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Illinois, 18 other states sue to stop DOGE from accessing Americans’ personal data
Feb 07, 2025 7:06 pm - Nineteen Democratic attorneys general sued President Donald Trump on Friday to stop Elon Musk's Department of Government Efficiency from accessing Treasury Department rec...
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Gutting USAID threatens billions of dollars for US farms, businesses
Feb 07, 2025 6:34 pm - The Trump administration’s efforts to dismantle the U.S. Agency for International Development, which officials have said is intended to rein in wasteful spending, has lef...
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Treasury was warned DOGE access to payments marked an ‘insider threat’
Feb 07, 2025 6:29 pm - The Treasury Department was warned in a confidential assessment that U.S. DOGE Service access to a sensitive payment network represented an “unprecedented insider threat ...
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A federal judge weighing whether to block DOGE access to the US Labor Department
Feb 07, 2025 6:23 pm - WASHINGTON — A federal judge heard arguments Friday over whether to block Trump adviser Elon Musk's team from accessing systems at the Labor Department, which has investi...
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Judge says he will temporarily block Trump from placing thousands of USAID workers on paid leave
Feb 07, 2025 6:20 pm - WASHINGTON — A federal judge on Friday dealt President Donald Trump and billionaire ally Elon Musk their first big setback in their dismantling of the U.S. Agency for Int...
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Arlington Heights church provides temporary shelter to victims of apartment fireFeb 07, 2025 5:37 pm - Lakewood Chapel in Arlington Heights has been converted into a temporary home with cots, beds and amenities for 18 victims of a Palatine Township apartment fire that left them homeless.
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Conant High students walk out to protest deportationsFeb 07, 2025 5:31 pm - About 50 Conant High School students walked out of their last class period Friday to march in front of the Hoffman Estates school protesting threatened deportations of Hispanic immigrants.
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Aurora nonprofit Mutual Ground marks 50 years supporting victims of abuseFeb 07, 2025 5:07 pm - Mutual Ground, a nonprofit in Aurora, this year is marking 50 years of aiding victims of domestic and sexual violence as the need for services remains critical.
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Man gets 22 years in robbery of gambling cafeFeb 07, 2025 4:51 pm - A man who robbed a gambling café in Glendale Heights has been sentenced to 22 years in prison.
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Trump tells Ishiba at the White House that he wants to slash the US trade deficit with Japan
Feb 07, 2025 4:28 pm - WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump said Friday he wants to slash the U.S. trade deficit with Japan as he welcomed Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba to the White Hou...