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The British government has pushed the plan as a way to deter asylum-seekers from taking boats to Britain. But the U.N. human rights office has warned aviation authorities not to take part.
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The celebration will occur at various Rend Lake locations on Thursday, April 25. -
The conference will feature discussions on issues such as racial justice, political advocacy, immigration, the Israeli/Palestinian divide and mental health. -
The 6'8" forward started 30 games for SIU last season and averaged a career high 7.5 points per game. -
The Prairie Band Potawatomi, based in Kansas, signed an agreement last week putting the 130 acres of farmland in DeKalb County into a federal trust. -
PATH has blundered multiple grant opportunities in recent months. Now, it's lost out on $9.5 million and the chance to be the state's backup 988 call center for another year. -
SIU-Carbondale Chancellor Austin Lane calls this the capstone takeover. -
Governor adds voice to growing consensus that ‘Tier 2’ pensions may violate federal law -
A U.S. Supreme Court decision in an Indiana case could impact the prosecutions in Illinois and elsewhere. -
The U.S. Department of the Interior announced that Illinois is, once again, home to a federally recognized tribal nation. -
Drew Steffe comes to Carbondale after leaving Texas Tech.
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Novelist Amy Tan's The Backyard Bird Chronicles centers on an array of birds that visit her yard, as Trish O'Kane's Birding to Change the World recalls lessons from birds that galvanized her teaching. -
Drug company reps commonly visit doctors to talk about new medications. A team of economists wanted to know if that helps patients live longer. They found that for cancer patients, the answer is no. -
The new Freedom Monument Sculpture Park in Montgomery, Alabama, is designed to get visitors closer to the experiences of enslaved people in America. -
Thousands of years ago, there was a ceremony to bind close friends together as sworn siblings. Could the practice be resurrected today to strengthen modern friendships? Two women did just that. -
The House passed a bill that would ban TikTok unless the China-based ByteDance sells it. These small changes will help you live more sustainably. -
Only 10 states have not joined the federal program that expands Medicaid to people who are still in the "coverage gap" for health care -
The number of heat-related deaths in Europe increased 30% in the last 20 years. Climate change is to blame.
