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Sunday, November 12, 2017
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Eminian: Rivermen salute the troops, then prove to be unbeatable force in 5-1 win over Bears
PEORIA - They stood side-by-side, Peoria Rivermen players and little kids from the Pekin Youth Hockey League, all holdin…
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FEMA rethinking ban on disaster aid to church buildings
When disaster strikes, houses of worship are often on the front lines, feeding and sheltering victims. Yet churches, syn…
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Family of missing U of I student returning to China without answers
URBANA - For more than four months, Ronggao Zhang has walked to his missing daughter's apartment almost every day. At fi…
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Putin, Trump back Syria peace plans
DA NANG, Vietnam -- Russian President Vladimir Putin and U.S. President Donald Trump agreed to support a political recon…
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11th day of 11th month: War dead honored on Armistice Day
LONDON (AP) - Millions of people in Britain and France paused to remember the victims of war Saturday on Armistice Day, …
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Trump calls Putin sincere, ex-US intelligence heads 'hacks'
HANOI, Vietnam (AP) - Days before returning home from a whirlwind trip to Asia, President Donald Trump was back on the d…
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From graffiti to Snapchat, schools react to racial incidents
CHICAGO (AP) - Maryland students using their shirts to spell a racial slur used against black people at a rally. Pennsyl…
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Will Alabama pick a Democrat over Moore? Suburbs will decide
ALABASTER, Ala. (AP) - It's no secret that if Roy Moore is going to lose his race for U.S. Senate, it's going to happen …
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Roy Moore says allegations are intended to derail Senate bid
VESTAVIA HILLS, Ala. (AP) - A defiant Roy Moore on Saturday insisted the allegations of sexual misconduct decades ago we…
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George Takei, Richard Dreyfuss respond in harassment scandal
NEW YORK (AP) - George Takei took to Twitter on Saturday to deny groping a male model and Richard Dreyfuss said he never…
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Drawing Mary and Joseph into Moore controversy raises ire
WASHINGTON (AP) - An Alabama state official is citing the Bible to defend the Republican U.S. Senate candidate accused o…
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Former Peoria Mayor Dave Ransburg dies at 78
PEORIA - Dave Ransburg, the former Peoria mayor and businessman whose civic life also included membership on boards gove…
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#PJSPreps: Journal Star using Twitter to help preview the 2017-18 high school girls basketball season
The high school girls basketball season tips off on Monday, Nov. 13 and there is plenty of roster turnover. To tip off t…
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New riverfront concerts provide economic benefits
PEORIA - Peoria is not an "A" market in live music industry circles. A high-profile country musician, of the caliber of …
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Luciano: At 98, Eureka native still secretive about World War II code breaking
WASHINGTON - Annette Sherman rarely has uttered a word about what she did during World War II.In part, that's because th…
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