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Ghislaine Maxwell’s move to ‘country club’ prison smacks of special treatment, experts say
Aug 05, 2025 7:52 pm - With its red-roofed dormitories, grassy courtyards and wrought-iron fences, the Bryan Federal Prison Camp in Texas looks almost like a college campus, befitting its reputation as one of the nation’s most lenient lockups for nonviolent women offenders.
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The ‘courageous decision’ that links an Arlington Heights high school to the Hiroshima bombingAug 05, 2025 7:43 pm - The head librarian of John Hersey High School reflects on the significance of the school's namesake and his seminal work, “Hiroshima,” which chronicled the aftermath of the first atomic bomb that was dropped 80 years ago.
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RFK Jr. pulls $500 million in funding for vaccine development
Aug 05, 2025 7:23 pm - The Department of Health and Human Services will cancel contracts and pull funding for some vaccines that are being developed to fight respiratory viruses like COVID-19 and the flu.
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Hiroshima marks 80 years since atomic bombing as aging survivors worry about growing nuke threat
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DOJ escalates probe into claims Obama officials conspired in 2016 electionAug 05, 2025 6:45 pm - The Justice Department moved forward with its investigation into whether the Obama administration broke federal laws while investigating Russia’s involvement in the 2016 presidential election, demanding archived intelligence assessments from the nearly decade-old race, according to a letter obtained by The Washington Post.
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Federal judge rules Trump administration cannot reallocate billions meant for disaster mitigation
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District 203 board member excluded from committee assignmentsAug 05, 2025 5:47 pm - A Naperville District 203 school board member has been stripped of committee and adopt-a-school assignments following allegations she improperly recorded a meeting of an advisory panel.
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Board rebukes Wauconda trustee for comments made as a passenger during traffic stopAug 05, 2025 5:04 pm - The Wauconda village board has rebuked one of its own for comments and behavior to police during a traffic stop as “inappropriate and unbecoming” of a village trustee.
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New accessibility ramp complete at Schaumburg libraryAug 05, 2025 4:51 pm - A new accessibility ramp opened on the east side of Schaumburg Township District Library this week, expanding access for all users.
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‘A dream come true’: Libertyville teen competes in American Ninja Warrior finals as a rookieAug 05, 2025 4:50 pm - Kenzie Hughes realized a longtime dream when she competed on “American Ninja Warrior” this year. The 17-year-old Libertyville High School student made it all the way to the national finals.