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Chicago starts hiring hundreds in $56M contact tracing pushSep 14, 2020 7:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - Chicago officials announced dozens of community organizations Monday that'll help with the city's effort to hire hundreds of contact tracers in the fight ...
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Officials: 500,000 counterfeit N95 masks seized in ChicagoSep 14, 2020 7:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - About 500,000 counterfeit N95 respirator masks have been seized in Chicago by Customs and Border Protection officers, federal officials announced Monday. ...
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Trump defies virus rules as 'peaceful protest' rallies growSep 14, 2020 7:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - President Donald Trump is running as the 'œlaw and order'ť candidate. But that hasn't stopped him and his campaign from openly defying state emergency ...
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Wisconsin Supreme Court rejects Green Party bid to get on presidential ballot, clearing way for absentee ballot mailing.Sep 14, 2020 7:00 am - MADISON, Wis. (AP) - Wisconsin Supreme Court rejects Green Party bid to get on presidential ballot, clearing way for absentee ballot mailing. ...
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Indiana developing virus vaccine eligibility criteriaSep 14, 2020 7:00 am - INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - Indiana health officials are developing the criteria they will use to decide who is entitled to receive a coronavirus vaccine when one becomes availa...
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Remains found near campsite belonged to Illinois manSep 14, 2020 7:00 am - RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) - Officials have identified a man whose remains were found scattered near a campsite in the North Carolina portion of Great Smoky Mountains National P...
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Experts advise rethinking Thanksgiving traditions as COVID-19 cases increaseSep 14, 2020 1:00 am - There were 1,373 new COVID-19 cases Monday and five additional deaths from the respiratory disease, officials announced, as average daily infections and hospitalizations...
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Child welfare officials say they're coping during pandemicSep 14, 2020 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - Child welfare officials in Illinois told a panel of state lawmakers Monday that the COVID-19 pandemic has hindered but not completely prevented their effor...
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Voters to decide if 3 cities losing population will mergeSep 13, 2020 7:00 am - CAHOKIA, Ill. (AP) - Voters in Cahokia, Centreville and Alorton will be asked in November to decide whether they want to merge their communities and become one city. Lea...
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Indiana getting $27.5M from feds for highway improvementsSep 13, 2020 7:00 am - INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - Indiana will receive a total of $27.5 million in grants from the U.S. Department of Transportation for highway improvement projects in central Indian...