Articles filed under Politics
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How Highland Park parade shooting turned some survivors into advocatesJul 03, 2023 5:30 am - Ashbey Beasley was looking forward to walking in Highland Park's July 4 parade last year, especially since she would be joined by her then 6-year-old son, Beau. The High...
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U.S. recommends Americans reconsider traveling to China due to arbitrary law enforcement, exit bansJul 03, 2023 1:00 am - BEIJING - The U.S. recommended Americans reconsider traveling to China because of arbitrary law enforcement and exit bans and the risk of wrongful detentions. No specifi...
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NATO readies military plans to defend against bruised but unbowed RussiaJul 03, 2023 1:00 am - BRUSSELS - Russia's armed forces are bruised but by no means beaten in the war in Ukraine, a top NATO military officer said Monday, as he laid out the biggest revamp to ...
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After the fall of Roe, emboldened religious conservatives lobby to restrict abortion in AfricaJul 03, 2023 1:00 am - NAIROBI, Kenya - Nowhere in the world has a higher rate of unsafe abortions or unintended pregnancies than sub-Saharan Africa, where women often face scorn for becoming ...
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In 370 days, Supreme Court conservatives dash decades of abortion and affirmative action precedentsJul 03, 2023 1:00 am - WASHINGTON - Overturning Roe v. Wade and eliminating affirmative action in higher education had been leading goals of the conservative legal movement for decades. In a s...
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Facing primary challenge, Carroll won't seek reelection to 57th District House seatJul 03, 2023 1:00 am - State Rep. Jonathan Carroll, a Democrat from Northbrook, announced Monday he won't seek reelection to a fourth full term in the Illinois House next year. “This was not a...
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The 2024 Republican presidential field keeps growing. So why aren't there more women?Jul 02, 2023 1:00 am - CHICAGO - As Republicans keep jumping into the 2024 race for president, one demographic group seems notably lacking: women. More than a dozen candidates are seeking the ...
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Russia launches the first drone strike on Kyiv in 12 days and all are shot downJul 02, 2023 1:00 am - KYIV, Ukraine - After a relative lull, Russia launched a drone attack early Sunday on Ukraine's capital, Kyiv, officials said. It was the first such attack of the war in...
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The US flies nuclear-capable bombers in a fresh show of force against North KoreaJun 30, 2023 1:00 am - SEOUL, South Korea - The United States flew nuclear-capable bombers to the Korean Peninsula on Friday in its latest show of force against North Korea, days after the Nor...
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Transgender influencer Dylan Mulvaney says Bud Light didn't support her during backlashJun 30, 2023 1:00 am - Transgender influencer Dylan Mulvaney says she felt abandoned by Bud Light after facing "more bullying and transphobia than I could have ever imagined" over her partners...