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Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) on Jan. 20 in New York City. Stocks continued to slump on Monday as the Federal Reserve gears up to raise interest rates in a bid to bring down inflation from 40-year highs.

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Stocks are in the midst of a wild ride as the U.S. gets ready to fight inflation

David Gura

The Federal Reserve is gearing up to raise interest rates after inflation hit a 40-year high, sparking fears in Wall Street about what these steps will mean for the economy.

Brian Mackey

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State Week: Richard Irvin joins the race for governor

Sean Crawford

Retail sales fell 1.2 percent in December, the most in nine years. The drop cut into forecasts for economic growth.

December unemployment declines in Illinois

Charlie Schlenker

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Elizabeth Holmes walks into federal court in San Jose, Calif., in January 2022.

Nic Coury

Police document: 19-year-old Elizabeth Holmes reported sexual assault from Stanford

Bobby Allyn

A document obtained by NPR through a public records request shows that Holmes reported to local authorities that she was allegedly assaulted in a frat house while she was attending the school.

Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis poses for a photo at her Atlanta office last February.

John Bazemore

A special grand jury has been granted in Fulton County's Trump investigation

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Corey Stoll as Michael "Mike" Prince and Daniel Breaker as Roger "Scooter" Dunbar in <em>Billions</em>.

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Showtime's 'Billions' mines new energy — now with Corey Stoll at the helm

Eric Deggans

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Springfield native Stella Katherine Cole creates new music with Grammy-winning producer | Community Voices

Vanessa Ferguson

Stella Katherine Cole is a singer and actor from Springfield who currently lives in New York City. She spoke to Community Voices about creating new music with Grammy-Award-winning producer Dave O'Donnell and gaining a following on TikTok.

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Portuguese Rodeo Clown Company shares their origin story | Community Voices

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Springfield Immigrant Advocacy Network works to provide necessities to immigrants and education to public | Community Voices

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Gov. JB Pritzker says he is "cautiously optimistic" the recent COVID-19 surge is now declining. The governor gave a virtual update Wednesday in Chicago.

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Latest COVID-19 surge has likely peaked, Pritzker says

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Gov. JB Pritzker said Wednesday that he is “cautiously optimistic” that the recent surge in COVID-19 cases spurred by the omicron variant has peaked, but he cautioned that another variant could appear at any time and continued to urge people to get vaccinated and wear face coverings when in public.

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Statewide: Training and protecting DCFS investigators

Sean Crawford

Aurora Mayor Richard Irvin launches his GOP bid for governor in a campaign video Monday.

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Aurora Mayor Richard Irvin enters Republican contest for governor with expected financial backing from GOP mega-donor

Hannah Meisel

Homeless camps are often blamed for crime but experts say it's not so simple

Martin Kaste

Specific homeless camps may fuel property crime, but one researcher says on average, camps do not appear to increase city-wide crime rates.
Billionaire Mark Cuban launches online pharmacy aimed at lowering generic drug prices

Joe Hernandez

The pharmacy says it will bypass health care industry "middlemen" and help consumers avoid high drug prices by charging manufacturers' prices plus a flat 15% markup and pharmacist fee.
The federal trial begins for 3 other officers at the scene of George Floyd's murder

Jon Collins

Former Minneapolis police officers Tou Thao, Thomas Lane and J. Alexander Kueng are charged with failing to provide medical care to George Floyd as Derek Chauvin knelt on his neck.
A pioneer in architectural style, designer Manfred Thierry Mugler delivered drama

L. Carol Ritchie

The legendary designer's highly constructed creations and outlandishly dramatic aesthetic made him a favorite of stars such as Cardi B, Lady Gaga and Beyoncé. Mugler died Sunday at 73.
So you want to be the landlord-king of a remote English island

Rachel Treisman

Piel Island is made up of 50 acres a half-mile off England's northwestern coast, home to wildlife, castle ruins and a centuries-old pub. It's looking for a new landlord, who will also be crowned king.
A luxury cruise ship rerouted to the Bahamas over an arrest warrant for unpaid fuel

Rachel Treisman

The Crystal Symphony was supposed to dock in Miami, but ended up in the Bahamas after a U.S. judge granted an order to seize the ship as part of a breach-of-contract lawsuit.
A court in the U.K. says Julian Assange can keep fighting his extradition to the U.S.

Rachel Treisman

Lawyers for the WikiLeaks founder have 14 days to submit their application to the U.K.'s Supreme Court, which will decide whether to hear the case. His supporters see the ruling as a partial win.
Seniors are at high risk of COVID, but Medicare doesn't pay for rapid tests

Michelle Andrews

The laws governing Medicare don't provide coverage for self-administered diagnostic tests, including rapid antigen tests. Here's how older adults can get free tests anyway.
'The Last Cuentista' and 'Watercress' win top children's book awards

Meghan Collins Sullivan

The 2022 Newbery and Caldecott medals, among several other honors, were awarded Monday to the children's books that American librarians chose as the most distinguished this year.
The Supreme Court adds affirmative action to its potential hit list

Nina Totenberg

With the court already having heard arguments this term on abortion and guns, this case marks yet another politically charged issue that threatens to uproot decades of legal doctrine.

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Arielle Retting

Your Wordle strategy says a lot about how you see the world

Linda Holmes

It did not take long for me to conclude that Wordle is a metaphor for life, meaning that you can learn a lot about different ways to see the world from different ways to play Wordle.

Dhaval Bhatt plays Monopoly with his children, Rhidya (left) and Martand, at their home in St. Peters, Missouri. Martand's mother took him to a children's hospital in April after he burned his hand, and the bill for the emergency room visit was more than $1,000 — even though the child was never seen by a doctor.

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The doctor didn't show up, but the hospital ER still billed $1,012

Noam N. Levey

This year's tax filing season will begin on Monday. Most people have until April 18 this year to submit their returns.

Patrick Sison

The IRS faces backlogs from last year as a new tax filing season begins

Brian Naylor

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Bob Spalding, left, and Don Wilson of The Ventures perform at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony in New York, March 10, 2008. Wilson, a co-founder of the band, died Saturday at the age of 88.

Jason DeCrow

Don Wilson, cofounder of the instrumental guitar group The Ventures, dies at age 88

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Wilson played rhythm guitar for The Ventures, which with over 100 million records sold, was the best-selling instrumental band of all time.

Meat Loaf, Grammy-winning American singer and actor, dies at 74

Silvana Estrada elucidates a love found and lost in new album 'Marchita'

Sarah McCammon

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