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1 Feb, 2020
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Toby Keith to play Illinois State Fair
Country music star Toby Keith will headline the Illinois State Fair this August, fair officials announced Friday.
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Chicago accuses Rockford company of copying fire department logo

CHICAGO - The city of Chicago is suing a Rockford coffee company for trademark infringement, saying its logo is nearly identical to the symbol for the city's fire department.

Senate bill would outlaw live animal prizes at carnivals

It is a mainstay of fairs and carnivals around the country: sink a ping pong ball into a fish bowl and win the goldfish swimming inside.

 
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LIVE VIDEO: President Trump delivers remarks at human trafficking summit

President Donald Trump plans to expand the White House domestic policy office by appointing an individual to focus exclusively on combating human trafficking.

Crazy video shows deer charge man in McDonald’s parking lot: ‘Didn’t spill my coke!’

An unsuspecting man walking out of a North Carolina McDonald's was charged by a deer and left uninjured in a stunning incident captured on video.

 
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Senate rejects witnesses in Trump trial, ensuring acquittal

WASHINGTON - The Senate rejected the idea of summoning witnesses for President Donald Trump's impeachment trial late Friday, all but ensuring his acquittal.

Trump trial end in sight as vote nears on more witnesses

WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump seems headed for acquittal in his impeachment trial after Sen.

Afghans will need billions more in aid, as US looks to leave

KABUL, Afghanistan - Afghanistan will need vast amounts of foreign funding to keep its government afloat through 2024, a U.S. agency said Friday, even as foreign donors are increasingly angry over the cost of debilitating corruption and the U.S. seeks a peace deal with Taliban to withdraw its troops from the country.

LIVE VIDEO: Trump’s impeachment trial continues Friday

The Senate is expected to vote on subpoenas to summon witnesses or documents, as House managers have urged.

Johnson hails ‘new beginning’ as UK counts down to Brexit

LONDON - Britons counted down the hours Friday to their country's departure from the European Union - some joyous, some sad, many just hopeful the divorce would mark the end an anguished chapter in their country's history.