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Trump calls on the Federal Reserve board to take full control of the central bank from Powell
Aug 01, 2025 4:48 pm - WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump on Friday called for the Federal Reserve's board of governors to usurp the power of Fed Chair Jerome Powell, criticizing the head of t...
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Man gets 11 years for disseminating child sexual abuse materialAug 01, 2025 4:35 pm - A North Aurora man has pleaded guilty to disseminating child pornography.
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Trump orders US nuclear subs repositioned over statements from ex-Russian leader Medvedev
Aug 01, 2025 3:53 pm - WASHINGTON — In a warning to Russia, President Donald Trump said Friday he's ordering the repositioning of two U.S. nuclear submarines “based on the highly provocative st...
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Bartlett firefighters’ Smoke & Irons Music Fest for charity returns Aug. 7-9Aug 01, 2025 3:52 pm - Bartlett firefighters’ annual Smoke & Irons Music Fest to raise money for local assistance of those in need returns with the introduction of a kickoff party on a third day this Thursday.
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What consumers can expect from import taxes as the US sets new tariff rates
Aug 01, 2025 3:50 pm - It’s been almost 100 years since the U.S. had tariffs at the level they could reach next Friday. Once President Donald Trump's planned tariffs take effect, Americans will...
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Authorities: Man sold drugs out of home that operated a day careAug 01, 2025 3:35 pm - Lake County sheriff’s police charged a North Chicago man with drug trafficking after authorities say he sold methamphetamine out of a home where a day care operated.
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US envoy visits aid site in Gaza run by Israeli-backed group that has been heavily criticized
Aug 01, 2025 3:17 pm - DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip — U.S. President Donald Trump’s Mideast envoy on Friday visited a food distribution site in the Gaza Strip operated by an Israeli-backed America...
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Jury orders Tesla to pay more than $240 million in Autopilot crash case
Aug 01, 2025 3:13 pm - MIAMI — A Miami jury decided that Elon Musk’s car company Tesla was partly responsible for a deadly crash in Florida involving its Autopilot driver assist technology and...
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Corporation for Public Broadcasting to shut down after being defunded by Congress, targeted by Trump
Aug 01, 2025 3:07 pm - WASHINGTON — The Corporation for Public Broadcasting, a cornerstone of American culture for three generations, announced Friday it would take steps toward its own closure...
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Jeffrey Epstein's former girlfriend, Ghislaine Maxwell, is transferred to a prison camp in Texas
Aug 01, 2025 2:48 pm - WASHINGTON — Jeffrey Epstein's former girlfriend, Ghislaine Maxwell, has been moved from a federal prison in Florida to a prison camp in Texas as her criminal case gener...