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Murray State University President Ron Patterson spoke to campus community members on Tuesday
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Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker and Darren Bailey met for the only scheduled forum of the election cycle on WTTW on Tuesday. The event was dominated by interruptions and accusations by the candidates about each other’s records.
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Nancy Tucker has spent the past three years trying to get the truth of what happened in her son’s death. Amid public records stonewalling, Hopkinsville police couldn’t produce toxicology report on the suspect who hit Tucker's son’s car.
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Rep. María Elvira Salazar filmed an ad warning the president that he's "gone too far" on immigration. It reflected concern among some Republicans that their gains with Latino voters could be at risk.
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Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney described the incident as one of the worst peacetime tragedies for Canada's military on domestic soil.
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Police arrested at least 1,800 people across France after violent groups clashed with officers and looted shops during nationwide demonstrations that drew hundreds of thousands of people.
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The Pope left Rome's Gemelli Hospital Saturday, days after surgery for lung cancer removed the lower lobe of his right lung. He is currently scheduled to travel to Latin America in November.
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Zelenskyy described the move as unfortunate, adding it would encourage Russia to continue its assault. Trump told Congress that the pause was in the national interest but gave no further details.