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Ethel Kennedy, social activist and widow of Robert F Kennedy, has died

By MICHAEL CASEY and STEVE LeBLANC
Oct 10, 2024 10:34 am - Ethel Kennedy, the widow of Sen. Robert F. Kennedy who raised their 11 children after he was assassinated and remained dedicated to social causes and the family’s legacy for decades thereafter, died on Thursday, her family said. She was 96.
US inflation reaches lowest point since February 2021, though some price pressures remain

By CHRISTOPHER RUGABER
Oct 10, 2024 8:29 am - Inflation in the United States dropped last month to its lowest point since it first began surging more than three years ago, adding to a spate of encouraging economic news in the closing weeks of the presidential race.
Underwood, Marter differ on immigration solutions

By Russell Lissau
Oct 09, 2024 8:36 pm - Democratic U.S. Rep. Lauren Underwood of Naperville and Republican challenger James Marter of Oswego agree that the nation’s immigration system has significant problems — but their solutions differ vastly.
Social Security’s scheduled cost of living increase ‘won’t make a dent’ for some retirees

By FATIMA HUSSEIN
Oct 09, 2024 12:02 pm - The Social Security Administration makes the official COLA announcement Thursday, and analysts predicted in advance it would be 2.5% for 2025.
Trump has long blasted China's trade practices. His 'God Bless the USA' Bibles were printed there

By RICHARD LARDNER and DAKE KANG
Oct 09, 2024 7:00 am - Thousands of copies of Donald Trump’s “God Bless the USA” Bible were printed in a country that the former president has repeatedly accused of stealing American jobs and engaging in unfair trade practices — China.
US considers asking court to break up Google as it weighs remedies in the antitrust case

By SHAWN CHEN
Oct 09, 2024 6:55 am - The U.S. Department of Justice is considering asking a federal judge to force Google to sell parts of its business in order to eliminate its online search monopoly.
Israeli offensive in hard-hit northern Gaza kills dozens and threatens hospitals

By SAMY MAGDY and WAFAA SHURAFA
Oct 09, 2024 6:52 am - A large-scale Israeli operation in northern Gaza has killed and wounded dozens of people and threatens to shut down three hospitals over a year into the war with Hamas, Palestinian officials and residents said Wednesday.
TikTok is designed to be addictive to kids and causes them harm, US states’ lawsuits say

By HALELUYA HADERO and BARBARA ORTUTAY
Oct 08, 2024 3:18 pm - More than a dozen states and the District of Columbia filed lawsuits against TikTok on Tuesday, saying that the popular short-form video app is designed to be addictive t...
Trump coming to Chicago for Economic Club forum

By Marni Pyke
Oct 08, 2024 2:33 pm - Former President Donald Trump heads to Chicago next week for an interview co-sponsored by Bloomberg News and the Economic Club of Chicago.
Trump secretly sent covid tests to Putin during 2020 shortage, new book says

By Isaac Stanley-Becker
Oct 08, 2024 1:41 pm - As the coronavirus tore through the world in 2020, and the United States and other countries confronted a shortage of tests designed to detect the illness, then-President Donald Trump secretly sent coveted tests to Russian President Vladimir Putin for his personal use.

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