Articles filed under Politics
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State Supreme Court weighs whether rifle ban violates IL ConstitutionMay 16, 2023 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - The Illinois Supreme Court is now deciding whether the state's recently enacted ban on high-powered rifles violates certain provisions of the Illinois Cons...
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Durham report on Trump-Russia investigation: What led to it and what happens nextMay 16, 2023 1:00 am - WASHINGTON - An investigation into the origins of the FBI's probe into ties between Russia and Donald Trump's 2016 presidential campaign has finally been concluded, with...
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Hong Kong leader says China's sentencing of U.S. citizen exposes national security threatsMay 16, 2023 1:00 am - HONG KONG - The life sentence imposed by China on a 78-year-old U.S. citizen, who was also a Hong Kong permanent resident, on spying charges shows the city should "stay ...
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A lonely nation: Has the notion of the 'American way' promoted isolation across history?May 16, 2023 1:00 am - NEW YORK - At the end of "The Searchers," one of John Wayne's most renowned Westerns, a kidnapped girl has been rescued and a family reunited. As the closing music swell...
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Bank execs blame panicked depositors for Silicon Valley, Signature failuresMay 16, 2023 1:00 am - NEW YORK - Top executives at Silicon Valley Bank and Signature Bank largely avoided taking responsibility for their banks' dramatic failures at a Senate hearing Tuesday,...
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11 days after leaving prison for corruption, ex-state senator Tom Cullerton registered as lobbyistMay 16, 2023 1:00 am - Eleven days after serving a federal prison term for corruption, a former Illinois legislator from Chicago's western suburbs registered as a state government lobbyist las...
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ChatGPT's chief testifies before Congress as concerns grow about artificial intelligence risksMay 16, 2023 1:00 am - The head of the artificial intelligence company that makes ChatGPT told Congress on Tuesday that government intervention will be critical to mitigating the risks of incr...
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New terms begin Wednesday for North Barrington officialsMay 16, 2023 1:00 am - North Barrington Village President Eleanor Sweet McDonnell will recite her oath of office and begin a new, 4-year term Wednesday night. McDonnell was reelected April 4. ...
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Ukraine says it downed Russian hypersonic missiles during 'exceptional' air attack on KyivMay 16, 2023 1:00 am - KYIV, Ukraine - Ukrainian air defenses, bolstered by sophisticated Western-supplied systems, thwarted an intense Russian air attack on Kyiv early Tuesday, shooting down ...
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Council of Europe summit in Iceland seeks to hold Russia to account for waging war in UkraineMay 16, 2023 1:00 am - REYKJAVIK, Iceland (AP) - Leaders from across Europe are laser-focused on holding Russia to account for its invasion of Ukraine and were poised to approve a system that ...