Crime
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Ahead of mother's sentencing Thursday, ralliers gather for 5-year-old, other slain childrenJul 11, 2020 1:00 am - Most of the balloons arranged in an arch on the Woodstock square Saturday afternoon were black and blue - one the color of mourning and the other a favorite of a little ...
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Suspect in Antioch area home invasion held on $75,000 bondJul 11, 2020 1:00 am - Bond was set at $75,000 for a machete wielding McHenry man facing several charges involving a home invasion Friday morning in unincorporated Antioch. Russell D. Brengman...
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2 arrested, 2 wanted after 11-year-old killed on July Fourth
Jul 10, 2020 7:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - Two men have been arrested and two others are wanted in connection with the killing of an 11-year-old boy who was shot during a Fourth of July cookout ...
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Turkish Cypriots urge probe over gunshots at migrant boat
Jul 10, 2020 7:00 am - NICOSIA, Cyprus (AP) - Turkish Cypriot human rights groups on Friday called for an investigation after police reportedly fired their weapons at a boat that had ferried 3...
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AP: Catholic Church lobbied for taxpayer funds, got $1.4B
Jul 10, 2020 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - The U.S. Roman Catholic Church used a special and unprecedented exemption from federal rules to amass at least $1.4 billion in taxpayer-backed coronaviru...
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Tapping into crime fears, GOP conflates mayhem with protests
Jul 10, 2020 7:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - Apocalyptic images of blazing buildings and window-smashing protesters pop on the TV screen as a caller to a 911 emergency line reaches voicemail. The ...
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Takeaways: Paycheck Protection loans and the Catholic Church
Jul 10, 2020 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - When the coronavirus pandemic caused a broad economic downturn and Depression-era unemployment rates, Washington responded with trillions of dollars in f...
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Attorney not disputing suicide findings in Black man's death
Jul 10, 2020 7:00 am - LOS ANGELES (AP) - The attorney for the family of a Black man found hanging from a tree in a Southern California city park last month on Friday did not dispute investiga...
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Trump commutes longtime friend Roger Stone's prison sentence
Jul 10, 2020 7:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - President Donald Trump on Friday commuted the sentence of his longtime political confidant Roger Stone, intervening in extraordinary fashion in a crimi...
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Man gets prison for failed theft of Magna Carta in England
Jul 10, 2020 7:00 am - LONDON (AP) - A U.K. judge has sentenced a man to four years for attempting to steal one of the original copies of the the Magna Carta from Salisbury Cathedral in Englan...