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Harvey Weinstein pleads not guilty to sex crime charges in Los Angeles
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Former Hollywood producer Harvey Weinstein pleaded not guilty on Wednesday in Los Angeles to charges of rape and sexual assault, prosecutors said. Weinstein, 69, arrived at Los...
Jul 21, 2021
East Peoria patrolman named ‘Officer of the Year’
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — East Peoria Police Officer Jeffrey Bieber has been named the 2021 Most Outstanding Law Enforcement Officer of the Year by the Illinois Association of Chiefs of Police (ILACP)...
Jul 21, 2021
Half of all Afghan district centers under Taliban control – U.S. general
By Idrees Ali and Phil Stewart WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Taliban insurgents control about half of Afghanistan's district centers, the senior U.S. general said on Wednesday, indicating a rapidly deteriorat...
Jul 21, 2021
U.S. administers 339.1 million doses of COVID-19 vaccines – CDC
(Reuters) - The United States has administered 339,102,867 doses of COVID-19 vaccines in the country as of Wednesday morning and distributed 391,248,955 doses, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and...
Jul 21, 2021
Sherman aims to show China what healthy competition can look like -U.S
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. State Department said on Wednesday Deputy Secretary of State Wendy Sherman would seek to show China on her upcoming visit to the country what responsible and healthy co...
Jul 21, 2021
Big 3 U.S. drug distributors, J&J reach landmark $26 billion opioid settlement
By Nate Raymond (Reuters) - A group of state attorneys general unveiled on Wednesday a landmark, $26 billion settlement resolving claims that the three largest U.S. drug distributors and drugmaker Joh...
Jul 21, 2021
Health service staff in England to get 3% pay rise
LONDON (Reuters) -Staff in England's National Health Service (NHS), who have been on the frontlines of the battle against the coronavirus pandemic, will receive a 3% pay rise, the British government s...
Jul 21, 2021
FTC votes to make ‘right to repair’ a priority, drops 1995 merger policy
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The U.S Federal Trade Commission voted on Wednesday to make it a priority to address the issue of manufacturers pushing consumers to use licensed dealers to repair items ranging ...
Jul 21, 2021
Biden, Ukraine’s Zelenskiy to meet Aug. 30 in Washington
By Trevor Hunnicutt WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Joe Biden will meet with his Ukrainian counterpart Volodymyr Zelenskiy in Washington next month to discuss energy issues and threats posed by ...
Jul 21, 2021
Juvenile dead after suffering gunshot wound
PEORIA, Ill. — A juvenile male is dead after suffering gunshot wounds Wednesday morning just after 5:00 a.m. Peoria Police responded to the 3000 block of W. Seibold on reports of the juvenile be...
Jul 21, 2021
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