Articles filed under Politics
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Ukraine marks Independence Day and vows to keep fighting Russia as it remembers the fallenAug 24, 2023 1:00 am - KYIV, Ukraine - Ukraine on Thursday marked its second Independence Day since Russia's full-scale invasion, with officials vowing to keep up their fight to drive out the ...
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Too many seniors are cutting their golden years shortAug 24, 2023 1:00 am - The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recently published some alarming statistics on the nation's suicides. According to the CDC press release titled "Provision...
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Madigan's former chief of staff convicted of perjury, obstruction bidAug 24, 2023 1:00 am - Tim Mapes, who spent two decades as the chief of staff to Illinois' once-powerful House Speaker Michael Madigan, has been convicted of perjury and attempted obstruction ...
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Russia and Ukraine trade drone attacks as Kyiv claims it took out a key S-400 missile defense systemAug 23, 2023 1:00 am - KYIV, Ukraine - Russia and Ukraine traded drone attacks early Wednesday, officials said, with Kyiv apparently targeting Moscow again and the Kremlin's forces launching a...
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South Carolina's new all-male highest court reverses course on abortion, upholding strict 6-week banAug 23, 2023 1:00 am - COLUMBIA, S.C. - South Carolina's new all-male Supreme Court reversed course on abortion Wednesday, upholding a ban on most such procedures after about six weeks of preg...
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Illinois lagging in encouraging EV purchasesAug 23, 2023 1:00 am - Last month, Gov. J.B. Pritzker led a trade mission to the UK, where he promoted Illinois to investors as the electric vehicle mecca. But as Pritzker tries to expand on h...
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State legislators form sustainable fuels caucusAug 23, 2023 1:00 am - A group of Illinois state representatives has announced a new caucus with a focus on legislation that advances sustainable fuels. Rep. Terra Costa Howard, a Glen Ellyn D...
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Debate games about to begin in earnestAug 23, 2023 1:00 am - The debate games are in full swing leading up to the first Republican presidential debate. Of course the biggest move is by the Don, who is, as predicted, refusing to pl...
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Free Disney World passes are latest front in war between Disney and DeSantis appointeesAug 22, 2023 1:00 am - Already involved in two lawsuits with Disney, Gov. Ron DeSantis' appointees to a board that oversees Disney World's governing district on Monday launched a battle agains...
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The African Union suspends Niger until 'the effective restoration of constitutional order'Aug 22, 2023 1:00 am - NIAMEY, Niger - The African Union on Tuesday suspended Niger from all of its institutions and activities "until the effective restoration of constitutional order" follow...