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Indiana Senate could change stance on handgun carry permitsFeb 19, 2022 6:00 am - INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - A top Indiana legislator says a proposal to repeal the state's handgun permit requirement might win approval despite ongoing opposition from major la...
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Families of American captives frustrated with Justice Dept.Feb 18, 2022 6:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - When relatives of American oil executives jailed in Venezuela met virtually with a senior Justice Department official this month, it didn't take long f...
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Widow pleads guilty to role in late cop husband's schemeFeb 18, 2022 6:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - The widow of a northern Illinois police officer who killed himself in 2015 amid an investigation into his theft of thousands of dollars from a youth progr...
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The Cold War, modern Ukraine and the spread of democracy in the former Soviet bloc countriesFeb 18, 2022 6:00 am - (The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Michael De Groot, Indiana University (T...
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Indiana officials reject ballot challenge to GOP Rep. BanksFeb 18, 2022 6:00 am - INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - Indiana officials rejected on Friday an attempt to kick Republican U.S. Rep. Jim Banks off of the ballot over claims that he violated the Constitutio...
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Indiana U making masks optional on all campuses March 4Feb 18, 2022 6:00 am - BLOOMINGTON, Ind. (AP) - Indiana University will make masks optional on all of its campuses beginning March 4, the school announced Friday. IU will no longer require mas...
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Chicago rejects car-shredder permit after EPA-backed reviewFeb 18, 2022 6:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - The city of Chicago on Friday denied a permit for a metal-shredding facility on the city's southeast side, where residents have long complained of polluti...
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Northbound 1-65 in Northwest Indiana reopens after closureFeb 18, 2022 6:00 am - RENSSELAER, Ind. (AP) - Northbound lanes of Interstate 65 in snowbound Northwest Indiana reopened Friday afternoon after being closed for about nine hours because of cra...
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I-39 in central Illinois reopens after pileup in snowstormFeb 18, 2022 6:00 am - BLOOMINGTON, Ill. (AP) - A 17-mile (27-kilometer) stretch of interstate in central Illinois that had closed after a pileup involving about 100 cars, trucks and big rigs ...
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Appellate court rules school mask mandate expired; Pritzker plans state Supreme Court appealFeb 18, 2022 12:00 am - A downstate appellate court has ruled the state's indoor mask requirement in schools has expired and therefore an appeal of a temporary restraining order barring schools...