Nation and World
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Russia launches fresh drone strikes on Ukraine after promising retaliation for Belgorod attack
Dec 31, 2023 8:29 am - KYIV, Ukraine — Russia launched a fresh drone assault on Ukraine on Saturday night, after promising that strikes on the Russian border city of Belgorod earlier in the day...
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Trauma training, family drew Vernon Hills doc to volunteer after Hamas attack in IsraelDec 30, 2023 5:44 pm - Over the years, Dr. David Kawior has treated earthquake victims in Haiti, gunshot and stab wounds in Chicago and trauma patients at Northwestern Medicine Lake Forest Hosp...
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Supporters fly kites calling for an end to bloodshed in GazaDec 30, 2023 4:24 pm - More than 200 people gathered at the Christmas tree at the Downers Grove Metra Station Saturday before marching down Main Street to Fishel Park, calling for an end to ...
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British actor Tom Wilkinson, known for 'The Full Monty' and 'Michael Clayton', dies at 75
Dec 30, 2023 1:16 pm - LONDON — Tom Wilkinson, the Oscar-nominated British actor known for his roles in “The Full Monty," “Michael Clayton” and “The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel,” has died, his f...
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Moscow accuses Kyiv of shelling Russian border city following its own aerial assault against Ukraine
Dec 30, 2023 8:11 am - Russian officials on Saturday accused Ukrainian forces of shelling the Russian border city of Belgorod, a day after an 18-hour aerial Russian barrage across Ukraine kille...
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Airstrikes hit camps in central Gaza as Biden administration approves new weapons sales to Israel
Dec 30, 2023 8:09 am - DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip — Israeli warplanes struck two urban refugee camps in central Gaza on Saturday, as the Biden administration approved a new emergency weapons sal...
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Air raids over eastern Syria near Iraqi border kill 6 Iran-backed militants
Dec 30, 2023 8:07 am - BAGHDAD — Three overnight airstrikes on eastern Syria Saturday near a strategic border crossing with Iraq killed six Iran-backed militants, two members of Iraqi militia g...
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Trump is blocked from the GOP primary ballot in two states. Can he still run for president?
Dec 29, 2023 11:51 am - DENVER — First, Colorado's Supreme Court ruled that former President Donald Trump wasn't eligible to run for his old job in that state. Then, Maine's Democratic secretary...
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How recent 'swatting' calls targeting officials may prompt heavier penalties for hoax police calls
Dec 29, 2023 11:49 am - ATLANTA — A spate of false reports of shootings at the homes of public officials in recent days could be setting the stage for stricter penalties against so-called swatti...
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Poland says 'everything indicates' a Russian missile briefly entered its airspace and left
Dec 29, 2023 11:47 am - WARSAW, Poland — Poland’s defense forces said an unknown object entered the country’s airspace Friday morning from the direction of Ukraine and then vanished off radars, ...