East Peoria's 41st Festival of Lights Parade steps off Saturday night
EAST PEORIA, Ill. - East Peoria's Festival of Lights Parade returns on Saturday with 41 floats representing 41 years. "So, we've brought one back that has not been in the parade the past few years. We've got a trailer underneath it, and it will be making its return to the parade...so, we're excited. 6:30 p.m. and ...
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Global insured catastrophe losses set to hit $107 billion in 2025, report shows
Dec 16 (Reuters) - Annual global insured losses from natural catastrophes are expected to hit $107 billion in 2025, driven by the Los Angeles wildfires and severe convective storms in parts of the United States, a Swiss Re Institute study showed on Tu...
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Iraq's dreams of wheat independence dashed by water crisis
NAJAF, Iraq, Dec 16 (Reuters) - Iraqi wheat farmer Ma'an al-Fatlawi has long depended on the nearby Euphrates River to feed his fields near the city of Najaf. But this year, those waters, which made the Fertile Crescent a cradle of ancient civilisation...
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Norway police fine Equinor over pollution at Mongstad refinery
COPENHAGEN, Dec 16 (Reuters) - Norwegian police said on Tuesday they have fined Norwegian oil and gas company Equinor over pollution at the group's Mongstad refinery on Norway's west coast. The fine, based on "years of inadequate maintenance" was se...
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EU weighs scheme to allow combustion-engine vehicles after 2035, Handelsblatt reports
BERLIN, Dec 16 (Reuters) - The European Commission is weighing a new compensation scheme that could allow car makers to sell combustion-engine vehicles beyond 2035, Germany's Handelsblatt newspaper reported on Tuesday, citing senior Commission sources...
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Donald Trump Jr. engaged to Palm Beach socialite Bettina Anderson, NYT reports
Dec 16 (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump said that his eldest son, Donald Trump Jr. is engaged to Bettina Anderson, a Palm Beach socialite, the New York Times reported late on Monday. According to the newspaper, Trump made the announcement at ...
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Delayed US employment reports expected to show softening labor market
WASHINGTON, Dec 16 (Reuters) - U.S. job growth likely rebounded in November following an anticipated decline in nonfarm payrolls in October because of federal government cost-cutting, economists predicted, still consistent with a gradually weakening la...
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Foreign arrivals to Vietnam hit record high despite pollution, floods
HANOI, Dec 16 (Reuters) - Vietnam is on track to receive a record high of 21 million foreign tourists this year, reflecting the country's strong recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic, its culture ministry said, despite chronic air pollution and deadly f...
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Bridge on Harmon Highway to be rebuilt in 2026
PEORIA, Ill. - A major road project for Bellevue's portion of Harmon Highway is expected to start in a few weeks. IDOT announced that Illinois Route 116 will close to all traffic on January 2nd for the removal and replacement of the bridge over Kickapoo Creek, Kickapoo Creek Road, and the railroads. The more than $23 m...
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Teenagers arrested after allegedly stealing vehicle in Peoria
PEORIA, Ill. - Two teenaged boys were arrested after allegedly stealing a vehicle late Saturday night. Peoria Police says officers responded to Forrest Hill and Gale just before 11:45 P.M. on reports of the stolen vehicle. The vehicle was spotted southbound on Molleck, with three males exiting the vehicle and fleeing o...
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