Articles filed under Politics
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Bank execs blame panicked depositors for Silicon Valley, Signature failuresMay 16, 2023 1:00 am - NEW YORK - Top executives at Silicon Valley Bank and Signature Bank largely avoided taking responsibility for their banks' dramatic failures at a Senate hearing Tuesday,...
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11 days after leaving prison for corruption, ex-state senator Tom Cullerton registered as lobbyistMay 16, 2023 1:00 am - Eleven days after serving a federal prison term for corruption, a former Illinois legislator from Chicago's western suburbs registered as a state government lobbyist las...
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ChatGPT's chief testifies before Congress as concerns grow about artificial intelligence risksMay 16, 2023 1:00 am - The head of the artificial intelligence company that makes ChatGPT told Congress on Tuesday that government intervention will be critical to mitigating the risks of incr...
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New terms begin Wednesday for North Barrington officialsMay 16, 2023 1:00 am - North Barrington Village President Eleanor Sweet McDonnell will recite her oath of office and begin a new, 4-year term Wednesday night. McDonnell was reelected April 4. ...
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Ukraine says it downed Russian hypersonic missiles during 'exceptional' air attack on KyivMay 16, 2023 1:00 am - KYIV, Ukraine - Ukrainian air defenses, bolstered by sophisticated Western-supplied systems, thwarted an intense Russian air attack on Kyiv early Tuesday, shooting down ...
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Council of Europe summit in Iceland seeks to hold Russia to account for waging war in UkraineMay 16, 2023 1:00 am - REYKJAVIK, Iceland (AP) - Leaders from across Europe are laser-focused on holding Russia to account for its invasion of Ukraine and were poised to approve a system that ...
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Syndicated columnist Michael Barone: 'Segregation' is a deliberate actMay 16, 2023 1:00 am - Getting words right can clear up a lot of confusion about politics and public policy. Example: "segregate" is a verb that requires a subject. "Segregate" is not an imper...
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Syndicated columnist Susan Estrich: The media's dilemma in covering TrumpMay 16, 2023 1:00 am - It was an ugly Wednesday night Town Hall on CNN. Donald Trump in prime time, before an audience of true believers. To call it cringeworthy is an understatement. Fodder f...
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Thailand's opposition parties, after stunning election win, set plans to enlist allies to take powerMay 15, 2023 1:00 am - BANGKOK (AP) - Following a stunning election victory in which they together captured a majority of seats in the House of Representatives, Thailand's top two opposition p...
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China sentences 78-year-old U.S. citizen to life in prison on spying chargesMay 15, 2023 1:00 am - BEIJING - China sentenced a 78-year-old United States citizen to life in prison Monday on spying charges, in a case that could exacerbate the deterioration in ties betwe...