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The legislature has set May 24 as the day to wrap up their work.
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National Safe Boating Week is May 18-24, and the Indiana Department of Natural Resources is using the occasion to remind Hoosiers of state boating laws and best practices when out on the water.
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Missouri now has enough solar power capacity to supply an estimated 68,000 homes, with over 38,000 installations across the state.
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Eligible families can receive $120 per child for groceries in summer
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OSF HealthCare has reopened the bankrupt former Saint Margaret's hospital in Peru, but the impact that may have on another Illinois Valley community is sparking new concerns.
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Local journalism measures have evolved, shrunk since beginning of session
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A study found the decreased risk for heart disease and diabetes continued despite regaining some pounds you lost.
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The Prairie Band Potawatomi Nation recently became the first federally recognized tribal nation in the state. The government illegally sold the land from under Chief Shab-eh-nay around 1850.
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Zanotti pleaded guilty in March of this year to one felony count of aiding and abetting the making of a false bank entry.
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Bryan Myers Jr. of Cobden, was killed in action while his unit was in South Korea.
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Bad weather may have been a cause of Sunday's crash that killed Ebrahim Raisi. But mechanical issues, possibly exacerbated by a lack of spare parts due to U.S. sanctions, could also be a factor.
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Mourners in black began gathering Tuesday for days of funerals and processions for Iran's late president, foreign minister and others killed in a helicopter crash.
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The Seoul summit is a follow-up to last November's summit in the U.K., where participating countries agreed to work together to contain risks posed by galloping advances in artificial intelligence.
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Target joins other retailers trying to draw inflation-weary shoppers to stores. The chain says reductions have already been reflected in about 1,500 products.
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Otto remained involved with the Raiders even after they moved from Oakland, Calif., to Las Vegas in 2020.
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FDIC chairman Martin Gruenberg says he's prepared to step down once a successor is confirmed. Gruenberg has been widely criticized for fostering a toxic workplace at the agency.
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Johansson says she was approached multiple times by OpenAI to be the voice of ChatGPT, and that she declined. Then the company released a voice assistant that sounded uncannily like her.