Gov. JB Pritzker signs bills calling for inclusive sex ed and conversations about sexting

The new learning standards require what is taught in classrooms to be inclusive and affirming for all students in Kindergarten through 12th grade.       

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Court upholds death sentence for Charleston church shooter Dylann Roof

The U.S. Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals has upheld the death sentence of Dylann Roof, who was responsible for the 2015 Charleston church massacre.       

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Pelosi: Reps’ trip to Afghanistan ‘not a good idea’

Rep. Seth Moulton, D-Mass., and Rep. Peter Meijer, R-Mich., are facing condemnation and questions for their surprise visit to Afghanistan this week, a trip House Speaker Nancy…

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AP Top Stories August 25 A

Here’s the latest on Wednesday, Aug. 25: Biden sticks to Aug. 31 deadline for U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan; Haiti residents scour rubble for belongings; Japan expands COVID-19…

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Fossil plant’s smokestacks toppled by dynamite

Workers used dynamite to demolish 6 smokestacks at a decommissioned power plant in Alabama. The implosion took place Wednesday at the old Colbert Fossil Plant, which was…

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Pfizer-BioNTech to seek FDA approval this week for vaccine booster: Latest COVID-19 updates

Johnson & Johnson said studies show a booster dose of its vaccine offered a ninefold increase in antibodies. The latest COVID-19 updates.       

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Kathy Hochul becomes New York’s first female governor after Andrew Cuomo resigns

Kathy Hochul became New York’s 57th governor during a midnight swearing-in ceremony at the New York State Capitol.       

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Flames light up night sky as Caldor Fire rages in California

Flames lit up the sky near Grizzly Flats, California, on August 23, as the Caldor Fire grew to 122,980 acres and was 11 percent contained, according to…

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ShowBiz Minute: Watts, Cuomo, West

“Ultimate drummer”: Stars react to Charlie Watts’ death; TV Academy revokes Cuomo’s Emmy amid scandal, resignation; Kanye West asks court to legally change his name to Ye….

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ONLYONAP Video shows US trooper pummeling Black man

Man speaks out after encounter with police leaves him with broken bones and a head gash that required six staples to close. (August 25)       

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Florida’s summer COVID wave leaves Jacksonville gasping. ‘It’s like the floodgates broke open.’

As Florida sees its worst of the COVID pandemic, exhaustion, anxiety and frustration push Jacksonville to its limits. Fear looms about what’s to come.       

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Afghans with Australian flag wade through sewage at Kabul airport as they wait for help

Former guards and their families have been left standing in sewage water outside Kabul airport while awaiting evacuation by Australian authorities, according to advocates.

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After the Strike: The toll of four wars in Gaza

New visual analysis by The Associated Press and SITU Research spotlights the magnitude of damage from airstrikes in Gaza and the scope of efforts to rebuild. The…

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NSW shatters Australia’s COVID-19 daily case record again, reporting 919 new infections

Of the new cases, only 178 are linked to current outbreaks and 106 were quarantined while infectious.

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This Sydney suburb has a higher vaccination rate than any others around it

Located in one of Sydney’s 12 local government areas of concern, the small suburb of Edmondson Park can boast that more than 90 per cent of its…

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House passes bill bolstering landmark voting law

House Democrats passed legislation Tuesday that would strengthen a landmark civil rights-era voting law weakened by the Supreme Court over the past decade. (Aug. 24)       

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