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TODAY'S HEADLINES:
For only the fourth time in the history of the United States, Congress has voted to impeach a sitting president.
Meanwhile, after an 11-day strike, Chicago teachers reach a deal with Mayor Lightfoot.
And lastly, Trump announces he’s leaving New York so he can avoid paying taxes as a resident of Palm Beach, Florida.
And our QUICKER QUICKIES HEADLINES:
The Wall Street Journal reports that a pension fund covering about 90,000 coal workers and their families is on the brink of insolvency while hundreds of these miners also face losing medical benefits.
North Dakota state environmental regulators on Thursday announced that nearly 400,000 gallons of crude oil had leaked out of the controversial Keystone pipeline, covering about 22,000 square feet of wetlands.
HuffPo is reporting that Democratic groups have launched a blitz of voting rights lawsuits in three states this week; a sign of how aggressive the party intends to be in challenging voting restrictions ahead of the 2020 elections.