Articles filed under Politics
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Israel's High Court hears challenge to a law that makes it harder to remove Netanyahu from officeSep 28, 2023 1:00 am - JERUSALEM - Israel's Supreme Court on Thursday heard a challenge to a law that makes it harder to remove a sitting prime minister, which critics say is designed to prote...
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Sharp rise in poverty requires a call to actionSep 28, 2023 1:00 am - Census Bureau data released earlier this month showed an increase in the number of Americans who are living in poverty, and one of the most disturbing findings is that t...
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Anatomy of a front page: Photos, stories, shifting news valuesSep 28, 2023 1:00 am - What we at the Daily Herald and many other newspapers call the "centerpiece" has been a mainstay of our front-page design for at least four decades. The concept is a der...
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Romney and others speak out, but too little, too late to be forgivenSep 28, 2023 1:00 am - At least a few Republican politicians and officeholders have fessed up to the role of their party and its leader in undermining American democracy. I doubt very much whe...
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House leader introduces bill to allow legislative staff to unionizeSep 27, 2023 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - House Speaker Emanuel "Chris" Welch has filed legislation that would, for the first time in Illinois, authorize legislative staff to form a union and engag...
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The AI challenge facing teachers, studentsSep 27, 2023 1:00 am - As a longtime college instructor and administrator, I've witnessed some impressive instances of cheating: A student concealing test answers inside a water bottle label; ...
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Congress says it wants to avoid a shutdown. But the House and Senate are moving even further apart.Sep 27, 2023 1:00 am - WASHINGTON - The Congress is starkly divided over very different paths to preventing a federal shutdown - the Senate charging ahead with a bipartisan package to temporar...
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Katz Muhl gains Pritzker endorsement for 57th House District seatSep 27, 2023 1:00 am - Tracy Katz Muhl of Northbrook, running to represent Illinois' 57th House District in 2024, gained a key endorsement. Gov. J.B. Pritzker on Sept. 19 endorsed Katz Muhl fo...
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US Sen. Bob Menendez pleads not guilty to pocketing bribes in a wide-ranging corruption caseSep 27, 2023 1:00 am - NEW YORK - U.S. Sen. Bob Menendez of New Jersey pleaded not guilty on Wednesday to federal charges accusing him of pocketing bribes of cash and gold bars in exchange for...
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A look at other Americans who have entered North Korea over the yearsSep 27, 2023 1:00 am - SEOUL, South Korea - North Korea has expelled a U.S. soldier who crossed into the country in July. Pvt. Travis King's case comes at a time of high tensions on the Korean...