Articles filed under Politics
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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...
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Former Thai leader Thaksin goes to jail as political party linked to him wins vote to take powerAug 22, 2023 1:00 am - BANGKOK - Thailand's divisive former prime minister made a dramatic return home Tuesday to face an eight-year prison term, just as a party linked to him won a vote in Pa...
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Ukraine media say Kyiv saboteurs were behind drone attacks on air bases deep inside RussiaAug 22, 2023 1:00 am - KYIV, Ukraine - Ukrainian saboteurs coordinated by Kyiv's military intelligence services carried out a pair of recent drone attacks that hit parked bomber aircraft at ai...