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Long-delayed Jan. 6 plaque honoring police installed in Capitol at 4 a.m.
Mar 07, 2026 5:56 pm - The police officers were taunted and beaten. Some were knocked unconscious and dragged down stone steps, tear gas stinging their throats, to chants of “U.S.A! U.S.A!” on Jan. 6, 2021, as hundreds, then thousands, swarmed the citadel of American democracy.
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Oil and gas prices rapidly rise as Iran war shows no signs of letting up
Mar 07, 2026 5:51 pm - The price of oil surged higher and showed no signs of halting its rapid climb a week after the U.S. and Israel launched major attacks on Iran that escalated into a war in the Middle East.
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Trump grieves with families during return of soldiers killed in war in the Middle East
Mar 07, 2026 5:45 pm - President Donald Trump on Saturday joined grieving families at Dover Air Force Base at the dignified transfer for the six U.S. soldiers killed in the war in the Middle East.
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Going green at St. Pat’s paradeMar 07, 2026 4:42 pm -
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Most Democrats in 9th Congressional race cite affordability as top issueMar 07, 2026 4:37 pm - Most of the Democratic candidates for Illinois’ 9th Congressional District seat believe the rising cost of living is the greatest issue facing constituents.
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A nightclub bombing in Peru injures 33, including minors, authorities say
Mar 07, 2026 3:53 pm - A bombing at a nightclub in Peru has injured 33 people, including minors, authorities said Saturday.
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At least 10 killed in Ukraine’s Kharkiv as Russian missile hits apartment building
Mar 07, 2026 3:50 pm - Two children were among at least 10 people killed on Saturday in a Russian missile that hit a five-story residential building in Ukraine's second-largest city, Kharkiv, officials said. Sixteen others were wounded.
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New strikes light up the night in Tehran as Israel vows ‘many surprises’
Mar 07, 2026 3:21 pm - The Iran war exploded further late Saturday as pillars of flame rose above an oil storage facility in Tehran and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu promised “many surprises” for the next phase of the week-old conflict.
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Authorities search debris after suspected tornadoes kill 6 in Michigan, Oklahoma
Mar 07, 2026 3:19 pm - Authorities searched through rubble and debris in southern Michigan on Saturday after suspected tornadoes tore through the region and killed four people, including a 12-year-old boy, during powerful storms also blamed for two deaths in eastern Oklahoma.
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US was only country in a worldwide survey to say most fellow citizens are bad people
Mar 07, 2026 2:38 pm - From Indonesia to Nigeria to Greece, people around the world see some slice of their fellow citizens as immoral or unethical. But there is only one country where the majority of residents say their countrymen are “bad”: the United States.