Articles filed under Politics
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After court ruling, local leaders say they will enforce state gun ban 'as any other statute'Aug 11, 2023 1:00 am - Local law enforcement officials said after Friday's Illinois Supreme Court ruling that they will enforce the state's ban on the sale of high-powered weapons, "We'll enfo...
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To truly get pensions on track, state must fix Tier 2 inequitiesAug 11, 2023 1:00 am - Hardly a week goes by without some media coverage of Illinois' unfunded pension liability. Heck, I wrote about it in my last column. And all this attention is well deser...
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Pritzker vetos bill that would lift nuclear moratoriumAug 11, 2023 1:00 am - Gov. J.B. Pritzker on Friday vetoed a bill that would have enabled the construction of new nuclear reactors in Illinois for the first time in more than three decades. T...
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Kuwait and Lebanon move to ban 'Barbie' ahead of film's Mideast releaseAug 10, 2023 1:00 am - DUBAI, United Arab Emirates - "Barbie" is set to open across the Middle East on Thursday, but moves by Kuwait and Lebanon to ban the film for allegedly threatening conse...
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Russia's military push on the eastern front prompts Ukraine to evacuate thousands of civiliansAug 10, 2023 1:00 am - KYIV, Ukraine - Ukrainian authorities ordered a mandatory evacuation Thursday of nearly 12,000 civilians from 37 towns and villages in the eastern Kharkiv region, where ...
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Western officials: Niger junta warned they'd kill deposed president after any military interventionAug 10, 2023 1:00 am - NIAMEY, Niger - Niger's junta told a top U.S. diplomat that they would kill deposed President Mohamed Bazoum if neighboring countries attempted any military intervention...
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Ethiopia's government recaptures Amhara region towns from militia, government and residents sayAug 10, 2023 1:00 am - NAIROBI, Kenya - Ethiopia's government and residents say the country's military recaptured several areas in the embattled Amhara region from local militia fighters as de...
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Brazil's Amazon Summit ends with a plan to protect the world's rainforests, but no measurable goalsAug 10, 2023 1:00 am - BELEM, Brazil - Brazil's Amazon Summit closed Wednesday with a road map to protect tropical rainforests that was welcomed as an important step in countering climate chan...
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Iran transfers 5 Iranian-American prisoners to house arrest in step toward deal for ultimate releaseAug 10, 2023 1:00 am - DUBAI, United Arab Emirates - Iran has transferred five Iranian-Americans from prison to house arrest in exchange for billions of dollars frozen in South Korea, U.S. and...
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Is Ron DeSantis getting ready to rock and roll?Aug 10, 2023 1:00 am - By Susan Estrich Syndicated columnist It's certainly about time for Ron DeSantis, who remains the main challenger to front-runner Donald Trump, to stop pulling his pun...