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U.S. Congress votes to create Juneteenth holiday marking end of slavery
By Makini Brice WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. House of Representatives on Wednesday overwhelmingly passed and sent to President Joe Biden a bill making June 19, or "Juneteenth," a federal holiday co...
Jun 16, 2021
Peoria Police ask for help in searching for missing endangered person
PEORIA, Ill. — Peoria Police are requesting the public’s help in locating DuMaruria K. Wilson, who is 21 years old. Wilson was last seen Wednesday morning around 12:15 a.m. in the area of ...
Jun 16, 2021
NHC says 80% chance of cyclone over Bay of Campeche
(Reuters) - Shower activity associated with the broad low pressure area located over the Bay of Campeche has an 80% chance of becoming a cyclone in the next 48 hours, the U.S. National Hurricane Cente...
Jun 16, 2021
Bank of Canada says it saw signs of choppiness in second-quarter growth
OTTAWA (Reuters) - The Bank of Canada saw some choppiness in growth in the second quarter of 2021 following a sharp economic recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic at the start of the year, Governor Tiff...
Jun 16, 2021
Bonds stung, dollar cheered by sudden hawkish turn at Fed
By Wayne Cole SYDNEY (Reuters) - Asian markets looked set for a rough ride on Thursday after the U.S. Federal Reserve stunned investors by signalling it might raise interest rates at a much faster pac...
Jun 16, 2021
Japan manufacturers remain optimistic in June – Reuters Tankan
By Daniel Leussink TOKYO (Reuters) - Business confidence levels of Japanese manufacturers and service sector firms were little changed in June from the prior month, highlighting the fragile and uneven...
Jun 16, 2021
Delta variant fuelled 50% rise in English COVID prevalence -study
LONDON (Reuters) - The rapid spread of the Delta coronavirus variant has driven a 50% rise in infections in England since May, a large prevalence study led by Imperial College London found on Thursday...
Jun 16, 2021
Costa Rica rejects delivery of Sinovac COVID-19 vaccine, says it is not effective enough
SAN JOSE (Reuters) - Costa Rican health authorities on Wednesday said that after studying the available clinical studies they had decided to reject the delivery of Sinovac Biotech's COVID-19 vaccine f...
Jun 16, 2021
Southern Baptists to set up task force to probe sexual abuse claims
By Sharon Bernstein (Reuters) - Southern Baptist Convention members voted on Wednesday to set up an independent task force to investigate allegations of sexual abuse by pastors and volunteers, includi...
Jun 16, 2021
Earlier Fed rate hikes will not jack up low projected borrowing costs – White House
By Andrea Shalal WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The White House on Wednesday said it did not expect the Federal Reserve's projections for earlier post-pandemic interest rate hikes to significantly alter its o...
Jun 16, 2021
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