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Illinois governor moves to slash cover crop funds despite rising demand
Apr 05, 2025 5:22 pm - Six years ago, Illinois became the second state in the nation to offer subsidies to farmers for planting cover crops in the fall, an effort to reverse its status as one of the worst states for agriculture runoff. Demand for the Fall Cover for Spring Savings program — which offers a $5 per acre discount on the following year’s crop insurance premiums — has outpaced state funding every year since.
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Israeli troops deploy to a new security corridor across southern Gaza
Apr 05, 2025 4:55 pm - TEL AVIV, Israel — Israeli troops deployed to a newly established security corridor across southern Gaza, the military announced Saturday, as pressure on the Hamas milita...
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DHS officials ask IRS to use tax data to locate up to 7 million immigrants
Apr 05, 2025 4:49 pm - Federal immigration officials are seeking to locate up to 7 million people suspected of being in the United States unlawfully by accessing confidential tax data at the In...
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Zelenskyy meets European military leaders to plan for a peacekeeping force
Apr 05, 2025 4:42 pm - KYIV, Ukraine — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy met the leaders of the British and French armed forces in Kyiv Saturday to discuss the potential deployment of a m...
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After an earthquake, how long can trapped victims survive?
Apr 05, 2025 3:58 pm - NEW YORK — For those trapped in rubble after an earthquake, survival depends on many factors, including weather and access to water and air. If their injuries aren't too ...
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Vintage movie poster sale benefits Catlow TheatreApr 05, 2025 3:34 pm - Patrons had an opportunity to obtain a vintage, original movie poster during a sale Saturday to benefit the Catlow Theatre in Barrington.
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Protesters tee off against Trump and Musk in ‘Hands Off!’ rallies across the US
Apr 05, 2025 3:24 pm - Opponents of President Donald Trump and billionaire Elon Musk rallied across the U.S. on Saturday to protest the administration's actions on government downsizing, the ec...
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Rising rivers and flash floods threaten waterlogged US communities
Apr 05, 2025 3:14 pm - HOPKINSVILLE, Ky. — Another round of torrential rain and flash flooding was coming Saturday for parts of the South and Midwest already heavily waterlogged by days of seve...
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A mass grave for fighters in a Roman Empire-era battle is revealed in Vienna
Apr 05, 2025 3:12 pm - VIENNA — As construction crews churned up dirt to renovate a Vienna soccer field last October, they happened upon an unprecedented find: A heap of intertwined skeletal re...
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‘What democracy looks like’: Demonstrators protest Trump, Musk in Arlington Heights and other suburbsApr 05, 2025 1:20 pm - Critics of President Donald Trump and adviser Elon Musk took to the streets in Arlington Heights and across the nation Saturday in an array of planned protests.