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Beluga calf in Chicago is meeting the aquarium's pod and will soon be namedFeb 14, 2025 6:20 pm - CHICAGO — Charlie Jacobsma slapped the surface of a pool enclosure at Chicago’s Shedd Aquarium and scanned the water for movement. Moments later, the head of a beluga ca...
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Justice Department asks court to dismiss corruption charges against New York City Mayor Eric AdamsFeb 14, 2025 3:55 pm - NEW YORK — The Justice Department formally asked a court Friday to dismiss corruption charges against New York City Mayor Eric Adams, an expected move after that was fier...
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Rwanda-backed rebels advance into eastern Congo’s 2nd major city of Bukavu, residents sayFeb 14, 2025 3:40 pm - GOMA, Congo — Rwanda-backed rebels in eastern Congo entered the region’s second-largest city of Bukavu on Friday, local and civil society leaders said, the latest ground ...
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What to know about the federal workforce under TrumpFeb 14, 2025 1:56 pm - Since President Donald Trump began his second term last month, he has focused on dramatically reducing the federal workforce at a breakneck pace. From dismantling the U....
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The Wayans family to be inducted into the NAACP Awards’ Hall of FameFeb 14, 2025 7:38 am - The Wayans family, who through film, TV, sketch and stand-up comedy, have both entertained and created countless jobs both on and off camera in Hollywood, will be feted at this year’s NAACP Image Awards.
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Zelenskyy calls for US and Europe to band together to support Ukraine in war against RussiaFeb 14, 2025 7:19 am - Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy is calling for the United States and Europe to band together to support Ukraine in the war against Russia.
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A drone damaged the outer shell of Ukraine's Chernobyl nuclear plant. Radiation levels are normalFeb 14, 2025 7:16 am - A drone armed with a warhead hit the outer protective shell of Ukraine's Chernobyl nuclear plant early Friday, damaging the structure and briefly starting a fire, in an attack Kyiv blamed on Russia. The Kremlin denied it was responsible.
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Inmates with violent records from shuttered prison are being sent to medium-security sitesFeb 14, 2025 6:45 am - SPRINGFIELD — Among the approximately 400 inmates transferred when Illinois' decrepit Stateville prison closed over the summer, 278 were convicted of murder and 100 more ...
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Trump administration lays off probationary government workers, warns others of large cuts to comeFeb 13, 2025 7:23 pm - WASHINGTON — The Trump administration on Thursday intensified its sweeping efforts to shrink the size of the federal workforce, the nation's largest employer, by ordering...
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Judge extends stay of Trump order that would pull most USAID staffers off the jobFeb 13, 2025 4:18 pm - WASHINGTON — A court order halting Trump administration plans to pull all but a fraction of USAID staffers off the job worldwide will stay in place for at least another w...