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Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s name to remain on presidential ballot in Wisconsin
The Wisconsin Supreme Court ruled Friday that Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s name will remain on the state’s presidential ballot, upholding a lower court’s ruling that candidates can only be removed from the ballot if they die.
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Fact-checking will be up to Vance, Walz in upcoming VP debate, CBS News says
CBS News, hosting vice presidential candidates JD Vance and Tim Walz for the general election campaign’s third debate next week, says it will be up to the politicians — not the moderators — to check the facts of their opponents.
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Live radar shows Helene hovering over parts of Illinois, Indiana, Tennessee
Live radar showed the ominous path of what was once Hurricane Helene creeping up northeast and west.
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Southwest Airlines reveals timeline for ending open seating, changing boarding process
Southwest Airlines executives on Thursday unveiled their vision for Southwest 2.0, an airline that for the first time will give passengers assigned seats, charge them extra for more legroom and offer red-eye flights but bags still will fly free. Here’s when all the changes are expected to go into effect.
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Hurricane Helene: Track potentially ‘catastrophic' storm ahead of Florida landfall
Helene was expected to be a major hurricane — meaning a Category 3 or higher, with winds between 111 and 129 mph — when it makes landfall on Florida’s northwestern coast.
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White Sox aim to stave off mark as worst team in modern MLB history vs. Angels
The Chicago White Sox earned their 37th win of the season Tuesday night, coming back from a 2-0 deficit to defeat the Los Angeles Angels, avoiding setting the mark as the worst team in modern MLB history.
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Wisconsin man charged in 1985 killing of college student whose body was decapitated
A western Wisconsin man has been charged in the 1985 killing of a college student whose decapitated body was found days after she vanished, authorities said.
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Hundreds sue over alleged sexual abuse in Illinois youth detention centers
More than 200 men and women were sexually abused as children while in custody at juvenile detention centers in Illinois, according to lawsuits filed Monday, the latest in a string of complaints alleging decades of systemic child sex abuse.
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Brett Favre reveals Parkinson's diagnosis while testifying at Congressional hearing
Favre, a retired NFL quarterback, revealed the news Tuesday morning while appearing before a Republican-led House committee on welfare abuses. He is currently being sued by the state Mississippi over the receipt of funds intended for poor women and children.
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Wisconsin apple orchard wagon rolls over during field trip; more than 2 dozen injured
About 25 children and adults were injured Wednesday when a wagon carrying them overturned at a western Wisconsin apple orchard.