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Ex-White House lawyer was ‘perturbed’ by Trump effort to halt Russia probe -transcript
By Jan Wolfe WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Former White House lawyer Don McGahn told congressional investigators that he was "perturbed" by Donald Trump's efforts to shut down the U.S. Special Counsel invest...
Jun 09, 2021
What’s in a name? An angry spat between Harry, Meghan and the BBC
LONDON (Reuters) - Just days after the birth of their second child, named after Queen Elizabeth, Britain's Prince Harry and his wife Meghan have become embroiled in a spat with the BBC, along with a t...
Jun 09, 2021
U.S. administers 304.8 million doses of COVID-19 vaccines – CDC
(Reuters) - The United States had administered 304,753,476 doses of COVID-19 vaccines and distributed 372,495,525 doses in the country as of Wednesday morning, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and...
Jun 09, 2021
Warren: U.S. government needs to confront crypto threats ‘head on’
By Pete Schroeder WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren on Wednesday called on U.S. policymakers to directly tackle issues presented by the growing use of cryptocurrency, while saying a...
Jun 09, 2021
O’Brien Steel deals with Wed. A.M. blaze
PEORIA, Ill. — An exhaust hopper was the source of a Wednesday morning fire at O’Brien Steel. Peoria Firefighter/Paramedics responded just before 11 to the business at 1700 NE Adams. The f...
Jun 09, 2021
Analysis-Biden ambitions on infrastructure, voting, guns hit Washington buzz saw
By Jarrett Renshaw (Reuters) - President Joe Biden embarked on his first foreign trip on Wednesday, leaving behind an uncertain domestic agenda with many of his most ambitious pledges on the U.S. econ...
Jun 09, 2021
Local COVID roundup 6/9: 24-hour death count high, new cases dwindle
PEORIA, Ill. — Peoria and Woodford Counties between Tuesday and Wednesday lost two residents, apiece, to COVID-19 complications. In Peoria, a woman in her 60s and a man in his 80s died. Both Woo...
Jun 09, 2021
U.S. Attorney General defends backing Trump claim in defamation case
By Sarah N. Lynch WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland on Wednesday defended a decision by the Justice Department to continue to defend Donald Trump against a lawsuit by a writ...
Jun 09, 2021
Federal appeals court blocks Missouri ban on abortions after 8 weeks
By Gabriella Borter (Reuters) - A panel of federal appeals court judges blocked a Missouri law on Wednesday that banned abortions after eight weeks of pregnancy, saying the provisions of the law viola...
Jun 09, 2021
U.S. military base in Texas on lockdown due to active shooter warning
(Reuters) - The Joint Base San Antonio Lackland in Texas issued an active shooter warning and ordered all personnel to implement lockdown procedures, the base said in a message on Twitter on Wednesday...
Jun 09, 2021
