chairs to make trails more accessible
PEORIA, Ill. - "The Track Chair is essentially when a Caterpillar tractor and a wheelchair have a baby." That's how Peoria Park District Exe...
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Carle Health brings two hospitals under one banner
PEORIA, Ill. - Two Peoria hospitals are merging under one banner. Carle Health Methodist and Proctor Hospitals are uniting together to operate as one ...
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Man accused of decade-old murder set for October hearing
PEKIN, Ill. (25 News) - Keith Brackett, who is accused of murdering 13-year-old Robert Bee of Pekin a decade ago, will be back in court October 1 for ...
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National News
Lingering feuds threaten Democrats' bid to reclaim US Congress
By Nolan D. McCaskill WASHINGTON, Sept 19 (Reuters) - Democrats are seeking to reclaim Congress, but...
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Indigenous, civil-society groups sue Prabowo over forest fire response
JAKARTA, Sept 19 (Reuters) - A group of indigenous and civil-society organisations in Indonesia's We...
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Foreign hackers targeted Colorado water systems in August, governor's office says
By AJ Vicens Sept 18 (Reuters) - Foreign hackers targeted and manipulated equipment in two local Col...
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World News
Hungarians and Slovaks share breakfast on Danube bridge that survived war and division
By Krisztina Fenyo ESZTERGOM, Hungary/STUROVO, Slovakia, Sept 19 (Reuters) - A historic bridge linki...
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After deaths of nine women, South Africans gather to run, mourn and demand change
JOHANNESBURG, Sept 19 (Reuters) - South Africans gathered for memorial runs and protests this week a...
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Malaysia's Democratic Action Party leader resigns from cabinet
SINGAPORE, Sept 19 (Reuters) - The party leader of Malaysia's Democratic Action Party &zwnj...
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Politics
Democrats try to ride data center backlash to election victory in rural US Midwest
By Valerie Volcovici Sept 19 (Reuters) - No company has announced plans for a data center in Defianc...
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Lingering feuds threaten Democrats' bid to reclaim US Congress
By Nolan D. McCaskill WASHINGTON, Sept 19 (Reuters) - Democrats are seeking to reclaim Congress, but...
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Trump is talking with Senate's Thune about bill to cut data-center electricity costs
By Jacob Bogage and Kanishka Singh WASHINGTON, Sept 18 (Reuters) - President Donald Trump said on Fr...
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Business
Democrats try to ride data center backlash to election victory in rural US Midwest
By Valerie Volcovici Sept 19 (Reuters) - No company has announced plans for a data center in Defianc...
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Defence firm Anduril says US delay on Taiwan arms sales affecting its business
By Ben Blanchard TAIPEI, Sept 19 (Reuters) - US defence tech firm Anduril's founder Palmer Luckey sa...
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Exclusive-Anthropic considers releasing new AI model ahead of IPO, sources say
By Echo Wang, Krystal Hu and Milana Vinn Sept 18 (Reuters) - Anthropic is considering rolling out a ...
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Sports
Egypt's Orfi to become youngest-ever women's world No 1
By Ashraf Hamed Atta Sept 19 (Reuters) - Egypt's Amina Orfi will become the youngest-ever women's wo...
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Top 25 roundup: No. 13 Texas Tech holds off No. 22 Houston
By Field Level Media Sep 19 (Field Level Media) - Will Hammond passed for 257 yards and one touchdow...
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MLB roundup: Braves top Astros, wrap up postseason berth
By Field Level Media Sep 19 (Field Level Media) - Michael Harris II, Ronald Acuna Jr. and Matt Olson...
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Science
NASA in talks for Boeing's Starliner to handle new missions, WSJ reports
Sept 18 (Reuters) - NASA is in talks with Boeing about using the aerospace manufacturer's Starliner ...
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SpaceX to fly more NASA crews to space station under expanded $5.92 billion deal
Sept 18 (Reuters) - NASA said Friday that the agency had given SpaceX a $946 million contract to fly...
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Exclusive-Anthropic quietly sets up biology lab as it ramps AI drug program
By Jeffrey Dastin and Michael Erman SAN FRANCISCO, Sept 18 (Reuters) - Anthropic has quietly set up ...
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Technology
China central bank adviser says AI could deepen supply-demand imbalance
BEIJING, Sept 19 (Reuters) - Artificial intelligence could deepen and prolong China's strong supply ...
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Ten days that changed the course of AI
By Greg Bensinger and Deepa Seetharaman SAN FRANCISCO, Sept 19 (Reuters) - For years, the race to bu...
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Democrats try to ride data center backlash to election victory in rural US Midwest
By Valerie Volcovici Sept 19 (Reuters) - No company has announced plans for a data center in Defianc...
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Health
Two hospital systems settle US probe over transgender care billing for $9.5 million
By Steve Gorman Sept 18 (Reuters) - Two major US hospital systems have agreed to pay nearly $9.5 mil...
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Retension Pharmaceuticals, TRex Bio file for US IPO as biotech momentum continues
Sept 18 (Reuters) - Drug developers Retension Pharmaceuticals and TRex Bio filed their paperwork for...
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Trump says he will demand some childhood vaccines be split into five shots
Sept 18 (Reuters) - US President Donald Trump said on Friday that his administration plans to demand...
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Entertainment
US fashion council CEO Kolb resigns after clash with runway show protesters
By Ruchika Khanna Sept 18 (Reuters) - Steven Kolb resigned as head of the Council of Fashion Designe...
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Duncan Sheik, Tony-winning composer of 'Spring Awakening,' dies at 56
By Danielle Broadway LOS ANGELES, Sept 18 (Reuters) - Duncan Sheik, the Tony-winning Broadway compos...
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Mural of rapper Macklemore painted in Gaza after Sheeran tour furore
(Corrects quote in paragraph 13 to 'keep funding' from 'keep fighting') By Dawoud Abu Alkas and Pesh...
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