All Stories from August 28, 2025 (Change date)
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Federal judge blocks Trump administration from removing Voice of America directorAug 28, 2025 7:34 pm - WASHINGTON — A federal judge on Thursday blocked the Trump administration from removing Michael Abramowitz as director of Voice of America, the government-run news outlet...
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CDC leaders who resigned said RFK Jr. undermined vaccine science, risking livesAug 28, 2025 7:24 pm - As the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reeled from the ousting of its director, three senior leaders who resigned in protest told The Washington Post they were...
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‘Spend a little more time outside’: Grant Township Center Park expands with pickleball courts and a lot moreAug 28, 2025 7:23 pm - A ceremonial grand reopening and ribbon cutting was held Thursday for the latest batch of amenities installed at Grant Township Center Park as part of a $1.5 million project.
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Car hit by train, erupts in flames near HarvardAug 28, 2025 7:16 pm - A man was seriously injured early Thursday near Harvard when a freight train hit his car, which caught fire.
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US diplomat apologizes for using the word ‘animalistic’ in reference to Lebanese reportersAug 28, 2025 7:01 pm - A U.S. diplomat apologized Thursday for using the word “animalistic” while calling for a gaggle of reporters to quiet down during a news conference in Lebanon earlier this week.
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Wheeling hopes special census will show population bump, lead to more revenueAug 28, 2025 7:00 pm - A special census that could help Wheeling collect more tax revenue from the state will begin in October.
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UN food agency chief says women and children are ‘starving’ in Gaza and pressed Netanyahu on aidAug 28, 2025 6:52 pm - The head of the U.N. food agency said Thursday that it was “very evident” during her visit to Gaza this week that there isn't enough food in the Palestinian territory and that she spoke with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu about the urgent need for more aid. The world’s leading authority on food crises said last week the Gaza Strip’s largest city is gripped by famine, and that it was likely to spread across the territory without a ceasefire and an end to restrictions on humanitarian aid.
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CDC gets new acting director as leadership turmoil leaves agency reelingAug 28, 2025 6:32 pm - NEW YORK — The nation’s top public health agency was left reeling Thursday as the White House worked to expel the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention director and ...
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Gun rights groups ask U.S. Supreme Court to overturn Cook County assault weapons banAug 28, 2025 6:05 pm - Two national gun rights organizations are asking the U.S. Supreme Court to strike down Cook County’s ban on assault-style weapons in hopes that such a decision would overturn similar bans nationally, including the statewide ban Illinois lawmakers enacted in 2023.
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Micah Parsons traded to the Green Bay Packers from the Cowboys after contract disputeAug 28, 2025 5:43 pm - Micah Parsons is headed to the Green Bay Packers after a blockbuster trade on Thursday, leaving the Dallas Cowboys following a lengthy contract dispute. The two-time All-...