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Chicago man arrested in connection with teen girl's slayingNov 11, 2020 6:00 am - CROWN POINT, Ind. (AP) - A Chicago man has been arrested in connection with the shooting death of a 14-year-old girl whose body was found in a Gary alley. Deon Simmons, ...
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Man convicted in shootings of 5 outside American Legion barNov 11, 2020 6:00 am - EVANSVILLE, Ind. (AP) - A southwestern Indiana man accused of shooting five people outside an American Legion post last year has been convicted of several felony counts ...
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Chicago police the target of 520 complaints since MayNov 11, 2020 6:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - The Chicago Police Department has received hundreds of complaints against its officers since late May, when demonstrations broke out in the wake of the de...
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US hits record COVID-19 hospitalizations amid virus surgeNov 11, 2020 6:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - The U.S. hit a record number of coronavirus hospitalizations Tuesday and surpassed 1 million new confirmed cases in just the first 10 days of November am...
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States cite smooth election, despite Trump's baseless claimsNov 11, 2020 6:00 am - ATLANTA (AP) - The 2020 election unfolded smoothly across the country and without any widespread irregularities, according to state officials and election experts, a sta...
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Biden's plea for cooperation confronts a polarized CongressNov 11, 2020 6:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - President-elect Joe Biden feels at home on Capitol Hill, but the place sure has changed since he left. The clubby atmosphere that Biden knew so well d...
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Indiana reinstating some coronavirus limits as risk spreadsNov 11, 2020 6:00 am - INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - Indiana's governor announced Wednesday that he would reinstate some coronavirus restrictions after several weeks of refusing to take such action as t...
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Judge changes course, opts to keep ex-mayor's bribery caseNov 11, 2020 6:00 am - HAMMOND, Ind. (AP) - A federal judge who last week recused herself from the bribery case of a former northwestern Indiana mayor has changed course and will preside over ...
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Deaths from COVID-19 surge, cases stand at 12,657Nov 11, 2020 12:00 am - Deaths from COVID-19 rose by nearly 59% in a week, state data showed Wednesday, as an additional 145 Illinoisans succumbed to the respiratory disease, the highest daily ...
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Legislature's fall veto session canceled in SpringfieldNov 11, 2020 12:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - The fall veto session of the General Assembly that was scheduled to begin next week has been canceled amid a worsening COVID-19 pandemic, Democratic leader...