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The Chicago Teachers Union said it was filing a lawsuit protesting the school closings, adding to two filed by parents last week. Critics say they suspect Mayor Emanuel is paving the way for charter schools.
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An Indiana measure, which a lower court had already blocked, would have prohibited Medicaid funding for health providers like Planned Parenthood. The US Supreme Court declined the abortion case Tuesday.
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The brutality alleged by the three women now freed in Cleveland makes their case different from other high-profile kidnappings and escapes, experts say. Overcoming intense fear and hopelessness could be key to their recovery.
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Amanda Berry and the two other victims of the Cleveland kidnappings are now reemerging into a different world from the one they left 10 years ago – and as different people. Experts’ advice: Go slowly.
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Dozens of states have moved to restrict access to abortion in recent months. Speaking to Planned Parenthood Friday, President Obama vowed to fight this trend.
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The Brad Paisley song, ‘Accidental Racist,’ is an attempt to reconcile Southern pride with past racism and slavery. Southern music has returned to the theme repeatedly over the years.
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In what would be the largest public school closing in US history, Chicago officials are proposing to shutter 61 schools, 9 percent of the 681 schools citywide.
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Michigan’s governor has tabbed a bankruptcy lawyer to serve as the emergency manager for Detroit’s financial crisis. He hopes to avoid bankruptcy, but wouldn’t rule it out.
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Kwame Kilpatrick, once seen as a fresh hopeful face for Detroit when he became the financially troubled city’s youngest mayor, was found guilty of enriching himself while in office.
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Former US Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr. pleaded guilty Wednesday to federal charges stemming from use of $750,000 in campaign donations for everything from a Rolex watch and furs to toilet paper and food. His wife, a former Chicago alderman, also pleaded guilty.
