Articles filed under Politics
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House Republicans pass debt bill, push Biden on spendingApr 26, 2023 1:00 am - WASHINGTON - House Republicans narrowly passed sweeping legislation Wednesday that would raise the government's legal debt ceiling by $1.5 trillion in exchange for steep...
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U.S., South Korea unveil new nuclear deterrence planApr 26, 2023 1:00 am - WASHINGTON - President Joe Biden and South Korea's Yoon Suk Yeol unveiled a new plan Wednesday to counter North Korea's nuclear threat, with the U.S. leader issuing a bl...
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Clousing, Bray-Parker to be sworn into Wheaton City Council seatsApr 26, 2023 1:00 am - Newly reelected and incoming Wheaton City Council members will be sworn into office next week. Brad Clousing will take his seat on the dais for the first time on Monday,...
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Ex-Kane County court clerk accused of stealing from officeApr 26, 2023 1:00 am - Former Kane County Circuit Clerk Thomas Hartwell has been charged with official misconduct, accused of spending nearly $120,000 in county funds on a campaign event and t...
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Ukraine's Zelenskyy upbeat after talk with China's XiApr 26, 2023 1:00 am - KYIV, Ukraine - Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said he and Chinese leader Xi Jinping had a "long and meaningful" phone call Wednesday, their first known contact...
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Disney sues DeSantis, calling park takeover 'retaliation'Apr 26, 2023 1:00 am - TALLAHASSEE, Fla. - Disney sued Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis on Wednesday over the Republican's takeover of its theme park district, alleging the governor waged a "targeted...
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Montana transgender lawmaker barred by GOP from 2023 sessionApr 26, 2023 1:00 am - HELENA, Mont. - Republicans in Montana barred transgender lawmaker Zooey Zephyr from the House floor for the rest of the 2023 session on Wednesday, in retribution for pr...
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Supreme Court seems to favor woman who got $0 in condo saleApr 26, 2023 1:00 am - WASHINGTON - The Supreme Court seemed likely Wednesday to give a 94-year-old Minneapolis woman another day in court to try to recoup some money after the county kept the...
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China says it will send peace envoy to UkraineApr 26, 2023 1:00 am - BEIJING - Chinese leader Xi Jinping told Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in a phone call on Wednesday that his government will send a peace envoy to Ukraine and ...
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Taliban kill mastermind of suicide bombing at Kabul airportApr 26, 2023 1:00 am - WASHINGTON - A ground assault by the Taliban killed the Islamic State militant who spearheaded the August 2021 suicide bombing at the Kabul airport that left 13 U.S. tro...