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Wind power can be a major source of tax revenue, but officials struggle to get communities on board
Jul 28, 2024 6:00 am - PIPER CITY, Ill. — In Scott Saffer's science classroom, kids bake cookies in a decked-out kitchen, care for fish, turtles and a snake, and have access to a workshop full ...
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‘Sensationally unpredictable’ U.S. election clouds policy view
Jul 28, 2024 5:11 am - The shock replacement of the Democratic presidential candidate less than four months before the U.S. election has introduced a new element of uncertainty about the outloo...
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TikTok goes all-out in Washington with its U.S. survival at stake
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Firefighters get some help from cooler temperatures after California’s largest wildfire explodesJul 27, 2024 8:25 pm - FOREST RANCH, Calif. — Thousands of firefighters battling a wildfire in Northern California received some help from the weather Saturday hours after it exploded in size, ...
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An exonerated man was ‘50 feet from freedom.’ Then a court stopped him.Jul 27, 2024 8:23 pm - Christopher Dunn was steps away from freedom. He was wearing civilian clothes picked out months before: a sage green button-down, a blazer, and a green and blue tie that ...
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In a show of growing ties, Russian warships make a new visit to Cuban watersJul 27, 2024 8:22 pm - HAVANA — Three Russian warships arrived in Cuban waters on Saturday, Moscow's second such maritime voyage in as many months in a reflection of deepening ties between Russ...
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4 hottest days ever observed raise fears of a planet nearing ‘tipping points’Jul 27, 2024 8:21 pm - As global temperatures spiked to their highest levels in recorded history on Monday, ambulances were screaming through the streets of Tokyo, carrying scores of people who...
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Texas sues Biden administration over teenage access to birth controlJul 27, 2024 6:20 pm - Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton (R) is suing the Biden administration over a policy that allows adolescents to access birth control without their parents’ consent, argu...
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‘FranDan Day’ in Hoffman Estates: Frannie the Chihuahua makes 500th run to greet mail carrierJul 27, 2024 5:45 pm - A unique relationship reaches a major landmark in Hoffman Estates. Chihuahua Frannie Joy ran outside to greet mail carrier Dan Larsen for the 500th time.
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Facts Matter: Harris is eligible to serve as presidentJul 27, 2024 3:31 pm - In this week’s Facts Matter column, Bob Oswald examines claims that Kamala Harris is prohibited by the Constitution to run for president, President Biden died, an article expressed climate change concerns about keeping pets at home and more.