Articles filed under Politics
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Upcoming tax hikes? Kane County mulls over 2024 budget optionsSep 15, 2023 1:00 am - Some form of a tax increase for Kane County residents will be at least part of the discussion as county board members piece together a plan for the 2024 budget over the ...
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TikTok is hit with $368 million fine under Europe's strict data privacy rulesSep 15, 2023 1:00 am - LONDON - European regulators slapped TikTok with a $368 million fine on Friday for failing to protect children's privacy, the first time that the popular short video-sha...
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Jury clears 3 men in the last trial tied to the plot to kidnap Michigan Gov. Gretchen WhitmerSep 15, 2023 1:00 am - A jury acquitted three men Friday in the last trial connected to a plan to kidnap Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, a scheme that was portrayed as an example of homegrown ...
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North Korea's Kim gets a close look at Russian fighter jets as his tour narrows its focus to weaponsSep 15, 2023 1:00 am - SEOUL, South Korea - North Korean leader Kim Jong Un inspected Russia's most advanced fighter jet as he toured an aircraft factory Friday on an extended trip that has ra...
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Zelenskyy is expected to visit Washington as Congress is debating $24 billion in aid for UkraineSep 15, 2023 1:00 am - WASHINGTON - Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy is expected at the White House and on Capitol Hill next week as he visits the U.S. during the United Nations General...
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Climate protesters around the world are calling for an end to fossil fuels as Earth heats upSep 15, 2023 1:00 am - Tens of thousands of climate activists around the world launched protests Friday to call for an end to the burning of planet-warming fossil fuels as the globe suffers dr...
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Ukrainian troops reclaim a village near Bakhmut. It's a small win in a churning counteroffensiveSep 15, 2023 1:00 am - KYIV, Ukraine - Ukrainian forces recaptured a war-ravaged settlement in the country's embattled east, Kyiv's military leaders said Friday, a small territorial win in a c...
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More focus needed on suicide awareness for African AmericansSep 15, 2023 1:00 am - National Suicide Prevention Week is being observed this week, and the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention designates September as National Suicide Prevention Mont...
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In migrant crisis, New York still can't face realitySep 15, 2023 1:00 am - By Byron York Syndicated columnist New York City Mayor Eric Adams has taken a leading role among Democrats in conceding the damage done to local communities by the Bide...
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Biden White House strategy for impeachment inquiry: Dismiss. Compartmentalize. Scold. Fundraise.Sep 14, 2023 1:00 am - WASHINGTON - On Capitol Hill, House Republicans were all-in Wednesday on House Speaker Kevin McCarthy's announcement of an impeachment inquiry into President Joe Biden. ...