Tens of thousands of New England and New York residents were without power Saturday morning after the region was hit with the first significant snowfall of the season, bringing heavy, wet snow. The powerful Nor’easter dumped 2 feet of snow in some places.

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(The Center Square) – Small businesses around the country still see inflation as a top concern this Christmas season.

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A report published by the Associated Press Thursday highlighted the devastating impact inflation is having on America’s seniors. While the CPI report released earlier this week showed inflation fell to 7.1%, lower than expected, that is still much higher than the 2% goal that Congress set for the Federal Reserve.

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A Tennessee man already awaiting trial for assaulting a police officer during the Jan. 6, 2021 riot at the U.S. Capitol was charged again Friday with plotting to kill the federal agents who investigated him and planning to attack the Federal Bureau of Investigation’s Knoxville, Tenn., field office.

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(The Center Square) – Another group of workers in Illinois have rallied and voted to kick a union out of their workplace

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(The Center Square) – House Republicans have made it clear they plan to use their newfound majority to investigate the origins of COVID-19.

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A crash between two tractor-trailers in Virginia on Friday resulted in tens of thousands of pounds of meatballs rolling down the highway, officials said.

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For a second time this year, Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot tested positive for COVID-19 and is working from home, she announced in a statement.

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(The Center Square) – Gov. J.B. Pritzker officially proclaimed that Amendment 1, which prohibits laws regulating collective bargaining in Illinois, has been passed.

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EDWARDSVILLE — A judge found a Missouri man guilty of first-degree murder on Thursday in the death of an Illinois police officer that was killed while trying to stop the man from fleeing the police.

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