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Chamber full: Peoria Council swears in new member
PEORIA, Ill. — After the Peoria City Council decided two Saturdays ago it would name Dr. Kiran Velpula to fill the at-large seat vacated when Dr. Rita Ali became mayor, the seat Tuesday night of...
Jun 22, 2021
Argentines recall Maradona goal of the century 35 years on
BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) - It was 35 years ago today that Diego Maradona taught England to play, and the date did not go unnoticed in Argentina, where his compatriots remembered his "goal of the century...
Jun 22, 2021
WTA roundup: Coco Gauff among first-round winners in Eastbourne
Coco Gauff rallied from a set down to upset No. 7 seed Elise Mertens of Belgium 0-6, 7-6 (4), 7-5, at Viking International Eastbourne. The 17-year-old American star was one of 16 winners Tuesday, as a...
Jun 22, 2021
U.S. warship transits Taiwan Strait a week after large Chinese air incursion
TAIPEI (Reuters) - A U.S. warship has again sailed through the sensitive waterway that separates Taiwan from China, a week after the Chinese-claimed island reported the largest incursion https://www.r...
Jun 22, 2021
House’s Pelosi will decide this week on probe of Jan. 6 attack -aide
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi will decide this week whether to create a special committee to investigate the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol, her deputy chief ...
Jun 22, 2021
COVID-19 alert issued for Australia-New Zealand flights
SYDNEY (Reuters) - Passengers on two flights between Australia and New Zealand have been ordered to immediately isolate and undergo COVID-19 testing after authorities traced a traveller who tested pos...
Jun 22, 2021
NFL: Brands could flock to Nassib after historic coming out announcement
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - The Las Vegas Raiders' Carl Nassib could become one of the most recognizable faces in football as brands line up to be associated with the National Football League's first open...
Jun 22, 2021
New British 50 pound note with WW2 codebreaker Turing enters circulation
LONDON (Reuters) - A new 50 pound ($70) banknote featuring the mathematician and computer scientist Alan Turing enters circulation in Britain on Wednesday, three months after the Bank of England first...
Jun 22, 2021
Reditus Labs in Pekin detects more cases of Delta variant
PEKIN, Ill. — Reditus Labs in Pekin has identified two additional cases of the B.1.167.2 variant of COVID-19, also known as the Delta variant. The variant was first identified in India, carries ...
Jun 22, 2021
U.S. expected to extend CDC residential eviction ban by one month -sources
By David Shepardson and Michelle Conlin WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's (CDC) COVID-19 residential eviction moratorium set to expire June 30 is expected to be e...
Jun 22, 2021
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