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Iraq scrambles to contain fighting between U.S. troops and Iran-backed groups, fearing Gaza spillover
Dec 11, 2023 12:00 am - BAGHDAD - Dozens of attacks on U.S. military facilities by Iran-backed factions in Iraq over the past two months as the Israel-Hamas war has raged have forced Baghdad in...
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Agreeing to agree: Everyone must come to consensus at COP28 climate talks, toughening the process
Dec 11, 2023 12:00 am - DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) - It's the killer detail in international climate talks: Consensus. With nearly 200 nations of different sizes, economies, political sys...
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Memorial service announced for Park Ridge teen who died in crashDec 11, 2023 12:00 am - A memorial service for a Park Ridge teen killed in a recent auto accident in downstate Carbondale will be held Sunday. Visitation for Wolfgang W. Gustaveson, 19, is set ...
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Israel battles militants in Gaza's main cities, with civilians trapped in the fighting
Dec 11, 2023 12:00 am - RAFAH, Gaza Strip - Israeli forces battled Palestinian militants in Gaza's two largest cities on Monday, with civilians still trapped in the fighting even after hundreds...
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Police: Man attempted to enter Bartlett home while armed with shotgunDec 11, 2023 12:00 am - A South Elgin man faces a felony weapons charges after he tried to enter a Bartlett residence Saturday night while armed with a shotgun following an earlier verbal alter...
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UN officials and activists ramp up the urgency as "difficult" climate talks enter final days
Dec 11, 2023 12:00 am - DUBAI, United Arab Emirates - Countries moved closer to reaching what critics called a watered-down final deal Monday, avoiding calls from more than 100 nations to phase...
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Police: Missing teen's SUV recovered from Vernon Hills pondDec 11, 2023 12:00 am - One week after a Carpentersville teen went missing, authorities pulled her SUV out of a large retention pond in Vernon Hills Monday but continue to search the area for t...
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Becky, a 24-year-old bison at Lords Park Zoo in Elgin, has diedDec 11, 2023 12:00 am - For the second time this year, a 24-year-old bison at Lords Park Zoo in Elgin has died. Becky, who has been at the zoo for over 10 years, was unable to get up by herself...
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Chat with Buffalo Grove police chief, village president at Thursday eventDec 11, 2023 12:00 am - Buffalo Grove residents are invited to meet and converse with Police Chief Brian Budds and Village President Eric Smith from noon to 2 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 14, at Origina...
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Highland Park suspect to represent himself in trial set for February
Dec 11, 2023 12:00 am - The Highland Park massacre suspect will represent himself in his criminal trial, which a Lake County judge on Monday set for February 2024. Robert Crimo III, accused of ...