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Public broadcasting chiefs vow to fight Trump’s executive order cutting federal funding for PBS, NPRMay 02, 2025 7:30 pm - The head of PBS said Friday that President Donald Trump's executive order aiming to slash public subsidies to public broadcasting institutions PBS and NPR was blatantly u...
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Judge blocks Trump executive order targeting elite law firm, a blow to his retribution campaignMay 02, 2025 6:52 pm - WASHINGTON — A federal judge on Friday blocked a White House executive order targeting an elite law firm, dealing a setback to President Donald Trump’s campaign of retrib...
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Man sentenced to 53 years in prison in hate-crime attack on Palestinian-American boy, motherMay 02, 2025 4:27 pm - A former Plainfield Township landlord who killed a 6-year-old Muslim boy and severely injured the boy's mother in a brutal hate-crime attack days after the war in Gaza began was sentenced Friday to 53 years in prison.
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On ‘Andor,’ minor ‘Star Wars’ villains play major rolesMay 02, 2025 3:00 pm - In the galaxy of “Andor,” “Star Wars” super villains are relegated to the shadows. The Disney+ series is more interested in what might be called supervisor villains: the bureaucrats, planners, schemers and petty functionaries who make tyranny possible.
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Former Gov. George Ryan dies at 91May 02, 2025 2:33 pm - He served as governor from 1999 to 2003. The longtime Republican leader, who also served as secretary of state, gained both accolades and criticism during his tenure.
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Wall Street loses ground, breaking a 9-day winning streak, and crude oil prices tumbleMay 02, 2025 11:30 am - Wall Street extended its gains to a ninth straight day Friday, marking the stock market's longest winning streak since 2004 and reclaiming the ground it lost since President Donald Trump escalated his trade war in early April.
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CDC reports 216 child deaths this flu season, the most in 15 yearsMay 02, 2025 11:02 am - More U.S. children have died this flu season than at any time since the swine flu pandemic 15 years ago, according to a federal report released Friday.
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Trump re-ups his threat to strip Harvard University’s tax-exempt statusMay 02, 2025 10:38 am - President Donald Trump on Friday re-upped his threat to strip Harvard University of its tax-exempt status, escalating a showdown with the first major college that has defied the administration's efforts to crack down on campus activism.
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Employers added 177,000 jobs as job market shows resilienceMay 02, 2025 7:43 am - American employers added a better-than-expected 177,000 jobs in April as the job market showed resilience in the face of President Donald Trump's trade wars.
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White House comes out with sharp spending cuts in Trump’s 2026 budget planMay 02, 2025 7:33 am - President Donald Trump's 2026 budget plan would slash non-defense domestic spending by $163 billion while increasing expenditures on national security, according to White House statements Friday.