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Wisconsin court sets up possible delay in absentee mailingSep 10, 2020 7:00 am - MADISON, Wis. (AP) - The conservative-controlled Wisconsin Supreme Court on Thursday ordered a halt in the mailing of absentee ballots until it gives the go-ahead or mak...
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In a year of restrictions, virus changes Sept. 11, tooSep 10, 2020 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - In a year when the coronavirus pandemic has reshaped countless American rituals, even the commemoration of 9/11 could not escape unchanged. The 19th anni...
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Man charged with kidnapping, robbery of Chicago law studentsSep 10, 2020 7:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - A man with a criminal background was ordered held without bond Thursday for the alleged kidnapping of two University of Chicago law students from their ap...
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Chicago police: Man held hostage after armed robbery attemptSep 10, 2020 7:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - Chicago police and firefighters converged on an apartment building Thursday in the city's South Loop where an attempted armed robbery turned into a hostag...
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States ask judge to reverse changes at US Postal ServiceSep 10, 2020 7:00 am - SEATTLE (AP) - A group of states suing over service cuts at the U.S. Postal Service is asking a federal judge to immediately undo some of them, saying the integrity of t...
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Holcomb: Fly flags at half-staff Friday for Patriots DaySep 10, 2020 7:00 am - INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - Indiana Gov. Eric Holcomb is directing flags statewide to be flown at half-staff Friday in honor of Patriot Day. Flags should be flown at half-staff ...
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Chicago plans to replace lead water pipes across the citySep 10, 2020 7:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - Chicago plans to begin replacing toxic lead water pipes across the city after decades of downplaying the potential health threat to the public. The Depart...
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Wisconsin Democrats think they can avoid mistakes of 2016Sep 10, 2020 7:00 am - MADISON, Wis. (AP) - Wisconsin Democrats, stung by President Donald Trump's narrow win four years ago, are confident the lessons they learned will ensure he doesn't do i...
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GOP leader files charge against longtime Illinois speakerSep 10, 2020 7:00 am - SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - The top Republican in the Illinois House filed a breach of public trust charge Thursday against Democratic Speaker Michael Madigan, the longest-...
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Pritzker: Rising COVID-19 hospitalizations in Illinois are 'problematic'Sep 10, 2020 1:00 am - The number of COVID-19 patients in Illinois hospitals is trending up, and “that's something we're watching closely,” Gov. J.B. Pritzker said Thursday as officials announ...