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Huge North Avenue Beach Party Broken Up By Police Was Unauthorized — And Organizers Should Be Sued, Lincoln Park Alderman Says – Block Club Chicago

Huge North Avenue Beach Party Broken Up By Police Was Unauthorized — And Organizers Should Be Sued, Lincoln Park Alderman Says  Block Club Chicago CPD detective says officers have can’t do much but stand and watch with large crowds  CBS Chicago 1

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Twitter to Freeze Hiring, Rescind Offers Ahead of Musk Deal

Twitter Inc. Chief Executive Officer Parag Agrawal announced a hiring freeze and other cost-cutting efforts on Thursday, a reflection of the company’s state of uncertainty while it awaits Elon Musk’s $44 billion takeover. Twitter won’t hire new employees and may

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A young Ukrainian boy watched his own father get killed by a Russian soldier. Now his family is searching for justice.

14-year-old Yura Nechyporenko recounts the tragic killing of his father on a lonely street in Bucha, the community on the outskirts of Ukraine’s capital, Kyiv, where bodies of civilians are still being discovered weeks after Russian soldiers withdrew.

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What We Know So Far About the Killing of Al Jazeera Journalist Shireen Abu Akleh

News broadcaster Al Jazeera accused Israel of “blatent murder” following the killing of one of its veteran journalists in the West Bank on Wednesday. Shireen Abu Akleh, a 51-year-old Palestinian-American correspondent for Al Jazeera Arabic, was shot dead while covering

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McCarthy and four other GOP leaders issued subpoenas by Jan. 6 Congressional panel

House investigators said Thursday that they have issued subpoenas to House Republican Leader Kevin McCarthy and four other GOP lawmakers as part of their probe into the violent Jan. 6 insurrection, an extraordinary step that has little precedent and is

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WATCH LIVE: House committee holds hearing on Indian Boarding School Act

The Indigenous House subcommittee holds a hearing on Thursday on the Indian Boarding School Act.

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German industrial giant Siemens is leaving Russia after nearly 170 years

The company first arrived in Russia in 1851 to deliver devices for a major telegraph line. It primarily does maintenance work on high-speed trains these days — though it’s now winding down operations. (Image credit: Christof Stache /AFP via Getty

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One man stands between Europe and a ban on Russian oil: Hungary’s Viktor Orban

The move has to be adopted unanimously, and Hungary — with a state oil company dependent on Russian imports and a populist leader friendlier toward Putin than most — has refused to go along. (Image credit: Attila Kisbenedek/AFP via Getty

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Video shows Russian soldiers shooting Ukrainian civilians in the back

Footage aired by CNN shows group of Russian soldiers killing two men as they walk away outside a car dealership on the outskirts of Kyiv in March

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Israel not trying to drag US into military conflict with Iran, PM adviser says

With negotiations stalled for months, Hulata says Israel doesn’t see confrontation with Tehran as a solution, suggests a new agreement could have a positive outcome

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