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Michael Pitre spent Christmas Eve in a frigid cell in the Sacramento County Main Jail. Wrapped in a blanket that hadn’t been replaced in weeks, he thought back to previous holidays that he had spent with his two daughters. But …

Organizations affiliated with law enforcement constitute the most significant lobbying force fueling the unprecedented number of anti-protest bills introduced by state lawmakers this year, according to an independent researcher.
In search of which companies were lobbying for the bills, researcher …

Ilustração: The Intercept Brasil
O jornalista Alexandre Garcia ficou contrariado quando seu colega da CNN Rafael Colombo fez uma pergunta simples, mas que lhe soou como uma provocação. O assunto era a ameaça de decreto feita pelo presidente na última …

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Chatter over Kate Winslet’s transformation into a character from the Philly region for “Mare of Easttown” jumped another …

CHICAGO — Illinois health officials reported 1,741 new confirmed and probable cases of COVID-19 Sunday, including 30 additional deaths.

The deaths were reported in the following counties:

Cook County: 2 males 50s, 1 female 60s, 2 males 60s, 2 males …

CHICAGO (AP) — Helmut Jahn, a prominent German architect who designed Chicago’s state government building and worked on the design of the FBI headquarters in Washington, was killed when two vehicles struck the bicycle he was riding in Illinois.

Jahn, …

PORTER COUNTY, Ind. — A 24-year-old Chicago woman is facing multiple felony charges after engaging in a high-speed pursuit in a stolen vehicle on Saturday, according to police.

Police said Nakia S. Smith, 24, was driving a stolen black Jeep …

CHICAGO — A 14-year-old boy was among four people killed in overnight shootings across Chicago that also left six people injured, according to police.

A 36-year-old man was shot to death in the city’s Humboldt Park neighborhood Saturday night, according …

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LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Bob Baffert’s frustration was apparent as he tried to digest the latest positive drug test involving one of his prized thoroughbreds.

This one involves Kentucky Derby winner Medina Spirit, Baffert’s fifth horse to fail a drug …