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American basketball star Brittney Griner returned to the United States early Friday after being freed in a high-profile prisoner exchange following nearly 10 months in detention in Russia.
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Many activists said they are frustrated because while Congress drags its feet on the Child Tax Credit. -
MS is a disease that impacts the brain, spinal cord and optic nerves.
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At this time, they anticipate starting the spring semester on January 17 with in-person classes as planned.
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The bobcat was hunted to near extinction. But protections allowed the population to rise. Now, hunting and trapping is legal in many states, including Illinois. But some conservationists think that goes too far.
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The deputy fired his weapon after the man pointed his weapon at the deputy and continuing to advance toward his position.
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This week’s broadcast of Mountain Stage features the powerful and soulful rock of The War And Treaty. We also hear an energetic and rousing performance from The Nth Power, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania’s horn-laden rockers The Commonheart, plus violinist and songwriter Deni Bonet, and indie-pop from The A's.
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The union that represents corrections officers at Pontiac prison is calling for the Illinois Department of Corrections to hire more officers after a Pontiac prison inmate stabbed a corrections officer two weeks ago.
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Kristen Petranek has a history of miscarriages – and she has diabetes, which makes pregnancy risky. She fears that if something goes wrong, her state's law may inhibit doctors from helping her.
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Russians welcome prisoner swap amid worries over war in Ukraine. Tech companies cut tens of thousands of jobs. Eight teams keep their World Cup hopes alive.
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An already violent year in the Israeli-occupied West Bank has escalated in the last few days and could intensify as Israel puts together what could be its most right-wing governing coalition ever.
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Ukraine's culture minister said his country's allies could stop Russia from weaponizing its culture by temporarily boycotting Russian artists, including The Nutcracker composer Tchaikovsky.
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The 2021 charges against Anderson Lee Aldrich were dropped despite authorities finding a "tub" full of bomb-making chemicals and later receiving warnings from other relatives.
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During a House Judiciary Committee hearing on Thursday, the Rev. Rob Schenck said he knew the outcome of a pivotal religious freedom decision weeks before the Supreme Court released it in 2014.
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The first part of the long-awaited series shows the couple navigating their early relationship. Critic Eric Deggans says it avoids offending specific royals, but offers a critique of British society.
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Boeing says the last 747 it will ever build left its assembly line this week. It's the end of an aviation era that began with Pan Am's first commercial flight of the jumbo jet in 1970.
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