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Dear Abby: Imprisoned boyfriend thinks I want him back home — but I don’t
Woman isn’t sure how to tell the father of her children that he’ll need to live elsewhere once he’s free. DEAR ABBY: My boyfriend of 15 years is in prison. We have two children together. Our relationship has been rough. We had a fight, and he went to jail for it. Another reason he went to prison is he violated his probation and failed to report.
I take the kids to see him, and he still wants us to be together. He has nowhere to go when he gets out. How do I tell him I don’t want him back at my...
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Teen shot in Humboldt Park
A 17-year-old boy was shot April 3, 2020, in Humboldt Park. | Sun-Times file photo
The 17-year-old boy was shot while walking, Chicago police said, A 17-year-old boy was wounded when he was shot Friday in Humboldt Park on the West Side.
He was walking about 11:30 p.m. when he heard gunshots and felt pain, Chicago police said. The teen was struck in the chest, and he’s in fair condition at Stroger Hospital.
He hasn’t told investigators details about the incident, police said.
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All Georgia beaches reopening as of Friday night
Some of the state’s most popular beaches will be allowed to reopen Friday night due to Gov. Brian Kemp’s statewide order superseding that of some city-level shelter-in-place mandates.
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U.K. Labour Party Has a New Leader: Keir Starmer
Mr. Starmer will have to battle for visibility at a time when the coronavirus crisis is eclipsing all other news and Prime Minister Boris Johnson is commanding the headlines.
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DC Magazine editor creates ‘One Day Soon’ video to provide hope during coronavirus outbreak
A local magazine editor has crafted a two-minute video anticipating the return to normalcy after the coronavirus has disrupted daily routines.
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Woman, 72, missing from Austin
Patricia Bailey | Chicago police
Patricia Bailey was last seen about 5:30 p.m. April 3 and is missing from the 5000 block of West Potomac Avenue, police said. Police are looking for a 72-year-old woman missing from Austin on the West Side.
Patricia Bailey was last seen about 5:30 p.m. Friday and is missing from the 5000 block of West Potomac Avenue, Chicago police said. She was wearing a brown jacket and blue skirt.
She is 5-foot-5, 100 pounds and has brown eyes and black hair, police said....
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Keir Starmer wins Labour leadership election
Starmer beats Long-Bailey and Nandy to replace Corbyn, with Angela Rayner to be deputy leaderFollow the latest election newsSir Keir Starmer has won the Labour leadership election with more than 56% of the vote, bringing an end to Jeremy Corbyn’s almost five-year tenure at the top of the party.
Starmer, a former director of public prosecutions, beat Rebecca Long-Bailey and Lisa Nandy in the final leg of the race. Angela Rayner was elected deputy leader. Continue reading
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Keir Starmer picked to lead UK Labour amid virus crisis
LONDON (AP) — Britain’s main opposition Labour Party has elected lawyer and lawmaker Keir Starmer as its new leader, after a contest thrown into turmoil by the coronavirus outbreak.
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Faced with their own coronavirus fears, crisis hotline counselors answer surge in calls
“Suddenly our counselors are experiencing some of the same crises that callers and chat visitors are.”
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Scientists describe 'chaos' of being stuck in the field amid coronavirus lockdowns
Greta Dargie was deep in a forest in the Democratic Republic of the Congo when her university sent a speed boat to get her out.
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Rep. Chip Roy: Coronavirus shutdowns and rising unemployment causing economic pain that must be considered
While government leaders have shut down much of our economy in response to the coronavirus, we should recognize that those efforts could cost lives in other ways.
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'We're gonna die': migrants in US jail beg for deportation due to Covid-19 exposure
Ice detainees isolated after one had Covid-19 symptoms tell the Guardian that cries for help and protection have gone ignoredCoronavirus – latest US updatesCoronavirus – latest global updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageDetainees in a US immigration jail are begging to be released after potential Covid-19 exposure, saying the conditions are so brutal that they would rather suffer deportationthan remain locked up.
Three men incarcerated at the Winn correctional center in a remote part of...