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Illinois-Chicago-Teachers-Strike (will update)
Chicago teachers and administrators started talking again Monday, hours after the educators' union called a strike and school officials said they had nothing left to give. Public school teachers announced Sunday night their plans to launch the first strike in the city in 25 years, saying they were close to a deal on pay but far apart on teacher evaluations, benefits and other issues. The strike left about 350,000 students with an unscheduled day off, and left some parents scrambling for alternatives.
Illinois-School-Strike-Parents (will update)
It was just after 10 o'clock on Sunday night, the kids fast asleep, when the news came down: There would be no school in Chicago on Monday, and for who knows how much longer. "There is ... frustration, foremost," said Sarah Liebman, the mother of two children in city schools. "It's really affecting the kids right now." Liebman is one of the parents of the roughly 350,000 Chicago public school students who had to scramble at the last minute to find some place for their kids to go Monday morning after the 30,000-member strong Chicago Teachers Union announced they'd go on strike.
New-Jersey-Mayor-Arrested (will update)
The mayor of New Jersey's capital city was arrested on Monday on corruption charges for allegedly accepting bribes during an undercover sting operation, authorities said.
Michigan-Police-Killing-Standoff (will update)
Police in the Detroit suburb of West Bloomfield say a man killed one of their officers then barricaded himself inside a house for more than 20 hours.
Oklahoma-Football-Injury (will update)
A Tulane University football player who fractured his spine in a head-on collision with a teammate during a weekend game is "alert and responsive" after surgery, the school's athletic director said Monday.
California-Growth-Hormone
A California company and its president pleaded guilty Monday to federal charges related to the distribution of human growth hormone, the Justice Department said.
US-Arctic-Oil
A day after beginning preparatory drilling operations in the Arctic, Royal Dutch Shell temporarily suspends operations as a precaution due to large ice flow.
Somalia-Next-President (will update)
Somali lawmakers voted for a new president Monday, a key milestone for the war-torn nation as it establishes its first stable central government in decades.
Syria-Civil-War (will update)
The new normal in Syria's civil war involves mass killings, torture and sexual violence, the United Nations said Monday. Scores of people were reported dead in the latest reports of fighting between rebels and government forces in several cities, including Aleppo, where an embedded journalist revealed her view inside a recent street battle.
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The new normal in Syria's civil war involves mass killings, torture and sexual violence, the United Nations said Monday. Scores of people were reported dead in the latest reports of fighting between rebels and government forces in several cities, including Aleppo, where an embedded journalist revealed her view inside a recent street battle.
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