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Afghanistan envoy calls for American contractor's releaseMay 08, 2020 7:00 am - DELRAY BEACH, Fla. (AP) - The U.S. envoy for Afghanistan reconciliation says he has called for the release of an American captured by Taliban-linked militants in discuss...
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Report: Indiana too quick to clear Amazon in worker's deathMay 08, 2020 7:00 am - INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - Indiana's safety agency prematurely released Amazon from citations and fines in the death of a warehouse employee who was crushed by a forklift, a fe...
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Chicago mayor sets five-phase plan for reopening cityMay 08, 2020 7:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot on Friday released the city's five-step path toward re-opening, which includes some stricter standards than the state plan re...
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Illinois police say Iowa man not involved in 1992 slayingMay 08, 2020 7:00 am - IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) - Authorities in Illinois say an Iowa man charged in 1990s serial killings 'œdoes not appear to have been involved" in the unsolved 1992 slaying of ...
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Virus-hit Chicago jail runs out of home confinement gearMay 08, 2020 7:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - The effort to reduce the population at Cook County Jail to slow the spread of the coronavirus hit another snag when the sheriff announced that he has run ...
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Myers selects ex-lawmaker Linda Lawson as running mateMay 08, 2020 7:00 am - INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - Democratic gubernatorial candidate Dr. Woody Myers selected former state Rep. Linda Lawson on Friday to be his running mate as his choice for lieuten...
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Indiana meatpacking plant reopens after virus outbreakMay 07, 2020 7:00 am - INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - Workers began returning Thursday to a northern Indiana meatpacking plant that was closed for nearly two weeks by a coronavirus outbreak among employe...
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Organization sues state over ballot obstaclesMay 07, 2020 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - An Illinois organization aiming to place a constitutional amendment on the November ballot is suing the state, alleging that restrictions implemented to co...
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Illinois surpasses 3,000 COVID-19 deaths, 1 million unemployment claims processedMay 07, 2020 1:00 am - Illinois has passed another grim milestone as state officials have now recorded more than 3,000 deaths from COVID-19. Another 138 people died in the past 24 hours, bring...
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Pitchfork cancels three-day music festivalMay 06, 2020 11:00 am - Wednesday morning, organizers for the Pitchfork Music Festival pulled the plug on this year's edition of the three-day fest because of concerns about coronavirus. "It c...