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No evidence Trump spent 2017 Thanksgiving with EpsteinNov 23, 2025 4:00 am - In this week’s Facts Matter column, Bob Oswald examines claims that President Donald Trump spent Thanksgiving 2017 with Jeffrey Epstein, truckers are refusing to deliver goods to New York City and more.
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Administration again denies FEMA disaster relief for Illinois, Pritzker says
Nov 22, 2025 8:08 pm - The Trump administration has denied another request from Illinois to assist in the state’s recovery from severe flash floods in late July, despite a recent assessment det...
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White House blew past legal concerns in deadly strikes on drug boats
Nov 22, 2025 7:04 pm - President Donald Trump and his top White House aides pushed for lethal strikes on Western Hemisphere drug traffickers almost as soon as they took office in January, and in the past 10 months have repeatedly steamrolled or sidestepped government lawyers who questioned whether the provocative policy was legal, according to multiple current and former officials familiar with the debates.
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14-year-old killed, 8 wounded in shootings during ‘teen takeover’ in Loop hours after tree-lighting ceremony
Nov 22, 2025 5:31 pm - A 14-year-old boy was killed and eight other teenagers were wounded in separate shootings late on a bustling Friday night that saw thousands of people gather in the Loop to kick off the holiday season.
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Rain, cold snap forecast for Thanksgiving week in northern Illinois
Nov 22, 2025 5:14 pm - Some showers followed by cold winds may be coming to northern Illinois for Thanksgiving week.
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Leaders adopt a declaration at the start of South Africa's G20 summit despite US opposition
Nov 22, 2025 5:12 pm - JOHANNESBURG — World leaders from the Group of 20 rich and developing economies broke with tradition and adopted a declaration at the start of their summit in South Afric...
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Number of children abducted in Nigerian school attack raised to more than 300
Nov 22, 2025 5:09 pm - ABUJA, Nigeria — A total of 303 schoolchildren and 12 teachers were abducted by gunmen during an attack on St. Mary’s School, a Catholic institution in north-central Nige...
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Brazil's ex-president Bolsonaro arrested over alleged plot to escape and avoid 27-year prison termNov 22, 2025 5:07 pm - BRASILIA, Brazil (AP) — Brazil's federal police on Saturday arrested former president Jair Bolsonaro over suspicion he was plotting to escape and avoid starting a 27-year...
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Ukraine's allies push back on a US peace plan seen as favoring Moscow
Nov 22, 2025 5:03 pm - KYIV, Ukraine — Ukraine’s Western allies rallied around the war-torn country on Saturday as they pushed to revise a U.S. peace plan seen as favoring Moscow despite its al...
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JFK's granddaughter reveals terminal cancer diagnosis, criticizes cousin RFK Jr.
Nov 22, 2025 5:00 pm - John F. Kennedy's granddaughter disclosed Saturday that she has terminal cancer, writing in an essay in “The New Yorker” that one of her doctors said she might live for a...