Nation and World
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Rafah border opening brings hope for suburban family of woman trapped in GazaNov 01, 2023 1:00 am - Trapped in Gaza since the Oct. 7 Hamas attack on Israel, the niece of Elgin City Council member Carol Rauschenberger now has hope that Wednesday's opening of the Rafah b...
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Auto strike settlements will raise costs for Detroit's Big 3. Will they be able to raise prices?
Nov 01, 2023 1:00 am - DETROIT - From generous pay and benefits to stronger job security, the United Auto Workers union won significant concessions in tentative settlements that have ended the...
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War plunged Israel's agricultural heartlands into crisis, raising fears for its farming future
Oct 31, 2023 1:00 am - ASHKELON, Israel - The soldiers guarding Avi Chivivian's organic vegetable farm in southern Israel must first scour every corner of his fields for militants before they ...
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Kids return to school, plan to trick-or-treat as Maine communities start to heal from mass shooting
Oct 31, 2023 1:00 am - LEWISTON, Maine - Children returned to school Tuesday and planned to go trick-or-treating in the evening after spending days locked in their homes while authorities comb...
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Israeli airstrikes level apartments in Gaza refugee camp, as ground troops battle Hamas militants
Oct 31, 2023 1:00 am - KHAN YOUNIS, Gaza Strip - A flurry of Israeli airstrikes Tuesday on a refugee camp near Gaza City leveled apartment buildings, leaving craters where they once stood, as ...
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A friend of Manny Ellis and a breathing expert expected to testify in trial against Tacoma officers
Oct 31, 2023 1:00 am - TACOMA, Wash. - Five weeks into the trial against three Tacoma, Washington, police officers charged in the death of Manny Ellis and prosecutors will build upon their cas...
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Senate Democrats plan to subpoena Harlan Crow and Leonard Leo over Supreme Court justices' travel
Oct 31, 2023 1:00 am - WASHINGTON - Senate Democrats said Monday they plan to subpoena Republican megadonor Harlan Crow and conservative activist Leonard Leo for more information about their r...
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Abuse victims say gun surrender laws save lives. Will the Supreme Court agree?
Oct 31, 2023 1:00 am - As Janet Paulsen prepared to leave her husband, who had become increasingly volatile over their 15-year marriage, she slipped down to his gun safes one night while he sl...
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Group seeks to clear names of all accused, convicted or executed for witchcraft in Massachusetts
Oct 31, 2023 1:00 am - BOSTON - In 1648, Margaret Jones, a midwife, became the first person in Massachusetts - the second in New England - to be executed for witchcraft, decades before the inf...
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Boris Johnson's former top aide is withering about UK government during COVID-19 pandemic inquiry
Oct 31, 2023 1:00 am - LONDON - The former top aide to ex-British Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Tuesday painted a picture of widespread chaos and dysfunction in the U.K. government during th...