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New Jan. 6 Report Describes Intel Failures And The Warnings Police Got In December
A joint Senate committee probe released its report on the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol. It detailed intelligence failures and new information about the warnings the Capitol Police got in December.
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Russians, With No Real Alternatives, Give Putin 6 More Years In Power
Vladimir Putin has handily won a fourth term as Russia's president, with many voters telling NPR they saw no other viable candidates.
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Open Enrollment Is Here: 6 Tips For Choosing A Health Insurance Plan
If you're not getting health insurance from your employer, you can still get covered. You can shop for options through HealthCare.gov or your state's marketplace. Here's how to pick a plan.
Peoria’s Juneteenth Fest designed to unite community and honor culture, history, and unity
On this week's episode of Out and About, Dr. Mae Gilliland of ArtsPartners of Central Illinois chats with Ray Flacko, one of the founding members of Peoria's Juneteenth Fest, about the 2025 event taking place Saturday, June 14 from 11:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. at John H. Gwynn Park.
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Grasslands Get Squeezed As Another 1.6 Million Acres Go Into Crops
Over the past decade, the government has been paying farmers to keep their land covered with native grasses instead of crops. But as grain prices have risen, the conservation reserve has shrunk by more than 25 percent. This decline in native grasslands means more soil erosion and less habitat for wildlife.
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Move Over, Yellow 6. More Natural Colors From Plants Are Coming
From purple carrots and cabbage to grapes, the food industry is finding new ways to derive natural colors from plants. It's happening just as consumers are pushing Big Food to ditch artificial colors.
Ex-Proud Boys leader Enrique Tarrio sentencing delayed in Jan. 6 case
Prosecutors are seeking 33 years for Tarrio. Also set to be sentenced later this week are Tarrio's codefendants: Ethan Nordean, Joseph Biggs, Zachary Rehl and Dominic Pezzola.
A timeline of the Jan. 6 Capitol attack — including when and how Trump responded
Three years later, and as we begin an election year where Donald Trump is the clear frontrunner for Republican nomination, we revisit the events of that day — and exactly what happened when.
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No surprise this week: Kendrick Lamar rules the charts
A week after Kendrick Lamar's new album, GNX, was surprise released, it proved to be a chart phenomenon, debuting at No. 1 on the album chart and claiming the Top 5 spots on the singles chart.
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6,000 Miles From Canada To Guatemala On Foot In 'Spirit Run'
In 2004, Noé Álvarez dropped out of college and ran a 6,000-mile relay with indigenous people through North and Central America. His new memoir about that time is called Spirit Run.
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