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Indiana lawmakers require civics class for middle schoolersMar 25, 2021 7:00 am - INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - A bill incorporating civics education into Hoosier students' middle school curriculum is headed to Gov. Eric Holcomb's desk after House lawmakers vot...
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As freeze in air travel begins to thaw, United adds flightsMar 25, 2021 7:00 am - With confidence rising that the end of the pandemic is growing closer, airlines are starting to revive flights that vanished last year as people cancelled vacations and ...
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$500M fund to help Detroit neighborhoods, pay tax debtMar 25, 2021 7:00 am - DETROIT (AP) - A billionaire businessman whose companies have invigorated Detroit's downtown announced a $500 million fund to improve neighborhoods on Thursday, starting...
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Jacob Blake files excessive force lawsuit against officerMar 25, 2021 7:00 am - MILWAUKEE (AP) - A Black man who was paralyzed after he was shot in the back by a white police officer in southeastern Wisconsin filed a civil lawsuit Thursday accusing ...
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Georgia Senate approves ban on 'defund the police' effortsMar 25, 2021 7:00 am - ATLANTA (AP) - A Republican backed bill to block 'œdefund the police'ť movements in Georgia cities and counties is nearing final passage in the General Assembly. Senator...
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Bloomington woman fatally shot driving from attempted holdupMar 25, 2021 7:00 am - BLOOMINGTON, Ind. (AP) - An 18-year-old Bloomington woman driving away from an attempted robbery was fatally shot early Thursday, police said. Keisha Huntington was pron...
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Lawmakers pass compromise bill on personal injury casesMar 25, 2021 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - The Illinois Senate passed a bill Thursday to allow victims in personal injury and wrongful-death cases that reach a verdict to collect interest on money t...
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Health care reform bill will head to governorMar 25, 2021 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - A massive health care reform bill, the fourth and final pillar of the Illinois Legislative Black Caucus agenda, passed the state Senate on Thursday, the fi...
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Bill authorizing mail-in voting, ballot drop boxes goes to PritzkerMar 25, 2021 1:00 am - A bill that would allow use of ballot drop boxes, curbside voting and the acceptance of ballots regardless of insufficient postage was passed by the Illinois Senate and ...
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New jobless claims fall sharply in Illinois as unemployment rate dropsMar 25, 2021 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - First-time unemployment claims fell sharply last week as both the state and national economies have begun gradually reopening from the COVID-19 pandemic. T...