No. 23 Illinois outlasts Purdue 50-49 in overtime on sack on 2-point conversion
The Illini hadn’t beaten the Boilermakers at Memorial Stadium since 2010.
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Harris rips Trump for his criticism of federal storm response and calls for ‘dignity’
Attending a town hall sponsored by Univision in Las Vegas, Harris said, “I have to stress that this is not a time for people to play politics.”
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Milton knocks out power to millions and spawns tornadoes across Florida. At least 5 dead
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — Hundreds of Florida residents were rescued Thursday from the aftermath of Hurricane Milton after the storm smashed through coastal communities where it tore homes into pieces, filled streets with mud and spawned a barrage of tornadoes that killed at least five. Arriving just two weeks after the misery wrought by Hurricane Helene,…
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The Latest: Tornadoes strike in Florida as Hurricane Milton approaches
Hurricane Milton, a Category 3 storm, is churning toward Florida’s west coast. The Tampa Bay area, home to more than 3.3 million people, is facing the possibility of widespread destruction after avoiding direct hits from major hurricanes for more than a century. Here’s the latest: Biden blasts Trump for an ‘onslaught of lies’ about handling of Helene WASHINGTON—President Joe…
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Jury selection begins in corruption trial of longest-serving legislative leader in US history
Nearly 200 potential jurors have showed up to federal court in downtown Chicago to face questioning by attorneys in court, including questions about their familiar with the case and Madigan.
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Hurricane Milton is a Category 5. Florida orders evacuations and scrambles to clear Helene’s debris
The center of the storm could come ashore Wednesday in the Tampa Bay region, which has not endured a head-on hit by a major hurricane in more than a century.
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Middle East latest: Palestinian militants in Gaza fire rockets into Israel as it marks Oct. 7
Palestinian militants in Gaza fired a barrage of rockets into Israel on Monday as mourners marked the anniversary of the Oct. 7 attack, without disrupting a nearby ceremony. Lebanon’s Health Ministry said an Israeli strike in the country’s south killed at least 10 firefighters. Hamas also said it attacked Israeli forces in different parts of Gaza….
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Michael Madigan once controlled much of Illinois politics. Now the ex-House speaker heads to trial
Michael Madigan is charged in a multimillion dollar racketeering and bribery scheme, some involving Illinois’ largest utility. The Chicago Democrat was once considered the most powerful force in Illinois politics.
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Ohio girl concedes cutting off tanker that spilled chemical last year in Illinois, killing 5
The tanker, carrying caustic anhydrous ammonia, left the road and jackknifed when the girl passed it in her family’s minivan. The truck spilled much of the load in Teutopolis, a community about 74 miles south of Champaign.
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Prosecutors lay out new evidence in Trump election case, accuse him of having ‘resorted to crimes’
A newly unsealed court filing lays out fresh details from the landmark criminal case against the former president. It argues that the former president is not entitled to immunity from prosecution.
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Middle East latest: Fears of wider war in Middle East grow as Israel and Iran trade threats
The Middle East moved closer to a long-feared regional war Wednesday, a day after Iran fired a barrage of missiles at Israel and Israel said it began limited ground incursions into Lebanon targeting the Iran-backed Hezbollah militia. Israel said it intercepted many of the missiles, and officials in Washington said U.S. destroyers assisted in Israel’s defense. Iran said…
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Vance and Walz keep it civil in a policy-heavy discussion: VP debate takeaways
WASHINGTON (AP) — Vice presidential hopefuls Tim Walz and JD Vance focused their criticism on the top of the ticket on Tuesday as they engaged in a policy-heavy discussion that may be the last debate of the 2024 presidential campaign. It was the first encounter between Minnesota’s Democratic governor and Ohio’s Republican senator, following last month’s debate between Vice President Kamala…
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Walz and Vance go in depth on policy while attacking each other’s running mates in VP debate
Both Walz, the Democratic governor of Minnesota, and Vance, a Republican senator from Ohio, focused many of their attacks at the top of the ticket, as is traditional for VP debates.
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Iran fires ballistic missiles at Israel, US calls it a severe escalation
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken says Iran fired around 200 ballistic missiles at Israel.
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What to watch as JD Vance and Tim Walz meet for a vice presidential debate
ATLANTA (AP) — Republican JD Vance and Democrat Tim Walz will meet Tuesday in the lone vice presidential debate of the 2024 election, bringing together undercards who have spent two months going after each other and the opposing nominees who top the major-party tickets. The matchup, hosted by CBS News in New York, might not carry the same stakes as…
