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State lawmakers are pushing to curb governors' virus powersJan 28, 2021 6:00 am - Irritated by the sweeping use of executive orders during the COVID-19 crisis, state lawmakers around the U.S. are moving to curb the authority of governors and top healt...
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Pritzker sending 500 Illinois National Guard troops to D.C.Jan 28, 2021 6:00 am - SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - About 500 Illinois National Guard members will be heading to Washington D.C. where they will stay until mid-March for a ``security mission,'ť Go...
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2 of 3 officers at Blake shooting in Wisconsin back on dutyJan 28, 2021 6:00 am - KENOSHA, Wis. (AP) - Two police officers who were on the scene when a white officer shot and partially paralyzed a Black man in Wisconsin, triggering several nights of v...
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Wisconsin Assembly halts vote on repeal of mask mandateJan 28, 2021 6:00 am - MADISON, Wis. (AP) - Wisconsin's Republican-controlled Assembly on Thursday abruptly canceled a vote to repeal Democratic Gov. Tony Evers' mask mandate in the face of br...
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Virtual government meetings could be extended in IndianaJan 28, 2021 6:00 am - INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - Indiana legislators are considering a bill that would let members of state and local government boards participate in meetings virtually even after e...
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Murder charge filed in case of body found near bridgeJan 28, 2021 6:00 am - ST. LOUIS (AP) - St. Louis prosecutors are accusing a man of fatally shooting another man in a rent dispute, then dumping the body near a Mississippi River bridge. ...
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State Republicans slam Pritzker as COVID-19 vaccinations lagJan 28, 2021 6:00 am - SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - Illinois public health officials announced Thursday nearly 56,000 people in the state were vaccinated against COVID-19 on Wednesday as state Rep...
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Chicago grants Emmett Till's South Side home landmark statusJan 28, 2021 6:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - The Chicago home of Emmett Till, the Black teenager whose 1955 lynching galvanized the civil rights movement when his mother insisted his mutilated body b...
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Census delay points to special session for Indiana lawmakersJan 28, 2021 6:00 am - INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - A delay in the completion of data from last year's census has Indiana legislative leaders anticipating a special session over the summer to draw new ...
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14-year-old arrested for role in Chicago carjacking spreeJan 28, 2021 6:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - A 14-year-old boy has been arrested for taking part in multiple carjackings including one involving an off-duty police officer, Chicago police said Thursd...