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Indiana governor talking with hospitals over COVID-19 surgeAug 31, 2021 7:00 am - INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - Indiana's governor has extended the state's COVID-19 public health emergency while he is in discussions with health care providers about a new statew...
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Mormon vaccine push ratchets up, dividing faith's membersAug 31, 2021 7:00 am - SALT LAKE CITY (AP) - After more than a year of attending church virtually, Monique Allen has struggled to explain to her asthmatic daughter why people from their congre...
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Afghanistan's arc from 9/11 to today: Once hopeful, now sadAug 31, 2021 7:00 am - KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) - It was Nov. 13 , 2001. The sun had just begun to rise over the Hindu Kush Mountains when the Taliban disappeared from Kabul, the battered capit...
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Chicago officer on desk duty after struggle with Black womanAug 31, 2021 7:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - A white Chicago police officer has been placed on administrative duty as the city's police oversight agency investigates his struggle with a Black woman w...
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Lawsuit claims Indiana treasurer granted illegal contractsAug 31, 2021 7:00 am - INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - A whistleblower lawsuit alleges that Indiana's state treasurer violated state law in handing out contracts that paid more than $6 million to firms li...
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School settles lawsuit by pro-gun rights student for $35KAug 31, 2021 7:00 am - ROCKTON, Ill. (AP) - A school district in northern Illinois has agreed to pay $35,000 to settle a lawsuit by a former student who supports gun rights and claims her righ...
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9/11 doc 'Chief' preserves FDNY history on screen and beyondAug 31, 2021 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Bill Feehan was so knowledgeable about the New York City Fire Department's operations and history, colleagues say, he would have been the one leading its...
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Indiana man charged with murder in 11-month-old girl's deathAug 31, 2021 7:00 am - PLYMOUTH, Ind. (AP) - A man charged with neglect in the death of an 11-month-old girl left in his care now faces a murder charge in the northern Indiana county where the...
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More than 500 Afghans likely to resettle in Chicago areaAug 31, 2021 5:30 am - More than 500 Afghans are expected to resettle in the Chicago area in the weeks and months ahead, a coalition of Illinois refugee organizations said Monday. Many who hav...
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There's hope for COVID-19 'flattening' in Illinois, but are neighboring states safe?Aug 31, 2021 1:00 am - While recent trends indicate COVID-19 infections are leveling, Gov. J.B. Pritzker cautioned Illinoisans not to let down their guards. "The fact is we've all lived throug...