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Month: November 2023

Antisemitic message spray painted on former Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel’s Michigan home

By ELYSSA KAUFMAN Click here for updates on this story     CHICAGO (WBBM) — Vandals left antisemitic messages on former Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel’s Michigan home. According to the Anti-Defamation League of Michigan, Emanuel’s property and the Chabad of Kalamazoo, a Jewish organization, were both targeted. The word “NAZIS” was spray painted on a fence outside

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Pennsylvania governor appeals decision blocking plan to make power plants pay for greenhouse gases

By MARC LEVY Associated Press HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Gov. Josh Shapiro says he’ll appeal a court ruling that blocked a state regulation to make Pennsylvania’s power plant owners pay for their planet-warming greenhouse gas emissions. Still, the Democrat on Tuesday urged lawmakers to get to work on a better alternative. In a statement, Shapiro

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Native American storytellers enjoying a rare spotlight, a moment they hope can be more than that

By MARK KENNEDY AP Entertainment Writer NEW YORK (AP) — The financial crisis of 2008 hit Mary Kathryn Nagle differently. As a playwright and a citizen of the Cherokee Nation, she saw parallels to events that negatively impacted Indigenous people centuries ago. Her play “Manahatta” juxtaposes the recent mortgage meltdown when thousands lost their homes

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Trump has long praised autocrats and populists. He’s now embracing Argentina’s new president

By NICHOLAS RICCARDI and JILL COLVIN Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Donald Trump has long praised a particular type of foreign leader — men he describes as “tough” and “strong,” even if they have chipped away at their countries’ democratic norms. The former president and GOP front-runner is now celebrating the newly elected leader

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The White House is concerned Iran may provide ballistic missiles to Russia for use against Ukraine

By DARLENE SUPERVILLE Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The White House says it’s very concerned that Iran may provide ballistic missiles to Russia for use in the war against Ukraine. National Security Council spokesperson John Kirby says it would be a disastrous development for the Ukrainian people if that were to happen. Kirby says Iran

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Thanksgiving travel rush gets an early start at Palm Springs International Airport

Palm Springs International Airport officials project an estimated 35,000 passengers will depart from the airport between Tuesday and Sunday during Thanksgiving week. The busiest days are expected to be Wednesday before Thanksgiving and the Sunday after, with about 7,000 travelers expected to fly out on each of these peak days. Here is some information to

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