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38 hurt in CTA train crash in ChicagoNov 16, 2023 12:00 am - A CTA train crash Thursday morning in Chicago injured 38 people and sent 23 of them to the hospital, authorities said. The National Transportation Safety Board is invest...
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Police and protesters clash outside Democratic HQ during demonstration over the Israel-Hamas war
Nov 16, 2023 12:00 am - WASHINGTON - Police and protesters clashed outside Democratic National Committee headquarters on Wednesday night during a demonstration for a cease-fire in the war betwe...
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Funeral is set for McHenry County Judge Michael Coppedge after his unexpected death
Nov 16, 2023 12:00 am - Funeral arrangements have been made for McHenry County Associate Judge Michael Edward Coppedge, 61, who died Monday after suffering a cardiac arrest in his chambers at t...
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Cook County Board approves balanced $9.26 billion budgetNov 16, 2023 12:00 am - The Cook County Board of Commissioners on Thursday unanimously approved a balanced $9.26 billion budget for fiscal year 2024. The spending plan includes millions of doll...
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Internet, phone networks collapse in Gaza, threatening to worsen humanitarian crisis
Nov 16, 2023 12:00 am - KHAN YOUNIS, Gaza Strip - Internet and telephone services collapsed across the Gaza Strip on Thursday for lack of fuel, the main Palestinian provider said, bringing a po...
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Take heart, it looks like China could send new pandas to the U.S.
Nov 16, 2023 12:00 am - SAN FRANCISCO - Chinese President Xi Jinping signaled that China will send new pandas to the United States, calling them "envoys of friendship between the Chinese and Am...
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Congress approves temporary funding and pushes the fight over the federal budget into the new year
Nov 16, 2023 12:00 am - WASHINGTON - Ending the threat of a government shutdown until after the holidays, Congress gave final approval to a temporary government funding package that pushes a co...
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Resident injured, cats missing after early morning fire near Crystal LakeNov 16, 2023 12:00 am - One person suffered minor injuries and two cats are missing after a fire completely gutted a home near Crystal Lake early this morning. Nunda Rural Fire Protection Distr...
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Russian artist who protested Ukraine war gets 7 years in prison in latest crackdown on free speech
Nov 16, 2023 12:00 am - TALLINN, Estonia - A Russian court on Thursday convicted an artist and musician for swapping supermarket price tags with anti-war messages, sentencing her to seven years...
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Xi-Biden meeting seen as putting rocky relations back on course, though main differences remain
Nov 16, 2023 12:00 am - TAIPEI, Taiwan - Perhaps just shaking hands and sitting down together can be enough sometimes. At their four-hour meeting Wednesday, U.S. President Joe Biden and his Chi...