Man charged with murder after stabbing of Black teen worker at Illinois Walmart
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by Erum Salam
2d ago
Timothy Carter, 28, in custody over killing of Jason Jenkins, 18, in attack criminal complaint says appears to be racially motivated An Illinois man has been arrested after the fatal stabbing of a teenage employee at a Walmart last Sunday, in what appears to be a racially motivated hate crime. Timothy Carter, 28, has been charged with first-degree murder after allegedly killing Jason Jenkins, 18, an employee of the Walmart in the town of Rockford ..read more
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US primary elections: Biden and Trump notch wins with surprises in store down ballot
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by Maanvi Singh
1w ago
Nikki Haley gains votes despite dropping out of Republican race as Trump-backed candidate wins Ohio Republican Senate primary Donald Trump and Joe Biden swept up more delegates in Tuesday’s primary elections as they set their sights on a rematch in November. Trump and Biden picked up wins in Arizona, Illinois, Kansas and Ohio. Trump also won the Republican primary in Florida, where the Democrats are not holding a primary. Biden v Trump: What’s in store for the US and the world? On Thursday 2 May, 8-9.15pm GMT, join Tania Branigan, David Smith, Mehdi Hasan and Tara Setmayer for the inside track ..read more
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Rat fur, arsenic and copper: the dangerous ingredients lacing US prison water
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by Lela Nargi
1w ago
Incarcerated people often must drink unhealthy water, a particularly cruel – but not unusual – form of punishment Russell Rowe spent almost two and a half years in Washington DC’s central detention facility, where rusty water flowed from taps in sinks that were connected to toilets. He remembers dawdling at the nurse’s station when it was time to take his meds, in hopes she’d give him an extra, tiny “portion” cup of water, the cup that often holds or accompanies pills. “I was just in a state of constant dehydration,” he said. “My whole body felt different. I just didn’t feel well ..read more
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Nearly 130,000 children exposed to lead-tainted drinking water in Chicago
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by Erin McCormick
1w ago
Study says the 19% of kids using unfiltered tap water have about twice as much lead in their blood as they would otherwise About 129,000 Chicago children under the age of six are exposed to poisonous lead in their household drinking water because of lead pipes, according to a study published on Monday. The study used artificial intelligence to analyse 38,000 home water tests conducted for the city of Chicago, along with neighborhood demographics, state blood samples and numerous other factors ..read more
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Muslim leaders in Chicago spurn meeting with Biden officials citing Gaza war
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by Melissa Hellmann
1w ago
More than 40 Muslim, Palestinian and Arab American leaders and groups said meeting would ‘whitewash’ Biden’s support of Israel Ahead of next week’s primary in Illinois, more than 40 Muslim, Palestinian and Arab American leaders and groups in Chicago refused a meeting with White House officials, citing the US’s continued funding of Israel’s war on Gaza. In a letter sent to the White House on Thursday, the leaders said there was “no point” in additional meetings when they had already made clear their demand for a permanent ceasefire to the Biden administration through prior discussions, protests ..read more
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Trump appeals Illinois judge’s ruling removing him from primary ballot
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by Rachel Leingang
3w ago
Judge Tracie Porter had ordered Trump’s removal from presidential ballot for his role in the US Capitol attack Donald Trump has appealed a decision from an Illinois state judge who decided he should be removed from that state’s ballot because of the 14th amendment, an ongoing issue for Trump in the courts. Tracie Porter, the Cook county circuit judge, made the decision on Wednesday, reversing the previous decision by the Illinois state board of elections, which said Trump could stay on the ballot. The order was put on hold pending an appeal from Trump, which came swiftly on Thursday ..read more
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Trump barred from Illinois primary ballot over January 6 role
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by Reuters
1M ago
Judge Tracie Porter sides with voters who sought disqualification but delays ruling from taking effect in light of expected appeal An Illinois state judge on Wednesday barred Donald Trump from appearing on the Illinois Republican presidential primary ballot because of his role in the attack at the US Capitol on January 6, but she delayed her ruling from taking effect in light of an expected appeal by the former US president. Cook county circuit judge Tracie Porter sided with Illinois voters who argued that the former president should be disqualified from the state’s March 19 primary ballot and ..read more
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Late-night chai and covert flirting: why US Muslims flock to Yemeni cafes
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by Ahmed Ali Akbar
1M ago
Yemeni cafes are intergenerational gathering places where - controversially - some young people go to check each other out “It’s straight up fitna, bro.” This outrageous statement sounds like a joke. How could a coffee shop be causing strife? But Yusuf Saleh, the manager of Qamaria Yemeni Coffee Co, is half-serious as he hovers over a hot plate of cardamom-infused mufawaar coffee in Grand Blanc, Michigan. He’s referring to the gossip surrounding Dearborn’s Qahwah House, a competitor Yemeni cafe chain spreading rapidly across the United States ..read more
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Illinois board votes unanimously to keep Trump on primary ballot
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by Alice Herman
2M ago
Board of elections decision decided on narrow procedural grounds and will likely be appealed The Illinois board of elections has voted unanimously to keep Donald Trump on its primary ballot, rejecting objections brought by voters who challenged Trump’s eligibility on grounds that he had aided in insurrection on January 6. The decision was made on narrow procedural grounds, and is almost certain to be appealed. It is just the latest in a mixed series of official rulings on whether Trump can appear on the ballot amid a wave of challenges to his candidacy in multiple states ..read more
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Man suspected of killing eight people in Chicago shot himself in Texas, police say
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by Associated Press
2M ago
Romeo Nance, 23, believed to have fatally shot himself after ‘confrontation’ with police, officials say A man suspected of shooting and killing eight people at three locations in the Chicago suburbs fatally shot himself after a “confrontation” with police in Texas, authorities have said. Police in the city of Joliet, Illinois, said 23-year-old Romeo Nance had been located by US marshals near Natalia, Texas, on Monday evening “at which time it is believed that Nance took his own life with a handgun following a confrontation with Texas law enforcement officials ..read more
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