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Severe weather a possibility Saturday and Saturday night.
PEORIA, Ill. - Showers and storms are in the forecast as the Peoria area eases into the weekend. 25 First Alert Meteorologist Chuck Collins says this ...
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Five juveniles face business burglary charges
PEORIA, Ill. - Peoria police arrest five juveniles, all charged with several counts of business burglary. All the juveniles are female ranging in age ...
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Former Pere Marquette developers appeal sentences
PEORIA, Ill. - As expected, former Pere Marquette developers Gary Matthews and Monte Brannan have appealed their case after being convicted of fraud a...
16h ago
PIA celebrates 20-year relationship with Allegiant
PEORIA, Ill. - Allegiant Airlines began service at Peoria's General Wayne A. Downing International Airport in March 2004, with five flights a week to ...
18h ago
Easterseals to honor long-time volunteers at Tribute Dinner next fall
PEORIA, Ill. - Each year, Easterseals of Central Illinois honors individuals who've had an indelible impact on the community with their annual Tribute...
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National News
As solar capacity grows, some of America's most productive farmland is at risk
By P.J. Huffstutter and Christopher Walljasper JASPER COUNTY, INDIANA (Reuters) - Dave Duttlinger's ...
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Trump trial tests his campaign strategy of embracing bad publicity
By Nathan Layne NEW YORK (Reuters) - Meetings with foreign dignitaries at Trump Tower. A staged visi...
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For some Columbia students, protest encampment is living history lesson
By Jonathan Allen NEW YORK (Reuters) - Before students set up a pro-Palestinian protest encampment o...
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National Sports
Motorcycling-Home-hero Marquez seizes pole at Spanish GP
JEREZ, Spain (Reuters) - Six-times MotoGP champion Marc Marquez claimed pole position for his home S...
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MLB roundup: Brewers win on Joey Ortiz's hit in 11th
Joey Ortiz delivered a walk-off single with one out in the 11th inning, giving the Milwaukee Brewers...
1h ago
NHL roundup: Avs rally past Jets with 5 goals in 3rd
Nathan MacKinnon and Valeri Nichushkin scored power-play goals 2:28 apart early in a five-goal third...
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World News
Germany needs an economic turnaround, says finance minister Lindner
BERLIN (Reuters) - Germany needs an economic turnaround in order to secure its geopolitical position...
A few minutes ago
Abbas, international leaders to hold Gaza talks in Riyadh this week
RIYADH (Reuters) - Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas and several international officials will be i...
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Kremlin, commenting on Blinken lobbying China on Russia, says Moscow and Beijing ties to continue
MOSCOW (Reuters) - The Kremlin shrugged off a trip to China by U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinke...
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Business
China's first-quarter industrial profits rise at slower pace
BEIJING (Reuters) - China's industrial profits posted smaller gains for the first quarter compared t...
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U.S. chip bans not meant to hobble China's growth, Blinken says
By Stephen Nellis (Reuters) - U.S. export controls on sending advanced computing chips to China are ...
10h ago
Apple renews talks with OpenAI for iPhone generative AI features, Bloomberg News reports
(Reuters) -Apple Inc has renewed discussions with OpenAI about using the startup's generative AI tec...
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Politics
Kristi Noem, a Trump VP contender, defends killing dog on family farm
By Tim Reid WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Kristi Noem, a contender to become Republican Donald Trump'svice ...
12h ago
Biden appears in live interview with Howard Stern
NEW YORK (Reuters) - President Joe Biden appeared on a live radio broadcast with interviewer Howard ...
17h ago
Biden says he plans to debate Trump
NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. President Joe Biden said on Friday that he would participate in a debate w...
17h ago
Health
US food regulator gathering information on Indian spices after alleged contamination
HYDERABAD (Reuters) - The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is gathering information on produc...
4h ago
CVS Omnicare staff in Las Vegas vote to join new union
(Reuters) - Staff at CVS Health's unit Omnicare in Las Vegas voted to join the Pharmacy Guild, becom...
15h ago
Biden administration to drop plan to ban menthol cigarettes, WSJ reports
(Reuters) - The Biden administration is reversing course on its plan to ban menthol cigarettes, the ...
16h ago
Science
Argentine scientists find speedy 90-million-year-old herbivore dinosaur
By Miguel Lo Bianco BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) - Paleontologists from Argentina announced the discovery ...
Apr 25, 2024
China sends astronauts to Chinese space station for six-month stay
BEIJING (Reuters) - China on Thursday sent three astronauts to its permanently inhabited space stati...
Apr 25, 2024
Scottish spaceport moves closer to satellite launches
LONDON (Reuters) - Britain's SaxaVord Spaceport moved a step closer to being able to send satellites...
Apr 25, 2024
Technology
U.S. chip bans not meant to hobble China's growth, Blinken says
By Stephen Nellis (Reuters) - U.S. export controls on sending advanced computing chips to China are ...
10h ago
L3Harris cuts 5% workforce in cost-saving measure
(Reuters) - U.S. defense contractor L3Harris cut 5% of its workforce earlier this month in a bid to ...
12h ago
X tells Brazil court 'operational faults' allowed blocked users to remain active
By Ricardo Brito BRASILIA (Reuters) - Lawyers representing X in Brazil told the Supreme Court on Fri...
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Entertainment
New film captures Afghan women's courage in failed peace talks with Taliban
By Jenna Zucker TORONTO - The new documentary "The Sharp Edge of Peace" begins with a harr...
26m ago
Aerosmith frontman Steven Tyler wins dismissal for good of sexual assault lawsuit
By Jonathan Stempel NEW YORK (Reuters) - A federal judge in Manhattan dismissed for good a lawsuit a...
12h ago
K-pop giant HYBE shares take another hit as dispute with NewJeans label drags on
By Hyunsu Yim SEOUL (Reuters) - A South Korean music executive credited with creating popular K-pop ...
Apr 26, 2024