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Proposal would let library districts tax marijuanaJan 22, 2020 12:00 am - A bill filed in Springfield could allow local libraries to get a cut of the taxes on recreational cannabis sales, but it would come at the potential expense of county-le...
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Juice WRLD died of oxycodone, codeine overdose: autopsyJan 21, 2020 10:00 pm - An autopsy has ruled that rapper-singer Juice WRLD died of an overdose of oxycodone and codeine, the Cook County medical examiner's office said Wednesday. Juice WRLD, bo...
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Head-on crash in southern Illinois kills 3 people, injures 8Jan 21, 2020 6:00 am - HEROD, Ill. (AP) - State Police on Tuesday released the names of three people killed in a head-on crash that left eight others injured in southern Illinois. A Dodge Char...
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Indiana House backs tougher rules for tobacco retailersJan 21, 2020 6:00 am - INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - Stores across Indiana would face tougher penalties for selling tobacco products to anyone younger than 21 under a bill endorsed Tuesday by the Indian...
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Ex-CIA contractor defends brutal post-9/11 interrogationsJan 21, 2020 6:00 am - FORT MEADE, Md. (AP) - An architect of the brutal CIA interrogation and detention program developed after the Sept. 11 attacks defended the agency and its practices on T...
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Vital Hasson, the Jew who worked for the Nazis, hunted down refugees and tore apart families in WWII GreeceJan 21, 2020 6:00 am - (The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Sarah Abrevaya Stein, University of Cal...
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Indiana's infant mortality rate at its lowest in 6 yearsJan 21, 2020 6:00 am - INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - Indiana saw the biggest decrease in its infant mortality rate in six years, officials said. In 2017, 7.3 out of every 1,000 babies born in Indiana di...
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Indiana governor not yet backing attorney general challengerJan 21, 2020 6:00 am - INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - Indiana Gov. Eric Holcomb isn't yet throwing his support behind a top official of his administration in challenging the state attorney general who is...
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Hoosier Energy to close Sullivan County power plant in 2023Jan 21, 2020 6:00 am - BLOOMINGTON, Ind. (AP) - An energy cooperative announced Tuesday it will close a southwestern Indiana power plant in 2023, affecting 185 workers. Bloomington-based Hoosi...
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Indiana lawmakers consider requiring youth bicycle helmetsJan 21, 2020 6:00 am - INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - Safety advocates are pushing for an Indiana law requiring all youths to wear a helmet while riding a bicycle, skateboard or skates on public property...