News Stories from August 15, 2022
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UN envoy travels to strife-torn Myanmar for the first time
Aug 15, 2022 10:27 PM - U.N. says its special envoy for Myanmar has traveled to the Southeast Asian nation for the the first time since her appointment last October
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Two seriously injured in collision near Big RockAug 15, 2022 10:13 PM - Two people were seriously injured in a collision Monday afternoon on Route 30 near Big Rock.
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Illinois hemp farmers call market the 'Wild West': 'The sky is the limit'
Aug 15, 2022 9:19 PM - Growing hemp, a plant that was illegal in the U.S. for more than 70 years, is now akin to the Wild West, two northern Illinois farmers say.
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Palatine will send more Lake Michigan water to Deer Park in exchange for sales tax dollarsAug 15, 2022 8:45 PM - Palatine will provide additional Lake Michigan water to Deer Park in return for that village sharing more of its sales tax revenue, under an intergovernmental agreement recently approved by both towns.
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Nicholas Evans, 'The Horse Whisperer' author, dies at 72
Aug 15, 2022 8:29 PM - Nicholas Evans, the British author of the bestselling novel 'The Horse Whisperer,' has died at 72
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Case against Alex Jones can proceed, Connecticut judge says
Aug 15, 2022 8:23 PM - A federal bankruptcy judge has cleared the way for a defamation lawsuit in Connecticut to proceed against Infowars host and conspiracy theorist Alex Jones
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Trump Org. CFO expected to plead guilty in NY tax case
Aug 15, 2022 8:09 PM - Donald Trump's longtime finance chief is expected to plead guilty as soon as Thursday in a tax evasion case, according to three people familiar with the matter
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Myanmar court convicts Suu Kyi on more corruption charges
Aug 15, 2022 8:01 PM - A court in military-ruled Myanmar has convicted the country's ousted leader, Aung San Suu Kyi, on more corruption charges, adding six years to her earlier 11-year prison sentence
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Red panda found in fig tree after escaping Australian zoo
Aug 15, 2022 7:32 PM - A red panda that spent two days on the lam after escaping from an Australian zoo was recaptured after he was spotted hanging out in a fig tree in a nearby park
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'Absolutely political theater': Naperville gun shop owner questions motives behind sales ban ordinanceAug 15, 2022 7:31 PM - If the Naperville City Council bans the sale of certain high-powered weapons, the owner of Law Weapons and Supply insists he'll be forced to seek a court injunction or else go out of business.
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