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BAFTAs apologize after guest with Tourette syndrome uses racial slur during ceremony

A man with Tourette syndrome shouted a racial slur and other offensive remarks during the BAFTA awards ceremony Sunday. The ...
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A new lawsuit alleges DHS illegally tracked and intimidated observers

Observers watching federal immigration enforcement in Maine who were told by agents they were "domestic terrorists" and would ...
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U.K. arrests ex-ambassador to the U.S. on suspicion of misconduct over Epstein ties

Police have arrested Peter Mandelson, a veteran Labour Party politician who served as British ambassador to the U.S., as part ...
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Brown water and boil notices: Small towns struggle with failing water systems

Millions of rural Americans get their water from districts that serve 10,000 people or less. Thousands of those systems are ...
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Former deputy in Sonya Massey killing serving prison sentence, but state officials won’t say where

Sean Grayson was convicted in October of second-degree murder in the shooting death of Sonya Massey. The Department of ...
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Restored prairie project coming to Northern Illinois University

A field on the Northern Illinois University campus could soon be transformed into prairie. NIU met with neighbors recently to ...
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What does Gov. JB Pritzker’s nuclear energy executive order do?

A recent executive order by Gov. JB Pritzker has set a new goal to begin development on new nuclear power plants by 2033, with the intention of bringing online enough energy to power up to two million ...
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Human service advocates say they are worried after Pritzker’s status-quo budget proposal

SPRINGFIELD — Lobbyists representing a coalition of health and human service organizations across Illinois packed a room ...
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In the shadow of the Olympics, migrants search for a welcome in Milan

As Italy cracks down on migration, Milan takes a different path — offering shelter and integration to asylum seekers even as ...
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U.S. boosts gold medal tally at Winter Games, led by athletes from handful of states

The U.S. is a winter sport powerhouse, second only to Norway. The wins at the Milan Cortina Games come disproportionately ...
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The FDA creates a quicker path for gene therapies

The Food and Drug Administration aims to evaluate treatments for rare diseases based on plausible evidence that they would work — without requiring a clinical trial first.
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Reporters' notebook: The Olympics closing ceremony is way more fun than you'd think

Olympics opening ceremonies tend to get more love than their closing counterparts. But a pair of NPR reporters who watched ...