Articles filed under Political Figures
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U.S. jobs surge: Trump sees sunshine, Biden 'no victory yet'Jul 03, 2020 1:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - The U.S. economy just posted its best single-month job gain in history. U.S. unemployment is at one of its worst points since the Great Depression. Both ...
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Trump's Rushmore trip draws real and figurative fireworksJul 03, 2020 1:00 am - SIOUX FALLS, S.D. - President Donald Trump will begin his Independence Day weekend on Friday with a patriotic display of fireworks at Mount Rushmore, an event expected t...
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Downstate judge rules Pritzker's COVID-19 orders are voidJul 02, 2020 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - All of Gov. J.B. Pritzker's executive orders since April 8 pertaining to the coronavirus pandemic are void because he exceeded his authority when he used h...
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Russian bounties further strain Trump's bond with veteransJul 01, 2020 1:00 am - CHARLOTTE, N.C. - They didn't like it when then-candidate Donald Trump criticized John McCain for being captured in combat. They were angrier when Trump, as commander in...
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20-somethings constitute nearly 17% of coronavirus cases in IllinoisJul 01, 2020 1:00 am - Cases of COVID-19 climbed by 828 Wednesday, the highest number since Friday, and deaths rose by 30, officials said. That leaves the state with 144,013 cases of the respi...
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Analysis: What Trump leaves unspoken carries consequencesJul 01, 2020 1:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - President Donald Trump seems to rarely leave a thought unspoken. Of late, though, it is increasingly clear there are things Trump won't say - and they ...
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Trump's two Russias confound coherent U.S. policyJul 01, 2020 1:00 am - WASHINGTON - When it comes to Russia, the Trump administration just can't seem to make up its mind. For the past three years, the administration has careened between Pre...
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July 1 COVID-19 cases per county; search by ZIP codeJul 01, 2020 1:00 am - Interactive map Suburbs' portion Since the outbreak began, there have been 73,724 cases in the suburbs, 51% of the state's total, according to the Illi...
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Additional pot licenses delayed indefinitelyJun 30, 2020 1:00 am - Blaming the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, Gov. J.B. Pritzker on Monday issued an executive order delaying new licenses to grow, transport and infuse cannabis products. T...
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AP sources: White House aware of Russian bounties in 2019Jun 30, 2020 1:00 am - Top officials in the White House were aware in early 2019 of classified intelligence indicating Russia was secretly offering bounties to the Taliban for the deaths of Am...