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NWS confirms multiple tornadoes Friday night in Central Illinois
LINCOLN, Ill. - The National Weather Service in Lincoln says a squall line over West-Central Illinois Friday night produced substantial straight-line wind damage with embedded tornadoes. Preliminary r...
Apr 20, 2026
Pope Leo decries exploitation by world's 'authoritarians' during Angola trip
By Yesim Dikmen and Joshua McElwee SAURIMO, Angola, April 20 (Reuters) - Pope Leo lamented during an event in Angola on Monday that many people in the world were being "exploited by authoritarians and...
Apr 20, 2026
TopBuild shares jump after $17 billion QXO deal
April 20 (Reuters) - Shares of U.S. building products distributor and installer TopBuild jumped nearly 20% in premarket trading on Monday, a day after the company agreed to be acquired by construction...
Apr 20, 2026
Exclusive-Pakistan places $1.5 billion Sudan weapons sale on hold after Saudi objection, sources say
By Mubasher Bukhari ISLAMABAD, April 20 (Reuters) - Pakistan has put a $1.5 billion deal to supply weapons and jets to Sudan on hold after Saudi Arabia asked for the agreement to be terminated and sai...
Apr 20, 2026
US companies eye Congo mining assets, including Rubaya, State Dept official says
By Olivia Kumwenda-Mtambo JOHANNESBURG, April 20 (Reuters) - U.S. companies are showing "significant" interest in Democratic Republic of Congo mining assets, including the rebel-held Rubaya area, a St...
Apr 20, 2026
Peoria gas prices dip below $4.20, but relief may be short-lived
PEORIA, Ill. - Local drivers are seeing a drop in gas prices, with the average in Peoria dropping nearly five cents a gallon in the last week. According to GasBuddy, the average price in Peoria was $4...
Apr 20, 2026
Marvell shares gain on report of deal talks with Google to develop two AI chips
April 20 (Reuters) - Marvell Technology's shares jumped nearly 5% on Monday following a report that Alphabet's Google is in talks with the chip designer to develop two new chips aimed at running AI mo...
Apr 20, 2026
Shipping traffic remains at virtual standstill through Hormuz, data shows
LONDON, April 20 (Reuters) - Shipping traffic through the Strait of Hormuz remained at a virtual standstill on Monday with just three crossings in the space of 12 hours, according to shipping data. Th...
Apr 20, 2026
India seizes suspected fake Mounjaro pens, says raw materials sourced from Alibaba
(Corrects paragraph 1 to say more than 260 suspected counterfeit pens seized, not more than 500, after drug control officer revises number) By Rishika Sadam April 20 (Reuters) - Indian drug regulators...
Apr 20, 2026
Psychedelic drug developers rally after Trump orders FDA to expedite reviews
By Kamal Choudhury April 20 (Reuters) - Shares of psychedelic drug developers rose on Monday after U.S. President Donald Trump signed an executive order directing health regulators to speed up reviews...
Apr 20, 2026
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