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The $19.2 million fine marks the largest ever in a food safety case.
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This week, Gov. JB Pritzker announced the COVID-19 public health emergency will officially end May 11, the same day a national proclamation will expire. Our panel provides some context to the historic decision.
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U.S. Rep. Darin LaHood, who represents parts of Bloomington-Normal, said he is not worried about the far-right members of his conference who withheld their votes until they received several concessions.
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Could racial health disparities shrink if the health care community did a better job of explaining health information in simple terms and engaging trusted messengers?
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Each of the three air service proposals can be viewed on the Veterans Airport of Southern Illinois web page.
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Gun violence has become the leading cause of death among young people. Those whose job it is to bury the victims know that too well.
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NPR's Michel Martin talks to Washington Post reporter Lizzie Johnson about continuing the work of a slain Las Vegas journalist who had investigated a huge Ponzi scheme.
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The Northeast woke up to dangerously cold temperatures Saturday — well below zero. Even so, some unhoused people chose not to go to warming centers.
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Some community members describe the cruiser as tone deaf and ill-timed, given tensions with police around the country. Miami police said they stand by the decision to unveil the special design.
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The resulting large fire prompted an evacuation order in a village near the Pennsylvania state line. There was no immediate information about what caused the derailment. No injuries were reported.
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Two men with gang ties have been charged in the Jan. 16 killing of six people at a Goshen, Calif, home. The execution-style attack was one of three California mass shootings within days of each other
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The lack of prosecutors in one Wisconsin county has delayed trials, a situation faced in many U.S. courts as older lawyers retire and younger ones opt for higher paying jobs.
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San Francisco holds its Lunar New Year celebration this weekend. The community is excited and on alert due to recent violence involving Asian Americans elsewhere in California.
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NPR investigated a practice called a yo-yo sale and found it's hurting car buyers nationwide, tougher rules can make a difference, and the Federal Trade Commission has a chance to crack down.
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