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Indiana files appeal in federal pandemic unemployment caseJul 20, 2021 7:00 am - INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - State officials filed an appeal this week in an ongoing attempt to withdraw Indiana from federal programs that expanded unemployment benefits during ...
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Wisconsin Lt. Gov. Mandela Barnes joins US Senate raceJul 20, 2021 7:00 am - MADISON, Wis. (AP) - Wisconsin Lt. Gov. Mandela Barnes on Tuesday joined the crowded Democratic field for the U.S. Senate seat currently held by Republican Sen. Ron John...
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AP News in Brief at 12:03 a.m. EDTJul 20, 2021 7:00 am - Size of Oregon wildfire underscores vastness of the US West PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) - The monstrous wildfire burning in Oregon has grown to a third the size of Rhode Island ...
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Illinois teachers unions: Vaccinations, masks critical to preventing COVID-19 in schoolsJul 20, 2021 1:00 am - The state's two largest teachers unions believe two mitigation strategies can go far in preventing the spread of the COVID-19 virus in schools: getting vaccinated for th...
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50% of Illinois residents now fully vaccinatedJul 20, 2021 1:00 am - Illinois hit another COVID-19 vaccination milestone Tuesday with more than 50% of the state's population now fully vaccinated, according to the Illinois Department of Pu...
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St. Joseph County Jail kept 2 inmates past their sentencesJul 19, 2021 7:00 am - SOUTH BEND, Ind. (AP) - A software problem kept at least two inmates in the St. Joseph County Jail longer than their sentences required in 2019, leading to a $20,000 set...
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Chicago cops hope money talks in new gun trafficking effortJul 19, 2021 7:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - The Chicago Police Department on Monday announced a new team of officers, prosecutors and federal agents that will target gun trafficking, an effort that ...
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Indiana man gets 52 months in son's methamphetamine deathJul 19, 2021 7:00 am - PORTLAND, Ind. (AP) - An eastern Indiana man whose infant son died from methamphetamine intoxication was sentenced Monday to more than four years in prison for his role ...
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Central Illinois Asian carp fishing tournament set to returnJul 19, 2021 7:00 am - BATH, Ill. (AP) - A central Illinois fishing tournament that was canceled two years ago because the Illinois River flooded and last year because of the COVID-19 pandemic...
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AP News in Brief at 11:03 p.m. EDTJul 19, 2021 7:00 am - Size of Oregon wildfire underscores vastness of the US West PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) - The monstrous wildfire burning in Oregon has grown to a third the size of Rhode Island ...