Nation and World
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Legislature approves tighter restrictions on red-light camera industry
May 26, 2023 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD — Lawmakers in Springfield have unanimously approved a measure that would place new restrictions on the red-light and speed camera industry's involvement in ...
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Passenger opens exit door during airplane flight in South Korea; 12 people injured slightly
May 26, 2023 1:00 am - SEOUL, South Korea - A passenger opened an emergency exit door during a plane flight in South Korea on Friday, causing air to blast inside the cabin and slightly injure ...
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Russia says its border regions attacked; Moscow's forces hit clinic in Ukrainian city
May 26, 2023 1:00 am - KYIV, Ukraine (AP) - Russia's southern Belgorod region bordering Ukraine came under attack Friday from Ukrainian artillery fire, mortar shells and drones, authorities sa...
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Serbia puts troop on high alert on border with Kosovo following clashes
May 26, 2023 1:00 am - PRISTINA, Kosovo - Serbia put its troops on the border with Kosovo on the highest state of alert Friday following clashes between ethnic Serbs and Kosovo police that lef...
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Oath Keeper who stormed Capitol gets more than 8 years in prison in latest Jan. 6 sentencing
May 26, 2023 1:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) — An Army veteran who stormed the U.S. Capitol in a military-style formation with fellow members of the Oath Keepers was sentenced Friday to more than ei...
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Rights groups slam severe Taliban restrictions on Afghan women as 'crime against humanity'
May 26, 2023 1:00 am - ISLAMABAD - Two top rights groups on Friday slammed the severe restrictions imposed on women and girls by the Taliban in Afghanistan as gender-based persecution, which i...
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What Chicago, other cities are doing to head off summer violence
May 26, 2023 1:00 am - An expected bump in violent crime this summer has mayors and police officials around the U.S. rolling out familiar strategies of making officers more visible and engagin...
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Oath Keepers founder Stewart Rhodes sentenced to 18 years for seditious conspiracy in Jan. 6 attack
May 25, 2023 1:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - The founder of the Oath Keepers extremist group was sentenced Thursday to 18 years in prison for orchestrating a weekslong plot that culminated in his ...
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Debt ceiling talks teeter on the brink, as lawmakers leave town for weekend without a deal
May 25, 2023 1:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - House Republicans are pushing debt ceiling talks to the brink, displaying risky political bravado as they prepare to leave town Thursday for the holida...
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Trump and DeSantis' rivalry intensifies as governor formally enters 2024 presidential race
May 25, 2023 1:00 am - NEW YORK - Ron DeSantis' entry into the 2024 White House race against former President Donald Trump sets up a clash of the Republican Party's two leading figures as the ...