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Irked Illinois governor to Speaker: End 'political circus'Nov 19, 2020 6:00 am - SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker said taxpayers 'œdon't deserve a political circus'ť on Thursday when he gave powerful House Speaker Michael Madigan ...
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Bankers survey projects drop in holiday retail salesNov 19, 2020 6:00 am - OMAHA, Neb. (AP) - Rural parts of 10 Plains and Western states are expected to see a not-as-jolly holiday retail season this year, according to a new monthly survey of b...
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Protesters sue Chicago Police over 'brutal, violent' tacticsNov 19, 2020 6:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - Activists who protested in Chicago over George Floyd's death and the killing by police of other Blacks across the U.S. filed a lawsuit Thursday accusing c...
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Indiana's average COVID-19 daily deaths pass April peakNov 19, 2020 6:00 am - INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - Almost one in six of Indiana's COVID-19 infections during the pandemic have been confirmed in the past week as the state's daily average of coronavir...
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Chicago park renamed for abolitionist Frederick DouglassNov 19, 2020 6:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - A sprawling park on Chicago's West Side will now bear the name of 19th century abolitionists Frederick Douglass and Anna Murray-Douglass and not that of a...
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CDC pleads with Americans to avoid Thanksgiving travelNov 19, 2020 6:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - With the coronavirus surging out of control, the nation's top public health agency pleaded with Americans on Thursday not to travel for Thanksgiving and ...
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In Wisconsin, long shot recount may just be prelude to courtNov 19, 2020 6:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - President Donald Trump's hopes to reverse his election loss in Wisconsin hinge on closing a deficit of some 20,500 votes, an almost impossibly high bar th...
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Trump pursues recount of 2 liberal Wisconsin countiesNov 19, 2020 6:00 am - MADISON, Wis. (AP) - President Donald Trump filed Wednesday for a recount of Wisconsin's two largest Democratic counties, paying the required $3 million cost and allegin...
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Holcomb announces pick for new Indiana education secretaryNov 19, 2020 6:00 am - INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - Indiana Gov. Eric Holcomb has tapped his senior education advisor to serve as the state's first secretary of education, marking the first time in mor...
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AP sources: Trump invites top Michigan lawmakers to White House, amid longshot bid to overturn election resultNov 19, 2020 6:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - AP sources: Trump invites top Michigan lawmakers to White House, amid longshot bid to overturn election result. ...