
Dee-Mack wins first state championship in girls' basketball
NORMAL, Ill. - The Dee-Mack Lady Chiefs are the queens of the court. In its first ever trip to the IHSA girls basketball state finals, Dee-Mack won the Class 1A state championship on Saturday morning with a 49-34 win over Mt. Pulaski. Senior forward Dalia Dejesus got a double-double in her final game as a Lady Chief, s...
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Golden toilet mocks Trump decor as White House defends renovations
By Brad Ulery and Daphne Psaledakis WASHINGTON, March 30 (Reuters) - A large throne with a golden toilet has been placed on the National Mall in Washington in a critique of U.S. President Donald Trump's renovations to the White House. Styled to look...
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Judge upholds US government approval of ioneer's Nevada lithium mine
By Ernest Scheyder and Nate Raymond March 30 (Reuters) - A federal judge rejected claims by environmentalists that the U.S. government in 2024 improperly approved Australia-based ioneer's Rhyolite Ridge lithium and boron mine project in Nevada in a rul...
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Health, environmental groups sue EPA for rollback of mercury rule
By Valerie Volcovici WASHINGTON, March 30 (Reuters) - A coalition of health and environmental groups on Monday sued the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency for repealing federal standards for coal-fired power plants that limited mercury and other ha...
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Celine Dion announces comeback with 10 concerts in Paris this fall
PARIS, March 30 (Reuters) - Canadian singer Celine Dion announced on Monday, her birthday, that she will return to the stage this fall with 10 concerts scheduled in Paris, spread out over September and October. The much‑anticipated announcement follow...
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Man pleads guilty for role in 2024 East Bluff shooting that injured teenager
PEORIA, Ill. - A man will spend 12 years in prison for his role in a shooting outside a market in Peoria's East Bluff nearly two years ago. That's after 20-year-old Jaylan Russell pleaded guilty Monday to Aggravated Battery with a Firearm. Russell must serve 85% of the sentence. The Peoria County State's Attorney's Of...
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White House ballroom project to include 'massive' military complex
By Bo Erickson and Trevor Hunnicutt WASHINGTON, March 30 (Reuters) - The U.S. military is upgrading White House facilities for the new East Wing, the administration said on Monday, after President Donald Trump said the ballroom would be built atop a ...
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EU resists French request to pause carbon border tax on fertilisers
By Kate Abnett and Gus Trompiz BRUSSELS, March 30 (Reuters) - The European Commission again resisted a request on Monday by France and other countries to suspend the EU's CO2 emissions levy on imported fertilisers, which the governments said would hel...
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Man pleads guilty for connection to fatal downtown Peoria shooting in 2024
PEORIA, Ill. - A man has pleaded guilty to second-degree murder in a fatal shooting nearly two years ago in downtown Peoria. The Peoria County State's Attorney's Office says 42-year-old Larcorles Edwards also pleaded guilty Monday to Unlawful Possession of a Weapon by a Felon. Edwards was then sentenced to 25 years in...
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