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Business · WashingtonNEW: Democrats hold united, 51-50, with Vice President Kamala Harris casting tie-breaking vote. The estimated $740 billion package heads next to the House, where lawmakers are poised to deliver on Biden's priorities. The bill caps out-of-pocket drug costs for seniors on Medicare to $2,000 a year. It also extends expiring subsidies that help 13 million people afford health insurance.See the Story
U.S. Senate passes $430 bln climate change, tax, drug pricing bill; sends to House
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Black Lives Matter · JacksonA Leflore County grand jury considered evidence and testimony regarding Carolyn Bryant Donham's involvement in the kidnapping and death of Emmett Till. After hearing more than seven hours of testimony from investigators and witnesses, the grand jury determined that there was not sufficient evidence to indict Donham.See the Story
Grand jury declines to indict woman in Emmett Till killing
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US & Canada · Palm BeachThe FBI search of Donald Trump's Mar-a-Lago estate marked a dramatic and unprecedented escalation of the law enforcement scrutiny of the former president. But the Florida operation is just one part of one investigation related to Trump and his time in office. The potential legal peril from multiple quarters comes as Trump lays the groundwork for another presidential run in 2024.See the Story
FBI Search of Trump’s Home Lasted All Day
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Climate Change · New YorkInfectious diseases have long been linked to weather events and climate change, but scientists are now beginning to understand the broad influence of extreme weather on human health. 218 of 375 infectious diseases found worldwide, or 58%, have been worsened by climate hazards at some point. More studies are needed to show direct links between climate change and many infectious diseases.See the Story
Study connects climate hazards to 58% of infectious diseases
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US & Canada · WashingtonThe search intensified the months-long probe into how classified documents ended up in boxes of White House records located at Mar-a-Lago earlier this year. A separate grand jury is investigating efforts to overturn the results of the 2020 presidential election. Trump and his allies sought to cast the search as a weaponization of the criminal justice system and a Democratic-driven effort to keep him from winning another term.See the Story
What Was FBI Looking For When It 'Raided' Trump's Mar-A-Lago?
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Health CareThe estimated $740 billion package passed Sunday by the Senate and heading to the House. It includes capping prescription drug costs at $2,000 out of pocket for seniors, helping Americans pay for private health insurance and what Democrats are calling the most substantial investment in history to fight climate change. The House is expected to vote by Friday.See the Story
What are signature elements in Biden's big climate and health bill?
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Chicago, IL · ChicagoKim Foxx on Tuesday said her office will not oppose post-conviction litigation for the seven men and one woman with murder convictions tied to ex-Detective Reynaldo Guevara. Foxx said she expects a similar outcome in at least three more cases in the coming weeks. The convictions stemmed from murders that occurred between 1989 and 1996.See the Story
'This is just the beginning': 8 murder convictions tied to ex-Chicago police detective thrown out
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US & Canada · ChicagoAld. Sophia King (4th Ward) announced Wednesday she will run for mayor. King is the chair of the City Council's Progressive Caucus. She is the first woman to challenge Mayor Lori Lightfoot's bid to be re-elected. King was appointed to City Council in April 2016 to replace former Ald. Will Burns.See the Story
Alderman Sophia King announces run for Chicago mayor
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Chicago, IL · ChicagoA 29-year-old man was fatally shot while riding the CTA Red Line early Saturday morning. 54 people were shot in 45 separate shooting incidents between 6 p.m. Friday and 11:59 p.M. Sunday. Police Superintendent David Brown has a press conference scheduled Monday morning.See the Story
Teen shot near Red Line hours after Chicago police supt. says he plans to combat CTA crime
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US & CanadaA Cook County judge on Monday issued a $40,000 D-bond to 45-year-old Gregory Baldwin. Baldwin was arrested Saturday after he allegedly rammed a bus into 18 vehicles along North Broadway and the surrounding areas as bystanders were walking to and from the nearby Market Days festivities.See the Story
Party bus driver in Lakeview charged with 5 separate crimes after crashing into 13 cars over the weekend
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Chicago, IL · ChicagoThe musical is a riff on what life was like for those working in the offices of Vogue magazine. The show traces the transformation of Andy Sachs, a brainy and ambitious recent college grad from North Carolina. The musical's book, by Kate Wetherhead, is serviceable but lacks a certain New York bite.See the Story
Review: ‘The Devil Wears Prada’ musical dressed to the eights
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