Articles filed under Politics
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Blood and treasure: Ukraine and the cost of isolationismSep 24, 2023 1:00 am - Last year, when President Biden addressed the U.N. General Assembly, his first topic was the war in Ukraine with a blistering condemnation of Russia's aggression. This y...
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A declaration of independenceSep 24, 2023 1:00 am - Attorney General Merrick Garland refused to take the bait. Republicans, under the leadership of House Judiciary Committee Chair Jim Jordan, were determined to turn what ...
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Ukrainian missile strikes headquarters of Russia's Black Sea Fleet, building smoldersSep 22, 2023 1:00 am - KYIV, Ukraine (AP) - Ukraine struck the headquarters of Russia's Black Sea Fleet in a missile attack Friday that left a serviceman missing and the main building smolderi...
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Strikes against automakers spread to 38 locations, including NapervilleSep 22, 2023 1:00 am - The United Auto Workers union expanded its strike against major carmakers Friday, walking out of all 38 parts-distribution centers operated by General Motors and Jeep an...
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Sen. Menendez, wife indicted on bribe charges as probe finds $100,000 in gold bars, prosecutors saySep 22, 2023 1:00 am - NEW YORK - Sen. Bob Menendez was charged Friday with secretly aiding the authoritarian regime of Egypt and trying to thwart the criminal prosecution of a friend in excha...
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United States and China launch economic and financial working groups with aim of easing tensionsSep 22, 2023 1:00 am - WASHINGTON - The U.S. Treasury Department and China's Ministry of Finance launched a pair of economic working groups on Friday in an effort to ease tensions and deepen t...
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Bill inspired by July water crisis in Lake County introduced in state HouseSep 22, 2023 1:00 am - Two months after a system failure left hundreds of homes and businesses in southern Lake County without drinkable water for days, state legislation has been introduced t...
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Congressman Bill Foster is using AI, and he's worriedSep 22, 2023 1:00 am - U.S. Rep. Bill Foster is taking a hands-on approach to testing artificial intelligence. As the only member of Congress with a doctorate in physics, the Naperville Democ...
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Are ordinary Americans buying 'Bidenomics'?Sep 22, 2023 1:00 am - As election season approaches, Democrats are touting the economic results of Biden administration policies aimed at improving the lives of working Americans and creating...
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Policies, as in France, that take secularism to point of bigotrySep 21, 2023 1:00 am - France recently banned the wearing of abaya, a long cloak that Muslim girls may wear, and denied hundreds of girls from public school entry. They had done that earlier w...