Crime
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DEA: Fake pills containing fentanyl helping drive OD deaths
Sep 27, 2022 7:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - An increasing number of fake prescription pills that contain potentially deadly fentanyl are helping drive overdose death rates to record levels in the...
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Blasts precede Baltic pipeline leaks, sabotage seen likely
Sep 27, 2022 7:00 am - WARSAW, Poland (AP) - Denmark believes 'œdeliberate actions'ť caused big leaks in two natural gas pipelines running under the Baltic Sea from Russia to Germany, and seis...
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Police: Summit woman was driving drunk when she caused crash near GurneeSep 27, 2022 1:00 am - A Summit woman who officials say was under the influence of alcohol when she caused a crash on Route 120 near Gurnee last week remains in Lake County jail on a felony ag...
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Social media threat leads to school lockdown in Beach ParkSep 27, 2022 1:00 am - Beach Park Middle School went into lockdown Monday after an 11-year-old student posted a threat on social media, according to the Lake County sheriff's office. At 7:39 ...
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Death by ex-pro skateboarder's punch was a tragedy but not a murder, defense saysSep 27, 2022 1:00 am - The death of a Wheaton man after being punched by former professional skateboarder Terry Kennedy was "an unforeseeable tragedy among friends," a public defender argued T...
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Des Plaines police investigating abuse allegations against suburban priestSep 27, 2022 1:00 am - Des Plaines police are investigating separate allegations of sexual misconduct levied against a priest who formerly worked in the city. The announcement of the police in...
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Plea agreements reached by 4 in NC Congress ballot probe
Sep 26, 2022 7:00 am - RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) - Four people pleaded guilty on Monday to misdemeanors for their roles in absentee ballot fraud in rural North Carolina during the 2016 and 2018 elect...
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Cardinal Zen, 5 others stand trial in Hong Kong over fund
Sep 26, 2022 7:00 am - HONG KONG (AP) - A 90-year-old Catholic cardinal and five others stood trial in Hong Kong on Monday for allegedly failing to register a now-defunct fund set up to assist...
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False claims, threats fuel poll worker sign-ups for midterms
Sep 26, 2022 7:00 am - ATLANTA (AP) - Outraged by false allegations of fraud against a Georgia elections employee in 2020, Amanda Rouser made a vow as she listened to the woman testify before ...
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Navy bribery fugitive 'Fat Leonard' seeks Venezuelan asylum
Sep 26, 2022 7:00 am - SAN DIEGO (AP) - The fugitive defense contractor nicknamed 'œFat Leonard" who orchestrated a huge bribery scheme involving dozens of U.S. Navy officials, has requested a...