Articles filed under Political Figures
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U.S. bans WeChat, TikTok citing national security, privacySep 19, 2020 1:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - The U.S. will ban the downloads of the Chinese apps TickTok and WeChat on Sunday, with a total ban on the use of the latter, citing national security a...
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How Ginsburg's death could reshape the presidential campaignSep 19, 2020 1:00 am - NEW YORK - A presidential campaign that was already tugging at the nation's most searing divides has been jolted by the death of Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsbur...
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At town hall, Biden blasts Trump's 'criminal' virus responseSep 18, 2020 1:00 am - MOOSIC, Pa. - Joe Biden went after President Donald Trump again and again over his handling of COVID-19, calling Trump's downplaying of the pandemic "criminal" and his a...
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State lifts COVID-19-related restrictions on Will, Kankakee countiesSep 18, 2020 1:00 am - Restrictions to reduce the spread of COVID-19, including a ban on indoor dining in restaurants and bars, were lifted in Will and Kankakee counties as of 5 p.m. Friday, G...
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Trump and Biden hit unlikely battleground state of MinnesotaSep 18, 2020 1:00 am - MINNEAPOLIS - Minnesota has backed Democratic presidential candidates for nearly half a century and rarely receives much attention during the final stages of the race, w...
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Trump's businesses charged Secret Service more than $1.1 million, including for rooms in club shuttered for pandemicSep 17, 2020 1:00 am - WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump's luxury properties have charged the U.S. government more than $1.1 million in private transactions since Trump took office - includi...
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State reports 35 more COVID-19 deaths, 1,941 new casesSep 16, 2020 1:00 am - Restrictions to prevent a surge of COVID-19, such as no indoor dining, could be eased within days in Will and Kankakee counties, Gov. J.B. Pritzker said Wednesday at a b...
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Trump denies downplaying virus, casts doubt on mask usageSep 16, 2020 1:00 am - PHILADELPHIA - Fielding compelling questions about voters' real-world problems, President Donald Trump denied during a televised town hall that he had played down the th...
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Trump presides as Israel, 2 Arab states sign historic pactsSep 15, 2020 1:00 am - WASHINGTON - Declaring "the dawn of a new Middle East," President Donald Trump on Tuesday signed historic diplomatic pacts with Israel and two Gulf Arab nations that he ...
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Madigan probe paused pending U.S. attorney's guidanceSep 15, 2020 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - The Democratic chairman and ranking Republican on a special legislative committee investigating House Speaker Michael Madigan both said Tuesday that they a...