Articles filed under Politics
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China lets currency plunge below 7, a decade low, after Trump adds new tariffsAug 05, 2019 1:00 am - BEIJING - China appeared to mount a counteroffensive Monday to new U.S. tariffs by allowing its tightly controlled currency to slide to an 11-year low, a move that could...
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A tale of 'Zorro' and 'Little St. Jeff's'Aug 04, 2019 1:00 am - The more we learn, the more Jeffrey Epstein resembles an evil comic book character for the developmentally arrested intellectual - the charming-but-lurid mastermind with...
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The Russians really are comingAug 04, 2019 1:00 am - In his recent testimony on Capitol Hill, former special counsel Robert S. Mueller issued a warning that echoed the 1966 movie comedy, "The Russians Are Coming! The Russi...
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Editorial: Illinois' revolving door from public office to paid lobbyistAug 03, 2019 3:00 pm - There are a number of reasons Illinois has its well-deserved reputation for sordid politics, beyond the fact that so many of our governors end up in prison. One of them ...
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A lawmaker wants to end 'social media addiction' by killing features that enable mindless scrollingAug 03, 2019 6:17 am - WASHINGTON - The youngest senator in Congress, and one of its toughest crusaders against Big Tech, proposed a bill Tuesday meant to curb social media addiction by regula...
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Capital One hack comes at a tough time for Amazon Web ServicesAug 03, 2019 6:07 am - The data breach that appears to have exposed more than 100 million applications for Capital One credit cards couldn't have come at a worse time for Amazon Web Services, ...
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Did Andrew Yang succeed in stoking a debate on AI and universal basic income?Aug 03, 2019 6:00 am - Tech entrepreneur Andrew Yang joined the race with the goal of making it to a debate to stoke a national conversation about the threat artificial intelligence poses to A...
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The return of America's cruelest passionAug 02, 2019 1:00 am - I had fully intended to ignore President Donald Trump's latest round of racially charged taunts against an African American elected official, and an African American act...
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Lawmakers looking to close loophole in college aid being exploited by suburban parentsAug 02, 2019 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - A pair of Illinois House committees have scheduled a joint hearing next week to explore recent news reports about wealthy parents exploiting a legal loopho...
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U.S. needs to end the war with Afghanistan without losing the peaceAug 02, 2019 1:00 am - Donald Trump is clearly searching for a way out of Afghanistan. This week, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo bluntly explained the president's directions to him: "End the e...