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Illinois ag director says Trump trade policies are ‘crushing’ farmers
Dec 12, 2025 4:58 pm - Jerry Costello II, director of the Illinois Department of Agriculture, said President Donald Trump’s farmer assistance program is not enough and that it “defies logic.”
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Thai and Cambodian leaders agree to renew a ceasefire after days of deadly clashes, Trump says
Dec 12, 2025 4:26 pm - WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump said on Friday that Thai and Cambodian leaders have agreed to renew a truce after days of deadly clashes had threatened to undo a ceas...
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Trump sued by preservationists seeking reviews and congressional approval for ballroom project
Dec 12, 2025 4:18 pm - President Donald Trump was sued on Friday by preservationists asking a federal court to halt his White House ballroom project until it goes through multiple independent r...
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Justice Department asks appeals court to block judge's contempt inquiry in mass deportation case
Dec 12, 2025 3:58 pm - WASHINGTON — The Justice Department asked an appeals court on Friday to block a contempt investigation of the Trump administration for failing to turn around planes carry...
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Iran arrests Nobel Peace Prize laureate Narges Mohammadi, supporters say
Dec 12, 2025 3:56 pm - DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Iran has arrested Nobel Peace Prize laureate Narges Mohammadi, her supporters said Friday. A foundation in her name said she was detained in...
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Russian police and National Guard will stay in Ukraine's Donbas postwar, a Kremlin official says
Dec 12, 2025 3:51 pm - KYIV, Ukraine — A senior Kremlin official said Friday that Russian police and National Guard will stay on in eastern Ukraine’s Donbas and oversee the industry-rich region...
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District 54’s longest-serving board member ever to step down in JanuaryDec 12, 2025 3:49 pm - Barbara Hengels, the longest-ever member of the Schaumburg Township Elementary District 54 board of education, announced Thursday she would step down Jan. 7 after 28½ years.
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Immigration crackdown leaves teens to care for siblings after parents get detained
Dec 12, 2025 3:46 pm - KENNER, La. ) — Vilma Cruz, a mother of two, had just arrived at her newly leased Louisiana home this week when federal agents surrounded her vehicle in the driveway. She...
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Problems with commercial driver’s licenses for immigrants found in eigh states so far
Dec 12, 2025 3:42 pm - The federal government's crackdown on commercial driver's licenses for immigrants has found problems in eight states so far in the wake of several deadly crashes. Transp...
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Federal judge issues order to prohibit immigration officials from detaining Kilmar Abrego Garcia
Dec 12, 2025 3:37 pm - BALTIMORE — A federal judge blocked U.S. immigration authorities on Friday from re-detaining Kilmar Abrego Garcia, saying she feared they might take him into custody agai...