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A U.S. judge has blocked Postal Service changes that slowed mail and prompted concerns about absentee votingSep 17, 2020 7:00 am - YAKIMA, Wash. (AP) - A U.S. judge has blocked Postal Service changes that slowed mail and prompted concerns about absentee voting. ...
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Expensive handbags stolen from Chicago-area Neiman MarcusSep 17, 2020 7:00 am - NORTHBROOK, Ill. (AP) - Handbags valued at more than $43,000 were stolen from a Neiman Marcus store in a suburban Chicago shopping center. At least 10 people wearing hoo...
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Deputies apprehend woman accused of luring teen boySep 17, 2020 7:00 am - PITTSBURGH (AP) - Deputies have apprehended a woman who is accused of traveling to the home of an Illinois teenager who she met online and bringing him to her home in Pe...
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The Latest: Biden says Russia will pay for election meddlingSep 17, 2020 7:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - The Latest on the 2020 presidential campaign (all times local): 9:20 p.m. Joe Biden says Russia will pay a price for interfering in U.S. elections if h...
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Indiana scraps plans to buy land for Ohio River port siteSep 17, 2020 7:00 am - INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - Indiana has scrapped plans to buy land at an Ohio River site under consideration for the state's newest shipping port, Gov. Eric Holcomb announced Th...
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Infection rates soar in college towns as students returnSep 17, 2020 7:00 am - MUNCIE, Ind. (AP) - Just two weeks after students started returning to Ball State University last month, the surrounding county had become Indiana's coronavirus epicente...
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Justice Dept.: Sedition charge may apply to protest violenceSep 17, 2020 7:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - In a memo to U.S. attorneys Thursday obtained by The Associated Press, the Justice Department emphasized that federal prosecutors should aggressively g...
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Trump heats up culture war in appeal to Wisconsin votersSep 17, 2020 7:00 am - MOSINEE, Wis. (AP) - President Donald Trump stepped up his rhetoric Thursday on cultural issues, aiming to boost enthusiasm among rural Wisconsin voters as he tries to r...
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More than 50 Chicago-area restaurants closed due to COVID-19Sep 17, 2020 7:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - More than 50 restaurants in the Chicago area have permanently closed their doors because of the coronavirus pandemic. The Chicago Tribune reported the fi...
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Illinois man sentenced for IRS scam that netted nearly $900KSep 16, 2020 7:00 am - WORCESTER, Mass. (AP) - An Illinois man who impersonated an IRS employee and stole nearly $900,000 has been sentenced to three years in federal prison. Ashokkumar Patel...