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Weinstein accuser insists in tearful outburst: ‘He did that to me’May 02, 2025 10:47 pm - NEW YORK — One of Harvey Weinstein 's accusers broke down in tears and cursed on the witness stand Friday as a defense lawyer questioned her account of the former Hollywo...
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Trump administration asks Supreme Court to let DOGE access Social Security systemsMay 02, 2025 10:39 pm - WASHINGTON — The Trump administration asked the Supreme Court on Friday to clear the way for Elon Musk ’s Department of Government Efficiency to access Social Security sy...
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Head Start survives Trump administration budget proposalMay 02, 2025 8:29 pm - WASHINGTON — The Trump administration apparently has backed away from a proposal to eliminate funding for Head Start, the early education program that serves some of the ...
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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.