Crime
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Cary Junior High School evacuatedSep 29, 2021 1:00 am - Cary Junior High School was evacuated briefly Wednesday while police investigated a bomb threat that turned out to be unfounded, authorities said. The Cary Police Depar...
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Police search for man who tried to abduct woman in WinfieldSep 29, 2021 1:00 am - A man tried to abduct a woman Tuesday night in Winfield, authorities said. A woman was walking on the path at the east end of Beacher Avenue around 6:40 p.m. when a man...
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Theranos CEO wooed investors while lab director saw trouble
Sep 28, 2021 7:00 am - SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) - Fallen Silicon Valley star Elizabeth Holmes convinced media mogul Rupert Murdoch and other billionaires to invest in her biotechnology startup de...
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In Murdaugh family scandal, tiny South Carolina town shaken
Sep 28, 2021 7:00 am - HAMPTON, S.C. (AP) - Ask any of the 2,600 residents in this South Carolina town whether they know Alex Murdaugh, and you'll probably get a quick nod. Nearly everyone doe...
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Jan. 6 trials slowed by mounting evidence in US Capitol riot
Sep 28, 2021 7:00 am - In the nearly nine months since Jan. 6, federal agents have tracked down and arrested more than 600 people across the United States believed to have joined in the riot a...
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In R. Kelly verdict, Black women see long-overdue justice
Sep 28, 2021 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - For years, decades even, allegations swirled that R&B superstar R. Kelly was abusing young women and girls, with seeming impunity. They were mostly young...
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Panel finds 80 alleged abuse cases tied to WHO's Congo work
Sep 28, 2021 7:00 am - BENI, Congo (AP) - Twenty-one workers for the World Health Organization in Congo have been accused of sexually abusing people during a Ebola outbreak, a WHO-commissioned...
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Schaumburg police confirm 'disturbance' after reports of stabbingSep 28, 2021 1:00 am - Schaumburg police said there was no danger to the public after reports of a stabbing Tuesday evening. About 6 p.m., police were dispatched to the 600 block of Sturnbrid...
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Man who brought massive gambling ring to Illinois State University avoids prison
Sep 28, 2021 1:00 am - The youngest person charged in connection with a massive international gambling ring, who was accused by the feds of running a "significant bookmaking operation" at Illi...
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Car theft ring used stolen, fake identities to buy luxury cars in Cook, DuPage countiesSep 28, 2021 1:00 am - Six people have been charged with operating a car theft ring that used stolen or false identities to buy automobiles from dealerships, including several in DuPage and Co...