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A Look at Pritzker's First Day
Newly elected Gov. J.B. Pritzker began his first work day in office on Monday by granting pay raises to state union employees that former Gov. Bruce Rauner denied four years ago. NBC 5’s Mary Ann Ahern reports.
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Former Lawmaker Charged in ‘Revenge Porn' Case
A former Illinois lawmaker has turned himself in after being charged in an alleged “revenge porn” case. NBC 5’s Ash-har Quraishi has the latest details on the case.
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Former Baltimore Mayor Catherine Pugh Pleads Guilty in Fraud Case
The disgraced former mayor of Baltimore pleaded guilty Thursday to federal conspiracy and tax evasion charges in a case involving sales of her self-published children’s books.
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Virginia Democrats' Wins Could Bring Down Confederate Statues
An army of Confederate monuments dots Virginia’s landscape but some of those statues could soon start coming down after Election Day gave Democrats control of the General Assembly for the first time in decades.
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Virginia Democrats Nominate First-Ever Female Speaker of the House
Democrats from Virginia’s House of Delegates have nominated Eileen Filler-Corn to be the first female Speaker of the House in state history.
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UN Votes Overwhelmingly to Condemn US Embargo on Cuba
The U.N. General Assembly voted overwhelmingly Thursday to condemn the American economic embargo of Cuba for the 28th year, rejecting U.S. criticism of human rights violations there and criticizing the Trump administration’s increasingly tough enforcement measures. The vote in the 193-member world body was 187-3 with the U.S., Israel and Brazil voting “no,” and Colombia and Ukraine abstaining. Last year,...
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Election Day Warning Sign for Democrats: Weaker African American Turnout
Democrats are riding high after unseating GOP Gov. Matt Bevin in Kentucky and winning back majorities in both chambers of Virginia’s General Assembly in Tuesday’s elections. Much as was the case in 2018, when Democrats took back the majority in the House, Democrats’ gains were concentrated in largely white, middle-to-upper income suburbs, NBC News reported. However, the results weren’t as...
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