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Better Call Saul star's new action-comedy might just be Hot Fuzz in Minnesota, but the internet isn't mad about it

Bob Odenkirk's new movie Normal is drawing comparisons to Hot Fuzz

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See How Rivian EVs Get Made In This In-Depth Factory Tour

Rivian can build an EV every three minutes at its factory in Normal, Illinois. That number will soon go up, as the R2 inches closer.

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Rivian Narrows 2025 Delivery Targets As Market Pressures Mount

Rivian Automotive (NASDAQ:RIVN) announced on Thursday that it produced 10,720 vehicles and delivered 13,201 during the third quarter ended September 30, 2025, from its Normal, Illinois, factory.

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Henry Winkler and Lena Headey join Bob Odenkirk in Normal movie

'Happy Days' actor Henry Winkler and 'Game of Thrones' star Lena Headey are to star alongside Bob Odenkirk in action movie 'Normal'.

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The Rivian R2 And R3 Won’t Be Built In Georgia Until At Least 2028

The R2 is still slated to go into production in 2026 at the Normal, Illinois plant, but can Rivian survive until then?

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Rivian Gets $827 Million To Expand Factory For R2 Production

The American startup aims to start selling its Tesla Model Y-fighting R2 SUV in 2026.

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Bob Odenkirk to star in crime thriller 'Normal' with Derek Kolstad

Bob Odenkirk re-teams with Derek Kolstad in the crime thriller Normal, where he plays an unlikely action hero facing a deep criminal conspiracy.

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Rivian’s Updated Power Tonneau Cover Starts Reaching R1T Owners

A forum user said engineers in Normal, Illinois poured sand into the mechanism and nothing bad happened. So can this new version survive for more than a few months?

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Rivian Adds Dual-Motor Large Pack R1T EVs To Inventory

The dual-motor powertrain has been developed and is manufactured in-house by Rivian at its factory in Normal, Illinois, as opposed to the quad-motor setup that’s built by Bosch.

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Fast Lane To Rivian Ownership: Drive Home R1T On Same Day At This Event

The Rivian R1T can be bought in a day at Rivian's same-day delivery event at the brand's Normal, Illinois service center

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A student created a media platform by and about people of color to fill a void in campus journalism

It was sickle cell anemia that brought Chicago-born, Detroit-raised Tiffani Jackson to Illinois State University in Bloomington-Normal in 2017. Having endured some attacks, called pain crises, while attending Grambling State University, she made the decision to move closer to home.

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Rivian Moving Staff To Illinois Factory To Ramp Up Production: Report

It appears many Rivian workers will be heading back to Normal to ensure the US EV maker can pull off its goals and return to some normalcy.

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Rivian laying off 6% of its workforce as EV manufacturer aims to cut costs

Startup electric truck manufacturer Rivian said Wednesday it is laying off 6% of its workforce, including a small number of nonmanufacturing employees at its downstate Normal assembly plant.

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Gov. J.B. Pritzker and GOP challenger Darren Bailey trade insults and interrupt each other in first televised debate

NORMAL, Ill. — Democratic Gov. J.B. Pritzker and Republican challenger Darren Bailey engaged in a chippy first face-to-face broadcast debate Thursday night, as each man frequently interrupted the other with claims of lies, deception and hypocrisy.

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‘Liar,’ ‘liar,’ debate sparks fire: Pritzker, Bailey accuse one another of lies, hypocrisy, being danger to Illinois

The high-stakes showdown — roughly a month ahead of the election — covered abortion, guns and crime; Pritzker’s handling of the pandemic, and the state’s financial ledgers. But the fast — and at times scattershot — pacing often left viewers without answers about where the candidates stood on those…

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Rivian production accelerates in third quarter. Illinois plant on pace to build 25,000 EV trucks this year

Startup EV manufacturer Rivian accelerated production by 67% in the third quarter, with more than 7,300 electric trucks rolling off the line at its Normal, Illinois plant.

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Rivian subcontractors to pay $315,000 in back wages due Mexican laborers in second state lawsuit over plant construction

Rivian subcontractors have agreed to pay $315,000 in back wages and penalties to settle a lawsuit brought by the state alleging the companies owed overtime pay to 59 Mexican laborers who helped build the startup’s electric vehicle plant in Normal.

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Rivian now has nearly 200,000 orders for its EV trucks and delivery vans. It’s produced 8,000

Startup electric truck manufacturer Rivian continues to see robust demand for its inaugural products, with nearly 200,000 orders in hand, and a long way to go to fill them.

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Amazon rolls out new electric delivery vans

The vans, made by Rivian in downstate Normal, are part of Amazon’s effort to be net-zero carbon across all operations by 2040.

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2022 Rivian R1S Customer Deliveries To Start In August Or September

The planned start of Rivian R1S customer deliveries coincides with a ramp in production at the plant in Normal, Illinois.

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Rivian R1 EVs Will Be Powered By Giant Turbine For 1st Charge

Rivian Automotive Inc (NASDAQ: RIVN) said on Wednesday it plans to install a large-scale wind turbine at its Normal, Illinois, manufacturing campus that will power its R1 vehicles for their first charge.

Benzinga

Rivian Automotive Plans To Construct Wind Turbine At Illinois Campus

Rivian Automotive Inc (NASDAQ:RIVN) plans to establish a large-scale wind turbine at its Normal manufacturing campus in Illinois. The automaker expects to generate clean energy to enable new R1 vehicles to be powered by renewables for their first charge. Rivian installed a 783-kilowatt solar canopy in early 2022, which is scheduled to begin…

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Tour Rivian's Busy Plant With CEO RJ Scaringe As Your Guide

Rivian video takes a look at the stamping, body, and paint shops, as well as the general assembly and end of line areas of the plant in Normal, Illinois.

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Rivian EV Battery Pack Catches Fire: All You Need To Know

A battery pack caught on fire in the testing area of Rivian Automotive, Inc (NASDAQ: RIVN) factory in Normal, Illinois, on May 28, marking Rivian's third mishap since production began last fall,

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Normal Firefighters Put Out A Battery Fire Inside The Rivian Plant

Nobody was hurt but the Normal Fire Department asked for backup from nearby Bloomington, this being the third fire they responded to at the plant since it opened.

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