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Mayors of Democratic cities respond to Trump's threats they could be next after D.C.

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By Rachel Treisman Verified
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When President Trump announced his plans to mobilize Washington, D.C.'s National Guard and take control of its local police force, he suggested that other liberal-leaning cities could be next. "You look at Chicago, how bad it is. You look at Los Angeles, how bad it is," Trump said Monday. "We have other cities that are very bad. New York has a problem. And then you have, of course, Baltimore and Oakland. We don't even mention that anymore, they're so far gone.
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New law seeks to coordinate human trafficking response in Illinois

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By Sophie Sherry Verified, Mawa Iqbal Verified
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A bipartisan bill aimed at streamlining Illinois’ response to human trafficking was signed into law by Gov. JB Pritzker on Wednesday. The law lays the framework for a coordinated trauma-informed response across state agencies to better address the varied needs of victims of human trafficking, which includes crimes of sex and labor trafficking.
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A new Spike Lee crime thriller and more to see this weekend

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By Bob Mondello, Linda Holmes Verified, Alan Chazaro Verified
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This week, Denzel and Spike return to theaters together for the first time in decades, four mutant turtles return for their anniversary run in cineplexes, and a strange and original horror movie returns for a second-week swing at box office success.
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Hundreds of retired air force officers protest Israel's war in Gaza

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By Itay Stern
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TEL AVIV — Thousands of Israelis have taken to the streets every week to protest the ongoing war in Gaza and the government's failure to bring home Israeli hostages. But on Tuesday, a different kind of demonstration took place: hundreds of retired Israeli Air Force pilots rallied against the waroutside the Defense Ministry in Tel Aviv.
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‘The right time’: Ackerman eyes big final pumpkin season before closing popular farm’s public side

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By Joe Deacon Verified
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John Ackerman of Ackerman Family Farms is gearing up for another big fall of offering a wide variety of pumpkins and family-friendly activities for visitors to their 30-acre site just east of Morton. “We’ve got all the usual suspects. We’ve got a lot of pumpkins, some new varieties this year,” said Ackerman. “We’ve got the animals that we had last year. We’re pleased with our corn maze, and the gift shop is getting full.” Ackerman said the seasonal business will open Aug.
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New details emerge about Japan's notorious WWII germ warfare program

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By Anthony Kuhn Verified
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TOKYO — As Japan's defeat marking the end of WWII nears its 80th anniversary, and some events fade from living memory, history is hardly consigned to books. It lives on in unhealed wounds, still-simmering disputes, freshly unearthed discoveries, and historical lessons waiting to be learned. The release of WWII-era military documents this year has given a boost to researchers digging into Japan's notorious germ warfare program, which lasted from 1936 to 1945.
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The fight is on. How redistricting could unfold in 8 entangled states

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President Trump sparked a national sprint to redistrict when he asked Texas Republicans to draw five more congressional seats for the GOP in their state ahead of next year's elections. In response, Democratic and Republican leaders in at least seven other states have said they're open to moving their political lines in the fight over the U.S. House, but that means very different things in different places.
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Crime is down in Washington, D.C., but still a reality in some neighborhoods

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By Frank Langfitt Verified
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WASHINGTON — President Trump began to deploy National Guard troops, along with hundreds of federal agents, around Washington, D.C., this week, in a move to crack down on what he calls rampant, violent crime. The federal government has also taken over the D.C. Metropolitan police. Some Washingtonians see the president's move as a power play.
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On the freaky, sensual 'BLACK STAR,' Amaarae has never sounded more free

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By Sheldon Pearce Verified
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When Sabrina Carpenter set out on tour behind her massive 2024 breakout Short n' Sweet, she was supported on the first leg by the Ghanaian-American pop auteur Amaarae. For anyone vaguely familiar with both artists, it was a strange pairing on the surface — even Amaarae herself didn't quite get it at first. "I was like, 'What the hell do Sabrina Carpenter know about some motherf***ing Amaarae?' " the singer told Rolling Stone in June.
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Trump is tightening the screws on corporate America - and CEOs are staying mum

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By Maria Aspan
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Corporate America doesn't want to fight with President Trump in public. But as a result, it's ceding him an unprecedented amount of control over the shape — and future — of U.S. business. In the past week, the president has turned up the heat on big companies and their CEOs to an extent that is unprecedented even by Trump's norms-shattering standards.
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