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Lawmakers pass bills on AI community college instruction, food handling, school bus seat belts
May 24, 2025 4:00 am - Lawmakers approved measures limiting AI instruction at community colleges, requiring seat belts on school buses, and mandating food handlers receive certain allergen trai...
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What’s in Trump and Republicans’ giant tax and immigration bill?
May 23, 2025 10:05 pm - New tax cuts. Massive spending on border security. Cuts to social safety net programs. Pullbacks on investments to fight climate change. New limits on student loans. If i...
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‘It’s a castle’: Dan and Ada Rice’s legacy lives on in revamped Danada HouseMay 23, 2025 9:58 pm - The newly refurbished Danada House has reopened after a roughly $6.5 million project.
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Chief Justice agrees to pause court orders requiring DOGE to turn over records about its operation
May 23, 2025 9:46 pm - WASHINGTON — Chief Justice John Roberts agreed Friday to temporarily pause orders that would require Elon Musk ’s Department of Government Efficiency to publicly disclose...
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White House slashing staff in major overhaul of National Security Council, officials say
May 23, 2025 9:44 pm - WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump is ordering a major overhaul of the National Security Council that will shrink its size, lead to the ouster of some political appointe...
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Runway lights weren't working as pilot tried to land at foggy San Diego airport before fatal crash
May 23, 2025 9:41 pm - SAN DIEGO — The runway lights were out, a weather alert system wasn’t working and there was heavy fog at a San Diego airport when a pilot who had flown across the country...
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Man faces 31 years to life for shooting pregnant woman in WillowbrookMay 23, 2025 8:41 pm - A Chicago man on Friday was found guilty of shooting a woman in 2022, officials said. Lawrence Grant, 41, was found guilty of one count of attempted murder, one count of ...
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FEMA faces backlog of emergency aid requests as hurricane season nears
May 23, 2025 8:10 pm - The Federal Emergency Management Agency faces a backlog of unprocessed emergency aid requests as hurricane season approaches — a sign of how the White House’s insistence ...
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Trump administration says Columbia violated civil rights of Jewish students
May 23, 2025 8:08 pm - NEW YORK — The Trump administration is accusing Columbia University of violating the civil rights of Jewish students by “acting with deliberate indifference” toward what ...
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Responding to Supreme Court, lawmakers look to expand lawsuit protections for press
May 23, 2025 7:37 pm - Illinois lawmakers are seeking to extend lawsuit protections to regular news reports following a recent ruling by the state’s Supreme Court that allowed a defamation suit against the Chicago Sun-Times to progress.