Articles filed under Politics
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Lake Barrington village clerk resignsAug 17, 2023 1:00 am - Lake Barrington Village Clerk Lisa C. Pena-Tlapa has resigned, effective Thursday. Pena-Tlapa stepped down "to pursue other opportunities and interests," Village Adminis...
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Taliban official says women lose value if their faces are visible to men in publicAug 17, 2023 1:00 am - KABUL, Afghanistan - Women lose value if men can see their uncovered faces in public, a spokesman for a key ministry of Afghanistan's Taliban government said Thursday, a...
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Israel clinches largest-ever defense deal with Germany for $3.5 billion after securing US approvalAug 17, 2023 1:00 am - JERUSALEM - Israel's Defense Ministry said Thursday it has secured its largest-ever defense deal selling a sophisticated missile defense system to Germany for $3.5 billi...
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The impulse to link judges to who appointed themAug 17, 2023 1:00 am - A curious phrase is slipping into news reporting, social media commentaries and public vernacular on court reporting. These days, every story about a judicial ruling on ...
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The weakness of Biden impeachment articlesAug 17, 2023 1:00 am - There's a lot of talk among House Republicans about impeaching President Joe Biden. But GOP members disagree on whether there is enough evidence to go forward. On one ha...
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At Camp David, Biden aims to nudge Japan and South Korea toward greater unity in complicated PacificAug 17, 2023 1:00 am - WASHINGTON - President Joe Biden aims to further tighten security and economic ties between Japan and South Korea, two nations that have struggled to stay on speaking te...
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First major jihadi attack since coup kills 17 and wounds dozens in Niger, fueling Western fearsAug 16, 2023 1:00 am - NIAMEY, Niger - Insurgents killed 17 soldiers and wounded nearly 24 in the first major attack in half a year against the army in Niger, where Western powers fear a coup ...
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How you can talk politics with U.S. Rep. Brad SchneiderAug 16, 2023 1:00 am - U.S. Rep. Brad Schneider will talk about the issues facing the nation with interested constituents Thursday in Gurnee. The session is set for 6 p.m. at Viking Middle Sch...
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Kansas prosecutor says police should return computers and cellphones seized in raid on newspaperAug 16, 2023 1:00 am - MARION, Kansas - A Kansas prosecutor said Wednesday that he found insufficient evidence to support the police raid of a weekly newspaper and that all seized material sho...
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Offshore drilling rig arrives in Lebanese waters ahead of work near the border with IsraelAug 16, 2023 1:00 am - BEIRUT - An offshore drilling rig arrived at its destination in the Mediterranean Sea off Lebanon's coast and will start operations in the coming weeks to search for gas...