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From elementary to higher ed, Chicago and suburban schools prepare amid ICE activity in neighborhoods

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A suburban Chicago student is in custody after being arrested by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers at Elgin Community College Thursday morning, the college said, two days after a U.S. citizen from the suburb was briefly detained in what the government is calling an immigration enforcement blitz in the Chicago area.

The student ...Read more

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CDC's new vaccine advisers recommend splitting up MMRV shot

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WASHINGTON — The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s vaccine advisory committee on Thursday voted to make a significant change to the nation’s childhood vaccine schedule during its first gathering since members were handpicked by Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.

The committee voted 8-3, with one ...Read more

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A Pa. man helped people get more than $200,000 in pandemic unemployment money. The problem? Many were in prison.

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Under different circumstances, Alexander Daravina's actions could have been viewed as noble.

Just months after COVID-19 upended the job market and international economy in 2020, Daravina, then 33, helped dozens of people apply for and receive thousands of dollars each from the Pandemic Unemployment Assistance program.

The problem, federal ...Read more

Man shot in head with 'less lethal' projectile at Calif. immigration protest wants $50 million from Orange County

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A Huntington Beach accountant who was shot in the head with a “less lethal” projectile at an anti-ICE protest in Santa Ana, Calif., is seeking $50 million from the county of Orange.

Tony Olson, 41, said he was trying to leave the June 9 protest after sheriff’s deputies and Santa Ana police officers began firing the projectiles into the ...Read more

California just aligned its carbon market with Washington's. Here's why that matters

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California’s lawmakers over the weekend extended the state’s carbon market for years — and rebranded it to mirror Washington’s landmark climate policy.

The two West Coast states are pulling to the head of the national pack in their efforts to reduce planet-warming greenhouse gas emissions while the federal government boosts the coal, ...Read more

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Horror of Kirk's death gives way to tears, shock at murder scene

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OREM, Utah — The young man charged with the murder of conservative activist Charlie Kirk stared blankly into the camera from the Utah County Jail.

There was no doubt, prosecutors declared Tuesday, that Tyler Robinson, the 22-year-old on the courtroom screen, was the person who had shot and killed Kirk, one of the most charismatic figures in ...Read more

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Charlie Kirk event at University of Minnesota to go ahead with conservative Michael Knowles

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An event on the University of Minnesota campus originally scheduled to include Charlie Kirk, who was fatally shot last week, is expected to continue with conservative political commentator Michael Knowles.

Kirk, a close ally of President Trump and CEO of the conservative youth organization Turning Point USA, and Knowles were scheduled to appear...Read more

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Michigan Democrats push extension of Obamacare tax subsidies in shutdown fight, GOP balks

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WASHINGTON — Michigan Democrats in Congress are using the Sept. 30 government funding deadline to press for a permanent extension of plussed-up Affordable Care Act insurance subsidies that are set to expire at year's end and cause premium costs to spike for millions of Americans.

Most of the state’s Democratic House lawmakers said this ...Read more

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Trump says Putin 'let me down' after meeting Starmer on Ukraine

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President Donald Trump said Russian President Vladimir Putin had “really let me down” after meeting with UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer to discuss efforts to heighten pressure on Russia to enter negotiations that could help bring the Kremlin’s three-year war in Ukraine to an end.

“War is a different thing,” Trump said during a joint ...Read more

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Tampa's Racial Reconciliation Committee work should end, city attorney says

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TAMPA, Fla. — Tampa should stop facilitating the work of its Racial Reconciliation Committee, a city attorney said in a memo to the City Council Thursday.

“Continuing to facilitate the committee’s activities... puts the City at risk of becoming subject to a federal enforcement action and/or losing access to federal funds,” the attorney,...Read more

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Masked protesters crash vigil for Charlie Kirk on Massachusetts State House steps

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BOSTON — A clash of political beliefs played out on the steps of the State House, where a vigil for Charlie Kirk was infiltrated by protesters spewing obscenity-laced chants.

The police kept both sides separated as the vigil for Kirk ended a few hours after dusk Thursday.

“We gather not only to honor Charlie’s leadership and his ...Read more

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'Never felt safer': Republicans grill DC officials on crime

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WASHINGTON — The District of Columbia looks very different today than it did two years ago, when Mayor Muriel Bowser last sat before the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee.

There were no National Guardsmen deployed around the city, patrolling its landmarks and picking up trash in its parks, when she testified in May 2023. And the...Read more

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'Turtleboy' attorney accuses prosecutors of 'doctoring evidence' against Karen Read blogger

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BOSTON — An attorney for Aidan “Turtleboy” Kearney says that prosecutors are guilty of “doctoring evidence” against the Karen Read-focused blogger when securing indictments against him for witness intimidation.

“Mr. Kearney has been prejudiced by the nondisclosure and/or destruction of exculpatory and discoverable evidence,” ...Read more

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Penn reportedly did not have any interest in hosting Joe Biden's presidential library amid their souring relationship

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PHILADELPHIA — The University of Pennsylvania did not have any interest in hosting former President Joe Biden’s post-presidential center as the 46th president had previously claimed, The Wall Street Journal reported this week.

Earlier this month, Biden embarked on establishing his presidential library in his home state of Delaware, ending ...Read more

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New poll shows Spanberger up by 12 points in Virginia governor's race

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A new poll from Christopher Newport University shows Democrat Abigail Spanberger leading Republican Lt. Gov. Winsome Earle-Sears 52% to 40% among likely voters in the Virginia governor’s race. Of the 808 respondents, who were surveyed between Sept. 8 and 14, 8% said they were undecided.

“There’s still certainly some room for movement,” ...Read more

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Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker urges boycott, protest against outlets tied to Jimmy Kimmel suspension

Democratic Gov. JB Pritzker has called for boycotts and protests against broadcast outlets that are tied to Wednesday’s decision by the Walt Disney Co. and its ABC network to indefinitely suspend comedian Jimmy Kimmel’s nightly talk show, ...Read more

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CDC vaccine panel votes against Merck shot for kids under 4

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Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s hand-selected vaccine advisers voted to change the way immunizations are given to millions of U.S. children each year, recommending a tweak to the standard schedule that cast a large shadow over the safety of the shots.

Members of the influential U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention panel said Merck & Co.’...Read more

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Hurricane center eyes new Atlantic system while Tropical Storm Gabrielle spins

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The National Hurricane Center on Thursday continued to track Tropical Storm Gabrielle while also eyeing a tropical wave moving off the coast of Africa that could become the season’s next named storm.

As of the NHC’s 5 p.m. EDT advisory on Gabrielle, the system had 50 mph sustained winds located about 700 miles east-northeast of the ...Read more

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Equipment issue delays more than 400 flights at Denver International Airport

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DENVER — An equipment issue at a Federal Aviation Administration radar center near Denver International Airport delayed hundreds of flights on Thursday.

Flights arriving Thursday morning and afternoon at DIA were delayed by an average of 30 minutes, and flights trying to depart the airport were delayed by an average of 45 minutes, according ...Read more

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Marine One makes emergency landing with Trump on board

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Marine One made an emergency landing Thursday while bringing President Trump and the first lady to England’s Stansted Airport for their return trip to the U.S.

The helicopter landed safely in an airfield where another chopper picked up its passengers and delivered them to their destination. White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt blamed ...Read more