Articles filed under Politics
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Des Plaines District 62 board member says schools shouldn't celebrate Columbus DayMar 22, 2023 1:00 am - A Des Plaines Elementary School District 62 board member who's seeking reelection said educators need to "fix our history books" and stop honoring Christopher Columbus' ...
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Transgender youth: 'Forced outing' bills make schools unsafeMar 22, 2023 1:00 am - TULSA, Okla. - Al Stone-Gebhardt worked hard in school to make sure he graduates in May, and he spent hundreds of dollars on commencement regalia, but he is fully prepar...
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Guest columnist Arthur I. Cyr: Japan, Korea reach an important accordMar 22, 2023 1:00 am - Japan and South Korea, increasingly powerful nations, have reached an important agreement with far-reaching positive implications. On March 16, Prime Ministers Fumio Kis...
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Kansas lawmakers near approval of 'born alive' abortion billMar 22, 2023 1:00 am - TOPEKA, Kan. - A Kansas proposal based on the disputed idea that providers leave infants to die after they're born during abortions is nearing legislative approval, as R...
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Syndicated columnist Susan Estrich: Wellesley is for womenMar 22, 2023 1:00 am - Wellesley College, my alma mater, is one of only 30 women's colleges left in the country. Should it stay that way? This week, students overwhelmingly passed a non-bindin...
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Federal Reserve raises key rate by quarter-point despite bank turmoilMar 22, 2023 1:00 am - WASHINGTON - The Federal Reserve extended its year-long fight against high inflation Wednesday by raising its key interest rate by a quarter-point despite concerns that ...
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Yellen says bank situation stabilizing, different from 2008Mar 21, 2023 1:00 am - WASHINGTON - Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen projected calm on Tuesday after recent regional bank collapses but told a gathering of bankers that additional rescue arrang...
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Army of lobbyists helped water down banking regulationsMar 21, 2023 1:00 am - WASHINGTON - It seemed like a good idea at the time: Red-state Democrats facing grim reelection prospects would join forces with Republicans to slash bank regulations - ...
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Apaches get new chance to argue mine will harm sacred sitesMar 21, 2023 1:00 am - PHOENIX - An Apache group battling a foreign mining firm that wants to build one of the largest copper mines in the United States on what tribal members say is sacred la...
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French protests drag on after Macron's pension plan pushMar 21, 2023 1:00 am - PARIS - French garbage collectors, refinery workers and others were striking again on Tuesday against President Emmanuel Macron's decision to force the divisive bill rai...