Nation and World News
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Trump pardons in California extend to former congressman
Jan 20, 2021 6:31 PM - When then-Rep. Randy 'Duke' Cunningham admitted in 2005 to accepting $2.4 million in illegal gifts from defense contractors in exchange for government contracts and other favors, it was considered the largest bribery scandal in congressional history
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Watch: Performance suburban filmmakers directed for Biden's inaugurationJan 20, 2021 6:25 PM - Up-and-coming filmmakers Jason Polevoi of Buffalo Grove and Teddy Wachholz of Arlington Heights landed a last-minute gig of a lifetime: the chance to film a musical performance to be featured as part of today's inaugural events.
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4,822 new COVID-19 cases in Illinois, including 107 deaths
Jan 20, 2021 6:25 PM - Illinois public health officials are reporting 4,822 new confirmed and probable cases of COVID-19, including 107 additional deaths
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Trump's pardon largesse a boon for well-connected fraudsters
Jan 20, 2021 6:14 PM - Donald Trump's final batch of more than 140 pardons and sentence commutations benefited an ignominious list of defendants whose swindles, frauds and public corruption made them unlikely candidates for executive clemency
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No-go for Joe Exotic: Trump pardon list omits 'Tiger King'
Jan 20, 2021 5:54 PM - 'Tiger King' Joe Exotic's name is missing from President Donald Trump's flurry of pardons
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The Latest: Pompeo ethos sign removed from State Dept. lobby
Jan 20, 2021 5:44 PM - One of former Secretary of State Mike Pompeo's signature achievements has met an abrupt end as a large placard enunciating his 'professional ethos' was removed from the State Department's main entrance
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New studies clarify which genes may raise breast cancer risk
Jan 20, 2021 5:14 PM - Two large studies give a much sharper picture of which inherited mutations raise the risk of breast cancer for women without a family history of the disease
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States report vaccine shortages and cancel appointments
Jan 20, 2021 4:44 PM - The push to inoculate Americans against the coronavirus is hitting a roadblock: A number of states are reporting they are running out of vaccine
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VIRUS TODAY: US states report COVID-19 vaccine shortage
Jan 20, 2021 3:27 PM - The push to inoculate Americans against the coronavirus is hitting a roadblock as a number of states report they are running out of vaccine supplies
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'We will be back in some form': Trump bids farewell to Washington
Jan 20, 2021 2:46 PM - His presidency over, Donald Trump bid farewell to Washington on Wednesday but also hinted at a comeback despite a legacy of chaos, tumult and bitter division in the country he led for four years.
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