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By Tom Hals

earthquake with a magnitude of 3.6 struck Standard, Illinois, as reported by the United States Geological Survey (USGS). Standard, located approximately 100 miles southwest of Chicago in Putnam County, became the epicenter of the seismic activity that unfolded at 4:42 a.m. The quake's effects rippled across the region, reaching as far as Ottawa, Streator, Pontiac, and Springfield, with reports of residents in Aurora and DeKalb County also feeling the impact, according to the USGS. While a 3.6 magnitude earthquake is classified as «light» on the USGS intensity scale, indicating that residents might have experienced a «light» shaking, it is not anticipated to cause significant damage. On the USGS scale, «light» ranks as level three out of nine. The Associated Press quoted administrative Lt. Doug Bernabei from the Peru Police Department several miles north of Standard, who described the immediate aftermath. «It shook my house. It wasn’t a rattle, I thought something hit the house. A lot of people were waking up,» he said, emphasizing the surge of 911 calls received by the dispatch center.

Voting on the tentative contract agreement between General Motors and the United Auto Workers union appears to be too close to call as tallies at more factories were announced

By David Shepardson

Economist Stephen Moore discusses negative economic trends in Democrat-run cities and Moody's lowering its outlook on the U.S. credit rating.

assault on former U.S. Senator Martha McSally of Arizona.

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers slightly changed the format of its second public meeting on the controversial Dakota Access oil pipeline after complaints about the first night

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By Jasper Ward

Two meetings in Bismarck this week are receiving public comment on the draft environmental review of the controversial Dakota Access oil pipeline

The CEO of the National Association of Realtors is stepping down nearly two months before his planned retirement, a move that comes just two days after the trade group was dealt a punishing judgement in federal court over its rules on real estate agent...

FOX News contributor Katrina Campins joined ‘The Big Money Show’ to discuss the U.S. real estate market as mortgage rates continue to weigh on potential homebuyers. 

A series of court challenges are seeking to upend longstanding real estate industry practices that determine the commissions agents receive on the sale of a home — and who foots the bill

In a groundbreaking decision that has sent shock waves through the real estate industry, the United States’ premier real estate brokerage firms have been held responsible for a staggering $1.8 billion in damages. This verdict comes after allegations of a seven-year conspiracy to compel homeowners to pay substantial commissions to the brokers representing buyers, resulting in a significant drop in related stock prices.

Tentative pacts were made with Stellantis and Ford.

According to forecast models, the most substantial snowfall is likely to occur in the mountainous regions surrounding Denver. However, cities like Omaha, Nebraska, and Des Moines, Iowa, could also experience frozen precipitation during this storm.

ATLANTA — ATLANTA (AP) — Metropolitan Atlanta is home to the second highest number of soundstages in the U.S., including the massive Tyler Perry Studios and Trilith Studios. But many productions have chosen to shoot in and around the city itself, often as stand-ins for other locations (it’s a popular double for New York). Here are some landmarks and towns you might recognize:

Wanda Sykes will kick off her «Please & Thank You» comedy tour in 2024. It marks her first major tour in six years, as reported exclusively by Variety. The tour will launch on March 1 in Concord, New Hampshire, and run until June 15 in Kansas City, Missouri. Additional dates will be added later. Artist presales start on October 26 at 10 a.m. local time, and general public ticket sales commence on October 27, both through Sykes' website.

Get Gotti" on Netflix has reignited public curiosity about John Gotti's final moments. So, what led to the demise of this notorious mafia boss? John Gotti passed away on June 10, 2002, at 61 years old. His death came while he was imprisoned, grappling with throat cancer. After a 1992 conviction led to a life sentence, Gotti's years were largely confined behind bars. When diagnosed with throat cancer in 1998, he was relocated to the United States Medical Center for Federal Prisoners in Springfield, Missouri. Though his initial surgery successfully excised the tumor, cancer made a comeback within two years. Gotti's health took a sharp downturn, culminating in his death in 2002.

By Andrew Chung

(Reuters) — Smithfield Foods' Chinese owner WH Group (OTC:WHGLY) is working with banks to take the U.S.-based pork producer public again in the United States, the Wall Street Journal reported on Wednesday, citing people familiar with the matter.