Articles filed under Politics
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A lawmaker wants to end 'social media addiction' by killing features that enable mindless scrollingAug 03, 2019 6:17 am - WASHINGTON - The youngest senator in Congress, and one of its toughest crusaders against Big Tech, proposed a bill Tuesday meant to curb social media addiction by regula...
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Capital One hack comes at a tough time for Amazon Web ServicesAug 03, 2019 6:07 am - The data breach that appears to have exposed more than 100 million applications for Capital One credit cards couldn't have come at a worse time for Amazon Web Services, ...
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Did Andrew Yang succeed in stoking a debate on AI and universal basic income?Aug 03, 2019 6:00 am - Tech entrepreneur Andrew Yang joined the race with the goal of making it to a debate to stoke a national conversation about the threat artificial intelligence poses to A...
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The return of America's cruelest passionAug 02, 2019 1:00 am - I had fully intended to ignore President Donald Trump's latest round of racially charged taunts against an African American elected official, and an African American act...
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Lawmakers looking to close loophole in college aid being exploited by suburban parentsAug 02, 2019 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - A pair of Illinois House committees have scheduled a joint hearing next week to explore recent news reports about wealthy parents exploiting a legal loopho...
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U.S. needs to end the war with Afghanistan without losing the peaceAug 02, 2019 1:00 am - Donald Trump is clearly searching for a way out of Afghanistan. This week, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo bluntly explained the president's directions to him: "End the e...
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District 220 working on details for new referendum in MarchAug 01, 2019 5:35 am - Barrington Area Unit District 220 board members are planning to place another referendum on the ballot early next year seeking voter permission to borrow money to fund b...
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Gun store erects billboard with minority lawmakers' facesAug 01, 2019 1:00 am -
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Winners and losers from night two of the CNN Dem debateAug 01, 2019 1:00 am - Wednesday night completed the second Democratic debate of the 2020 election, with Sens. Cory Booker of New Jersey, Kamala Harris of California and former Vice President ...
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End is near for much of Democratic fieldAug 01, 2019 1:00 am - Twenty Democratic presidential candidates debated Tuesday and Wednesday nights. It will be the last time voters will see some of them on a debate stage. The Democratic N...