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Illinois governor candidate stands by ad blasted as racist
CHICAGO - A Republican lawmaker trying to unseat Illinois Gov. Bruce Rauner is standing by a campaign ad that has been b…
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Alec Hagaman leads Rivermen third-period charge in comeback 5-3 win over Havoc
HUNTSVILLE, ALA. - This time, special teams gave the Peoria Rivermen a special ending in a rematch against the Huntsvill…
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Truck show teaches drivers of all types about big rigs
PEORIA - The rows of semitrailers gleamed under the otherwise clinical fluorescent exhibit hall lights, custom paint job…
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Uma Thurman levels accusations against Weinstein, Tarantino
NEW YORK (AP) - Actress Uma Thurman, in long-awaited remarks, accused disgraced movie mogul Harvey Weinstein of forcing …
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This week in odd news: 1-2-3 mom
OWNER RECEIVES LETTER GRANTING DOG UNEMPLOYMENT BENEFITSSAUGATUCK, Mich. (AP) - Michael Ryder had been approved for $360…
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AP FACT CHECK: Trump's week of faulty claims
WASHINGTON (AP) - President Donald Trump struck a variety of false notes in his big speech to Congress this past week an…
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Airplane cabins are crawling with germs, study says
You don't have to be mysophobic to want to slip on rubber gloves when you enter an airplane cabin.A new study confirmed …
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5 fishermen rescued off Florida after marlin sinks boat
Five men were pulled from the choppy ocean off Boynton Beach, Fla., after their fishing boat sank about four miles offsh…
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Police: 5-year-old girl burned in voodoo ritual; 2 charged
EAST BRIDGEWATER, Mass. (AP) - Two sisters tied down and burned a 5-year-old girl, permanently disfiguring her, in a voo…
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Police: Extreme-right gunman shoots 6 Africans in Italy
MILAN (AP) - An Italian gunman with extreme right-wing sympathies shot and wounded six African immigrants Saturday in a …
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Investment pros staying calm after rate fears clobber stocks
NEW YORK (AP) - The stock market has finally found something to fear.For more than a year, investors have brushed off bo…
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Trump claims memo 'totally vindicates' him in Russia probe
WASHINGTON (AP) - President Donald Trump on Saturday claimed complete vindication from a congressional memo that alleges…
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Trump seized on what memo could mean even before reading it
WASHINGTON (AP) - Even before he'd read the memo, President Donald Trump seized on what it could mean.The president firs…
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More education for police, first responders is needed to combat human trafficking
PEORIA - As more people learn about human trafficking, activists and law enforcement hope more can be done to fight the …
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Luciano: Peoria massage parlors get a closer look
The customer was upset with services rendered, so he went online to vent."Really average at best. Not overly attractive.…
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