Articles filed under Politics
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Fighting the fentanyl epidemic requires both international and local actionJul 12, 2023 1:00 am - While our attention has been drawn lately to the Titan submersible and Canadian wildfires, a hidden disaster continues to plague Illinois and our nation. In 2021, more t...
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Israel has every right to challenge 'Murder, Inc.' in JeninJul 11, 2023 1:00 am - Webster's Dictionary defines "sophomoric" as "overconfident of knowledge but poorly informed." This fairly describes Israel's bitter critics who, as always, denounced Is...
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Should the homeless have the constitutional right to sleep in public parks?Jul 11, 2023 1:00 am - Is there a constitutional right to sleep in a public park or beach? In the western United States there is, and that is wrong, according to the conservative minority of j...
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College days and college debtJul 10, 2023 1:00 am - As many of my old high school friends and crowd descended into mid to late 90s partying - "stoned and dethroned," run-ins with the law, rowdy punk concerts at rundown bo...
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Three warnings about election seasonJul 09, 2023 1:00 am - As elections approach, sweeping generalizations have a certain allure that often energizes the frustrated and captivates the hopeful. However, it's essential that we as ...
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A personal reflection on affirmative actionJul 09, 2023 1:00 am - When the Supreme Court overturned affirmative action at the end of June, I immediately thought about how the University of California system had to end their "race-consc...
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Israeli forces kill 2 Palestinian militants in shootout in the occupied West BankJul 07, 2023 1:00 am - NABLUS, West Bank (AP) - Israeli forces killed two Palestinian militants in a flashpoint city in the occupied West Bank Friday, days after Israel concluded a major two-d...
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Muslims across Pakistan hold anti-Sweden rallies to denounce burning of Islam's holy bookJul 07, 2023 1:00 am - ISLAMABAD (AP) - Muslims in Pakistan were holding rallies on Friday to observe a "Day of the Sanctity of Quran" after the South Asian Islamic nation's Prime Minister She...
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UN nuclear agency pushes for access to Zaporizhzhia plant roof after reports of Russian explosivesJul 07, 2023 1:00 am - TOKYO - The head of the UN nuclear agency said Friday he was pushing for access to the roof of the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant in Ukraine, following reports from Uk...
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Sources: U.S. will provide cluster munitions to Ukraine as part of a new military aid packageJul 07, 2023 1:00 am - WASHINGTON - President Joe Biden's administration has decided to provide cluster munitions to Ukraine and is expected to announce on Friday that the Pentagon will send t...