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Chicago mayoral candidates Toni Preckwinkle (left) and Lori Lightfoot speak during a March 13 forum on crime and violence.

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History To Be Made As Chicago Votes For Mayor

8:09am April 02, 2019

by Dan Mihalopoulos

No matter who wins, Chicago will be led by an African-American woman for the first time. The free-for-all campaign has represented a sharp contrast to almost every past election in the city.

A man is seen portraying a hacker with binary code symbols on a laptop.

When Computers Collude

7:30am April 02, 2019

by Greg Rosalsky

Companies are increasingly using algorithms to set their prices, but is that giving them too much power over consumers?

News Brief: Security Clearances, Southern Border, F-35 Fighter Jet

6:16am April 02, 2019

A whistleblower claims White House overturned 25 denied security clearances. How big a hit would the U.S. economy take if the southern border closes? And, the latest U.S. and Turkey dispute.

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Number Of Families Trying To Cross U.S. Border Alarms ICE Agent

5:54am April 02, 2019

David Greene talks to Jack Staton, ICE special agent in charge of investigations for the El Paso sector, about a spike in apprehensions as families seeking asylum strain capacity to process cases.

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Baltimore Mayor Catherine Pugh's office says she needs to take time to recover from pneumonia. This comes as she is dealing with a scandal involving hundreds of thousands of dollars for her self-published children's books.

Amid Scandal, Baltimore Mayor Takes Indefinite, Health-Related Leave

10:00pm April 01, 2019

by Brakkton Booker

Baltimore Mayor Catherine Pugh is embroiled in a political scandal involving hundreds of thousands of dollars for her self-published children's books. She says she needs to "focus on her health."

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1 Year Ahead Of 2020 Census Day, The Bureau Has Many Hurdles To Clear

9:37pm April 01, 2019

by Hansi Lo Wang

The Census Bureau is set to count every resident in the U.S. based on where they're living on April 1, 2020. The agency's new director is facing many challenges in these final months before the count.

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U.S. Census Bureau Director Steven Dillingham leads the agency in charge of carrying out the upcoming national head count of every person living in the country.

Census Bureau Must Be 'Totally Objective' On Citizenship Question, Director Says

8:15pm April 01, 2019

by Hansi Lo Wang

Responding to President Trump's tweet defending the controversial question, Steven Dillingham says his job will be "to conduct a census whether the question's in there or if it isn't."

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Liu Yuejin of China's National Narcotics Control Commission speaks at a Beijing press conference on Monday. He announced that all fentanyl-related drugs will become controlled substances, effective May 1.

China To Close Loophole On Fentanyl After U.S. Calls For Opioid Action

7:40pm April 01, 2019

by Sasha Ingber

Some manufacturers evaded scrutiny by slightly modifying the molecular structures of substances. Monday's announcement "puts a wider array of substances under regulation," a Chinese official says.

Insys Therapeutics founder John Kapoor and his co-defendants are accused of racketeering, a charge often applied to drug kingpins and mafia bosses.

Insys Therapeutics Pushed Opioid With Bribes And Lies, Prosecutors Say

7:29pm April 01, 2019

by Gabrielle Emanuel

Federal prosecutors say the pharmaceutical company paid off doctors and manipulated insurance companies to increase the number of patients taking its opioid Subsys.

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Southwest Airlines was among the airlines affected by a contractor's computer outage Monday, forcing hundreds of flights to be delayed.

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Computer Problems Blamed For Flight Delays That Hit U.S. Airlines

7:28pm April 01, 2019

by Bill Chappell

The FAA says the issue that affected Southwest, Delta and other carriers has been resolved. But with hundreds of flights affected, the delays could linger.