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High oil prices knock down stocks and erase Wall Street's hopes for a cut to interest rates
Mar 20, 2026 3:54 pm - Another climb for oil prices shook stock markets on Friday, as hopes collapsed for a possible cut to interest rates this year by the Federal Reserve
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Interfaith leader and educator to speak at COD Presidential Lecture Series April 15Mar 20, 2026 3:44 pm - Interfaith leader and educator Eboo Patel will speak on “The Promise of Pluralism: The Art of Cooperation in a Diverse Democracy” as part of the College of DuPage’s Presidential Lecture Series on Wednesday, April 15.
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Airport screeners quitting instead of working without pay poses a longer-term problem for TSA
Mar 20, 2026 3:33 pm - Eviction notices. Vehicle repossessions. Empty refrigerators and overdrawn bank accounts. According to union leaders and federal officials, these are among the mounting f...
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DEA names Colombian president 'priority target' as US prosecutors probe ties to drug traffickers
Mar 20, 2026 3:28 pm - NEW YORK — Colombian President Gustavo Petro has been designated a “priority target” by the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration as federal prosecutors in New York probe ...
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White House urges Congress to take a light touch on AI regulations in new legislative blueprint
Mar 20, 2026 3:24 pm - WASHINGTON — The White House said on Friday that Congress should “preempt state AI laws” that it views as too burdensome, laying out a broad framework for how it wants C...
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FCC approves merger of local television owners Nexstar and Tegna as two lawsuits seek to block
Mar 20, 2026 3:20 pm - The Federal Communications Commission on Thursday said it had approved the merger of local television giants Nexstar Media Group and rival Tegna, the same day that two la...
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Why some voters opted out of Tuesday’s primaryMar 20, 2026 3:18 pm - Voter turnout Tuesday was greater than 2022’s midterm primary in suburban Cook, DuPage and Kane counties, but lower than four years ago in Lake, McHenry and Will counties.
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Records shattered as summer heat hits Southwest in March; 'This is what climate change looks like'
Mar 20, 2026 3:12 pm - WASHINGTON — The dangerous heat wave shattering March records all over the U.S. Southwest is more than just another extreme weather blip. It’s the latest next-level weat...
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Airport screeners quitting instead of working without pay poses a longer-term problem for TSA
Mar 20, 2026 2:35 pm - Eviction notices. Vehicle repossessions. Empty refrigerators and overdrawn bank accounts. According to union leaders and federal officials, these are among the mounting f...
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North Aurora man accused of shooting at moving vehicle in West ChicagoMar 20, 2026 2:14 pm - A North Aurora man has been denied pretrial release after being accused of shooting at a moving vehicle last November in West Chicago. Javier Munoz, 20, was charged Thur...