Articles filed under Politics
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Syndicated columnist Jamie Stiehm:Apr 27, 2023 1:00 am - The sun was warm but the wind was chill/You know how it is with an April day. - Robert Frost April's fresh light falls on us all, bringing bracing breezes that make the...
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Iran says senior cleric on Assembly of Experts shot deadApr 26, 2023 1:00 am - TEHRAN, Iran - A senior Shiite cleric in Iran was shot and killed Wednesday in an attack in a northern province along the Caspian Sea, authorities said. An attacker shot...
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Jailed Kremlin foe Navalny says he may face life sentenceApr 26, 2023 1:00 am - MOSCOW (AP) - Imprisoned Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny said Wednesday that he was facing new extremism and terrorism charges that could keep him behind bars f...
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House Republicans pass debt bill, push Biden on spendingApr 26, 2023 1:00 am - WASHINGTON - House Republicans narrowly passed sweeping legislation Wednesday that would raise the government's legal debt ceiling by $1.5 trillion in exchange for steep...
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U.S., South Korea unveil new nuclear deterrence planApr 26, 2023 1:00 am - WASHINGTON - President Joe Biden and South Korea's Yoon Suk Yeol unveiled a new plan Wednesday to counter North Korea's nuclear threat, with the U.S. leader issuing a bl...
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Clousing, Bray-Parker to be sworn into Wheaton City Council seatsApr 26, 2023 1:00 am - Newly reelected and incoming Wheaton City Council members will be sworn into office next week. Brad Clousing will take his seat on the dais for the first time on Monday,...
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Ex-Kane County court clerk accused of stealing from officeApr 26, 2023 1:00 am - Former Kane County Circuit Clerk Thomas Hartwell has been charged with official misconduct, accused of spending nearly $120,000 in county funds on a campaign event and t...
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Ukraine's Zelenskyy upbeat after talk with China's XiApr 26, 2023 1:00 am - KYIV, Ukraine - Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said he and Chinese leader Xi Jinping had a "long and meaningful" phone call Wednesday, their first known contact...
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Disney sues DeSantis, calling park takeover 'retaliation'Apr 26, 2023 1:00 am - TALLAHASSEE, Fla. - Disney sued Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis on Wednesday over the Republican's takeover of its theme park district, alleging the governor waged a "targeted...
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Montana transgender lawmaker barred by GOP from 2023 sessionApr 26, 2023 1:00 am - HELENA, Mont. - Republicans in Montana barred transgender lawmaker Zooey Zephyr from the House floor for the rest of the 2023 session on Wednesday, in retribution for pr...