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China’s ailing property market faces key test over golden week
Chinese developers are counting on the upcoming Golden Week holiday period to spark a long-awaited revival in home sales, in the first key test of whether recent policy support is enough to arrest…
Man suspected in carjacking that sparked early-morning Amber Alert charged with kidnapping
The man suspected of stealing an SUV with a 2-year-old in the back seat last month, triggering an Amber Alert, has been arrested and charged with kidnapping, D.C. Police said Tuesday.…
GOP-backed hearing focuses on Chicago crime – NBC Chicago
With no House Democrats in attendance at the Fraternal Order of Police headquarters in the West Loop, House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jim Jordan’s hearing on crime in Chicago focused on what he says are the political…
Legal action announced after Riverside County correctional deputy accused of sextortion
Victims of serious allegations against the Riverside County Sheriff’s Department are coming forward after they say they were sexually assaulted while on home detention.
They say it was part of a scheme by correctional deputy assigned…
Federal Trade Commission hits Amazon with “one of the most important antitrust cases in US…
Economic justice advocates applauded on Tuesday as the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and 17 states filed a sweeping antitrust lawsuit against Seattle-based Amazon.com for allegedly…
Baby found abandoned near elementary school in Chicago
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Health warnings as new virus sweeps through NSW
New South Wales residents are being warned to remain vigilant of a new respiratory virus.Human metapneumovirus (hMPV) causes nasal congestion, coughing and fever.The virus has been detected in at least 1,000 patients across the state…
Japan may slip from IMF’s No. 2 shareholder status
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Japan may no longer be the International Monetary Fund's second-largest shareholder after maintaining the position for about three decades when the…
3 bullets lodged in classrooms, no one injured at elementary school after Southeast DC shooting
Gunfire that struck an elementary school in Southeast D.C. sent students into a lockdown on Monday afternoon, according to the school's principal.
Gunfire that struck an…
2 Chicago-area universities land in Top 25 in country in recent ranking – NBC Chicago
A recent list ranking the best universities in the United States heading into 2024 showered high honor onto four Midwestern institutions, who were named among the 25 best in the country.
The ranking was released by…