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Filmmaker Celine Song isn't religious, but that doesn't stop her from seeing certain dead insects as signs in her life and treating a good meal like prayer.
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The diocese is the first in the U.S. to issue a special dispensation because of fears over immigration detentions.
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Immigrant rights organizations sued the state arguing that its new law conflicts with federal immigration law, and under longstanding Supreme Court precedent, states must bow to federal law in the event of such conflicts.
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"I thought my mom was going to die in front of me," said Taylor Bergmann, a 19-year-old who fought to save the people in his family after the Guadalupe River smashed through their home.
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New requirements mandate state pay for a greater share of program
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“Student Support Services helps level the playing field and equips our students with the tools and confidence to graduate and lead,” said Wain Davis, IECC TRIO SSS Director.
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The closure, expected to last about 30 days, will redirect local traffic to Maple Street.
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Residents who are homebound and live within Carbondale city limits can request food box delivery by noon on Friday, July 11.
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Children who are missing some or all of their limbs face plenty of challenges. One of those challenges comes when they want to participate in sports. NubAbility in DuQuoin hosts camps to help these kids who want to take part in sports.July 16-20 they are hosting their 13th all sports camp for kids ages 4 to 17 who are limb different.
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Carbondale residents can pick up boxes of fresh food on July 18th.
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At 38 years old, Christian Mitchell has been inside most corners of state government as a top advisor on political campaigns, state legislator, deputy governor and civic engagement leader at a major university. All those experiences make him ready to be Gov. JB Pritzker’s running mate next year in the governor’s campaign for a third term, Mitchell said.
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Witnesses said Keivaun Mann approached the front door of the residence and discharged multiple rounds from a handgun.
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The eight people arrested range in age from 32 to 49 and are from Mt. Vernon, Centralia and Bluford.
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The commission offers a total budget of $8,335, with $500 stipends for semi-finalists.
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Lawmakers vote to decrease funding for housing programs by more than $14M
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100 years ago, in Dayton, Tennessee on July 12th, William Jennings Bryan faced off against Clarence Darrow for the “Scopes Monkey Trial”. Bryan was from Salem Illinois and was a lawyer who was a three time Democratic nominee for president. He also served as Secretary of State for President Woodrow Wilson. But one of the more memorable events in his life is when he took part in the Scopes Monkey Trial in Dayton, Tennessee.
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On Sunday, the chatbot was updated to "not shy away from making claims which are politically incorrect, as long as they are well substantiated." By Tuesday, it was praising Hitler.
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Mottley's latest novel follows three young women as they navigate pregnancy and motherhood in a small town in Florida. She sees the novel as an extension of her work as a doula.
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Amid a cluster of top 10 album debuts this week, there's a left-field hit with staying power: the soundtrack to the Netflix original movie KPop Demon Hunters, which surges into the top five.
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Yaccarino, a traditional business executive, was in many ways a strong foil to the mercurial and controversy-courting Musk. She did not cite a reason for her departure.
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Another departure from the Kennedy Center: Composer, pianist, educator and bandleader Jason Moran announced on social media that he is no longer the artistic director for jazz. Moran joined the Kennedy Center in 2011.
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After the 12-day war in June, the issue of who will succeed Iran's longtime supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, has become more urgent.
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For nearly 20 years, travelers have been required to remove their shoes at security checkpoints.
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Rescue teams continue their search on the banks of the Guadalupe River in central Texas on Wednesday.
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There was little warning when floodwater from Guadalupe River surged through central Texas last week, killing over 100 people.
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The U.S. has hit an unwelcome milestone in measles cases this year. The CDC is reporting 1,288 cases across the country. The disease was declared eliminated 25 years ago.
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President Trump is hosting 5 African leaders in Washington this week — a selective summit that's raising eyebrows over who was invited, what's on the table, and what it signals about U.S. rivalry with China and BRICS in Africa.
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Last week, a federal jury in Manhattan found Combs guilty of two counts of transportation for prostitution while acquitting him on more serious charges of sex trafficking and racketeering conspiracy.
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