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Conflict over abortion laws won't abate if Roe v. Wade fallsDec 02, 2021 6:00 am - On both sides of America's abortion debate, activists are convinced that Roe v. Wade - the 1973 Supreme Court ruling establishing a nationwide right to abortion - is imp...
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Suburban Chicago police fatally shoot armed man firing gunsDec 02, 2021 6:00 am - BUFFALO GROVE, Ill. (AP) - Suburban Chicago police officers fatally shot an armed man early Thursday after he refused to comply with officers' orders as he walked toward...
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Indiana elder care providers tap lawmakers for hiring helpDec 02, 2021 6:00 am - INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - Indiana elder care providers are tapping state legislators to help recruit and retain workers as the coronavirus pandemic continues to exacerbate str...
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Legionnaires outbreak reported at central Indiana prisonDec 02, 2021 6:00 am - PENDLETON, Ind. (AP) - A central Indiana prison is facing an outbreak of Legionnaires' disease, with five inmates either testing positive for the bacterial lung infectio...
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Portion of state hospitalizations from COVID-19 doubles in a month, 11,524 new cases ThursdayDec 02, 2021 12:00 am - COVID-19 patients account for 8% of all hospital patients in Illinois, a jump from last month when only 4% of those hospitalized statewide were being treated for the res...
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Second brother testifies Smollett paid for staged attackDec 02, 2021 12:00 am - A second man testified Thursday that Jussie Smollett plotted a racist and anti-gay attack on himself and paid the man and his brother to carry it out, giving them lines ...
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Suspect in Waukesha parade carnage says he feels 'demonized'Dec 01, 2021 6:00 am - MADISON, Wis. (AP) - The man accused of driving his SUV through a Christmas parade in suburban Milwaukee, killing six people and injuring dozens, said Wednesday that he ...
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Man testifies that ex-"Empire" actor Jussie Smollett recruited him and his brother to fake an assault on him in ChicagoDec 01, 2021 6:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - Man testifies that ex-"Empire" actor Jussie Smollett recruited him and his brother to fake an assault on him in Chicago. ...
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California lawyer defends legality of women board member lawDec 01, 2021 6:00 am - LOS ANGELES (AP) - A lawyer for the state of California defended the constitutionality of the nation's first law requiring women on corporate boards Wednesday as necessa...
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Man dies after falling from stairs at Chicago train stationDec 01, 2021 6:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - A man died Wednesday after he fell from a stairway at a Chicago Transit Authority train station and plunged to the street below, police said. CTA official...