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Apr 07 2023
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Timeline: Manhattan district attorney case against Donald Trump
Former President Donald Trump has been charged with 34 felony counts of falsifying business records after being indicted by a Manhattan grand jury. In court documents unsealed April 4, prosecutors alleged Trump engaged in a "scheme" to boost his chances during the 2016 presidential election through a series of hush money payments made by others and repeated falsification of New York business
ABC News (Online)Mar 15 2023
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Wellesley College students vote to admit trans men and nonbinary applicants
Students at Wellesley College voted in a nonbinding election on Tuesday to approve expanding eligibility for admission to all nonbinary and transgender applicants.
The student body approved the referendum, which asked whether the school should shift its admission policy to allow nonbinary people who were assigned male at birth and trans men to apply to the school, a Wellesley College
The HillApr 12 2023
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First Democrats in U.S. House Say It’s Time for Dianne Feinstein to Resign
Two Democratic members of the current U.S. Congress publicly urged Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-CA) to resign on Wednesday, a call that came after it was revealed the 89-year-old has missed 60 of the 82 votes taken in the Senate so far this year.
First was California Rep. Ro Khanna, who tweeted, “It’s time for @SenFeinstein to resign.”
“We need to put the country ahead of personal
Daily BeastApr 04 2023
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Nail-biter in Chicago: Mayor's race too close to call
Vallas and Johnson are vying to succeed incumbent Mayor Lori Lightfoot, who lost her reelection bid during the first round of the election Feb. 28. In that contest, Vallas, the only white candidate among nine contenders, came in first with 33 percent of the vote, followed by Johnson at 22 percent and Lightfoot at 17 percent, propelling Vallas and Johnson to Tuesday’s runoff. The outcome of the
PoliticoApr 04 2023
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Naperville mayoral race too close to call
The race for mayor of Naperville will likely be going down to the wire in Tuesday’s election. Based on unofficial early voting numbers from Will County, Benny White holds a slight lead with 51% over fellow front runner Scott Wehrli with 46% in their quest to replace Steve Chirico, who is stepping down after eight years as mayor of Naperville. The third candidate, Tiffany Stephens, has 3% of
Chicago TribuneMar 22 2023
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Homebuyers are putting less money down now, as bidding wars fade
Homebuyers aren't putting as much money down as they were at the height of the housing frenzy.
What's happening: The typical U.S. homebuyer made a down payment of $42,000 in January, the lowest number in almost two years, per a report out from Redfin Wednesday morning, provided exclusively to Axios.
The median downpayment is now 10% of the purchase price of the house, off its
AxiosApr 04 2023
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Paul Vallas Takes Early Lead In Chicago Mayor's Race
CHICAGO — Paul Vallas has pulled ahead in the mayor’s race in early returns Tuesday. Vallas, a former Chicago Public Schools CEO, held 52 percent of the vote with 55.77 percent of precincts reporting, while opponent Brandon Johnson held 48 percent. Vallas and Johnson, a Cook County commissioner, emerged atop a crowded field of nine candidates in the Feb. 28 election. Incumbent Mayor Lori
Block Club ChicagoApr 04 2023
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Read: The criminal charges against Donald Trump
Former President Donald Trump has been indicted in New York on charges of falsifying records related to hush money payments made to porn star Stormy Daniels during his 2016 campaign. It’s the first time in US history that a former president has been charged with crimes. And the indictment could be the first of several given that Trump is facing other civil and criminal investigations. Those
VoxApr 19 2023
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Fox News settles Dominion defamation case for $787.5m
Fox News has settled a defamation lawsuit from the voting machine company, Dominion, over its reporting of the 2020 presidential election.
In a last-minute settlement before trial, the network agreed to pay $787.5m (£634m) - about half of the $1.6bn initially sought by Dominion.
Dominion argued its business was harmed by Fox spreading false claims the vote had been rigged against
BBC NewsApr 04 2023
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Chicago Decides: 14 aldermanic races on the ballot
CHICAGO (CBS) -- Also up for grabs on Election Day: 14 aldermanic runoffs. There are six incumbent council members are on the list because they failed to win a majority of the vote back in February. Also, Alderman Gilbert Villegas of the newly re-drawn 36th Ward is also in a runoff. He chairs the council's Latino Caucus. Three alderpersons, appointed by outgoing Mayor Lori Lightfoot, are
CBS News (Online)