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Six progressive, anti-Israel candidates running for Congress in Illinois, all of whom AIPAC reportedly sees as potential members of the “Squad,” lost their primaries in the 2nd, 7th, 8th and 9th Districts on Tuesday. Most drew endorsements from the Democratic Socialists of America, members of the “Squad” in Congress or a combination of the two. Marc Rod, of Jewish Insider, wrote on March 16, the day before the primaries, that “a source close to AIPAC says the group’s main goal in Chicago is stopping who it sees as six potential Squad members: Robert Peters, Kina Collins, Junaid Ahmed, Yasmeen Bankole,...

TAVARES, Fla. -- A Lake County judge may have set a new record. Donna Miller allowed a man to walk away from the jail Sunday after posting twelve cents in bond. While 12 cents can't get you a cup of coffee or a newspaper anymore, Judge Miller says, in this unique situation, it was enough to bond a man out of jail. In the first appearance room at the Lake County jail Sunday, Miller says one man's behavior was startling. "Crying, then singing, then screaming, then happy, then sad," she explains. James Hennes was arrested for trespassing at a mental...