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125 layoffs coming at western Indiana auto parts factoryNov 10, 2021 6:00 am - GREENCASTLE, Ind. (AP) - More than 100 jobs are being cut at a western Indiana auto parts factory in its second round of significant layoffs this year. International Aut...
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Former suburban Chicago man gets 50 years in ex-wife's deathNov 10, 2021 6:00 am - WHEATON, Ill. (AP) - A former suburban Chicago man has been sentenced to 50 years in prison for the 2011 sexual assault and slaying of his ex-wife. Juan Granados, 43, wa...
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What we learned about Kyle Rittenhouse's life from his testimonyNov 10, 2021 12:00 am - Taking the witness stand in his murder trial Wednesday, Kyle Rittenhouse shared details of his life in Antioch before the night he fatally shot two men and wounded a thi...
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New COVID-19 cases shoot up by 2,799 in a dayNov 10, 2021 12:00 am - Public health officials are 'watching the situation closely'
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EXPLAINER: Did state's own witnesses hurt Rittenhouse case?Nov 10, 2021 12:00 am - KENOSHA, Wis. (AP) - Prosecutors wrapped up more than a week of testimony at Kyle Rittenhouse's homicide trial after calling more than a dozen witnesses - some appearin...
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State Supreme Court asked to rule in Lyft rape caseNov 10, 2021 12:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - The ride-share company Lyft argued before the Illinois Supreme Court Wednesday that a 2014 state law protects it from being held liable for the actions of ...
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Rittenhouse testifies, sometimes tearfully: 'I didn't do anything wrong. I defended myself.'Nov 10, 2021 12:00 am - This story has been corrected to show that it was the defense attorney, not the judge, who suggested the prosecutor was trying to cause a mistrial. KENOSHA, Wis. - ...
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Jury convicts Chicago gang's reputed leader of racketeeringNov 09, 2021 6:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - A federal jury has convicted a Chicago street gang's reputed leader on charges alleging that he directed the gang in committing four killings and other vi...
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AP News in Brief at 6:04 a.m. ESTNov 09, 2021 6:00 am - Astroworld deaths spur calls for independent review HOUSTON (AP) - The Houston police and fire departments were deeply involved in safety measures for the music festival...
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2 Indiana men charged with murder in killing of girl, 15Nov 09, 2021 6:00 am - SULLIVAN, Ind. (AP) - Two western Indiana men arrested last June in connection with the fatal shooting of a 15-year-old girl have now been charged with murder in her dea...