Articles filed under Politics
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Which states attract outsiders and which don't - 21st century versionAug 15, 2023 1:00 am - Let's take a time out from reports of indictments and threats of impeachment, from nostalgia for the 1940s days of American scientific creativity and ability to get big ...
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Russia unleashes a missile barrage on Ukraine, killing and wounding civiliansAug 15, 2023 1:00 am - KYIV, Ukraine - Russian forces unleashed a barrage of missiles on regions across Ukraine early Tuesday, killing civilians and damaging infrastructure. The barrage came j...
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'We can't go on this way': Lisle Township board calls on supervisor to resignAug 14, 2023 5:30 am - Two years into her first term, Lisle Township Supervisor Diane Hewitt finds her one-time running mates asking for her resignation. Township trustees on Wednesday unanimo...
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Niger's coup leaders say they will prosecute deposed President Mohamed Bazoum for 'high treason'Aug 14, 2023 1:00 am - NIAMEY, Niger (AP) - The military junta that seized power in Niger said it plans to prosecute deposed President Mohamed Bazoum for "high treason" and undermining state s...
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A central Kansas police force comes under constitutional criticism after raiding a newspaperAug 14, 2023 1:00 am - MARION, Kan. - A small newspaper and a police department in Kansas are at the center of a dispute over freedom of speech that is being watched around the country after p...
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Pakistan's caretaker prime minister sworn in as people celebrate Independence DayAug 14, 2023 1:00 am - ISLAMABAD (AP) - Former Pakistani Senator Anwaar-ul-Haq Kakar was sworn in on Monday as the country's prime minister to head a caretaker national government that will ov...
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Russia's ruble hits its lowest level since early in the war. The central bank plans to step inAug 14, 2023 1:00 am - LONDON - The Russian ruble on Monday reached its lowest value since the early weeks of the war in Ukraine as Moscow increases military spending and Western sanctions wei...
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Ukraine says it stopped air attacks on Odesa, while British and Dutch jets watch Russian bombersAug 14, 2023 1:00 am - KYIV, Ukraine (AP) - Russia launched three waves of drones and missiles against the southern Ukraine port city of Odesa, officials said Monday, though the Ukrainian air ...
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Daily Herald opinion: : Can ranked choice voting promote collaboration?Aug 13, 2023 1:00 am - If, like us, you are weary of the acrimonious partisanship that consumes governance these days, you have to be at least open to an exploration of ranked choice voting. I...
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Voters backed creation of a mental health board last year. Now they may have to do it again.Aug 11, 2023 5:00 am - Mental health advocates cheered the success in a referendum last fall that created a community mental health board in Wheeling Township. But now they are devastated by t...