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Microsoft Bing raises concerns over lack of image results for Tiananmen ‘tank man’
By Paresh Dave (Reuters) - Microsoft Corp's Bing search engine showed no image results for the query "tank man" in the United States and elsewhere on Friday, users reported, raising concerns about pos...
Jun 04, 2021
State COVID roundup 6/4: New case count remains under 700
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — The Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) Friday reported 626 new cases of COVID-19 in Illinois, including 15 additional deaths. It’s the sixth straight day in th...
Jun 04, 2021
U.S. SEC ousts head of accounting watchdog, puts rest of board on notice
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on Friday said it has voted to remove the head of the accounting oversight board that sets standards for audits of public companies a...
Jun 04, 2021
Wall Street Week Ahead: Investors eye Washington talks after big rally in infrastructure shares
By David Randall NEW YORK (Reuters) - Investors will watch Washington in the coming week for clues on whether an outsized rally in shares of companies that would benefit from President Joe Biden's pro...
Jun 04, 2021
Back to some type of normal: Illinois reopening June 11
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — As expected, Gov. JB Pritzker announced Friday Illinois will move into Phase 5 of Restore Illinois on June 11. Phase 5 will allow a full reopening of all businesses and activ...
Jun 04, 2021
Golf-Cold and windy Olympic Club shows its teeth at U.S. Women’s Open
By Rory Carroll SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Dense coastal fog and frigid winds frustrated players in the early goings of round two at the Women's U.S. Open at The Olympic Club on Friday. Overnight co-le...
Jun 04, 2021
Canada loses more jobs in May but summer hiring boom looms
By Julie Gordon OTTAWA (Reuters) - Canada lost more jobs than expected in May amid continued lockdowns to curb a harsh third wave of COVID-19, data showed on Friday, but economists were quick to predi...
Jun 04, 2021
Mexico’s foreign minister blasts OAS’ Almagro over Bolivia stance
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Mexico's foreign minister on Friday criticized the work of the head of the Organization of American States, adding to its earlier rebuke that the group should not intervene in ...
Jun 04, 2021
Lockheed in discussions with government to finalize F-35 deliveries for 2022
(Reuters) - Lockheed Martin Corp, which aims to produce 169 F-35 fighter jets in 2022, is in discussions with the U.S. government to finalize total aircraft deliveries and production rate for the year...
Jun 04, 2021
Local COVID roundup 6/4: Hospitalizations up slightly
PEORIA, Ill. — The Peoria City/County Health Department (PCCHD) Friday reported hospitalizations in the tri-county due to COVID-19 have increased by four in the last 24 hours. One of the extra b...
Jun 04, 2021
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