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Pritzker signs executive order to address homelessness
CHICAGO, Ill. – Illinois Governor JB Pritzker has issued another executive order. But he says this one will deal with the growing problem of homelessness. The Governor says he’s establishi...
Will Stevenson Sep 03, 2021
Motor racing – Hamilton hails ‘epic’ Zandvoort as Dutch track returns to F1
ZANDVOORT, Netherlands (Reuters) - Lewis Hamilton and his Formula One rivals were buzzing on Friday as the sport returned to Zandvoort for the first Dutch Grand Prix in 36 years, although the likely l...
Syndicated Content Sep 03, 2021
Power lines blocking Mississippi River to be removed Friday -NOBT
HOUSTON (Reuters) - Downed power lines blocking a segment of the Mississippi River since Hurricane Ida made landfdall on Sunday are expected to be removed on Friday afternoon by Entergy Corp, allowing...
Syndicated Content Sep 03, 2021

Peoria Ameren workers among those assisting with power restoration after Ida
PEORIA, Ill. — A caravan of Ameren Illinois bucket and line trucks arrived in Louisiana Friday to support power restoration efforts in the aftermath of Hurricane Ida, including two Peoria crew m...
Dalton Kemper Sep 03, 2021
U.S. sanctions Iranians over alleged plot to kidnap NY-based journalist
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States has sanctioned four Iranian intelligence operatives behind a failed plot to kidnap a U.S. journalist and human rights activist, the U.S. Treasury Department sa...
Syndicated Content Sep 03, 2021
As the 20th anniversary of 9/11 rolls around, filmmakers take different approaches
(Reuters) - A slew of new films and TV series are being released around the 20th anniversary of the September 11, 2001, attacks, taking different approaches as the United States looks back on that day...
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160 Illinois National Guard members being used in Ida relief
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — Gov. JB Pritzker announced Friday approximately 160 members of the Illinois Army National Guard are being activated in support of Hurricane Ida relief efforts. "As states acr...
Dalton Kemper Sep 03, 2021
Urgent need to get more young Canadians vaccinated -public health agency
OTTAWA (Reuters) - New modeling shows an "urgent need" to get more young adults in Canada vaccinated in order to reduce the impact of a fourth wave of COVID-19 infections driven by the Delta variant, ...
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Former Patriots WR David Patten dies at 47
Former NFL wide receiver David Patten, who won three Super Bowl championships with the New England Patriots, died Thursday night. He was 47. The cause of death has not been confirmed, but multiple rep...
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‘QAnon Shaman’ pleads guilty to taking part in attack on U.S. Capitol
By Mark Hosenball WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The man nicknamed the "QAnon Shaman" pleaded guilty on Friday to obstructing an official proceeding when he took part in the Jan. 6 U.S. Capitol assault by the...
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