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Washington — The newly released $1.7 trillion spending bill to avert a government shutdown and continue funding the government through late 2023 includes several provisions to bolster security and prevent attacks against members of Congress. The bill also tucks away money to help respond to the crushing caseload of more than …

Joseph Kromelis, known as Chicago’s “Walking Man” has died, months after he was set on fire while sleeping on the street, CBS Chicago’s Elyssa Kaufman reports. Kromelis was sleeping when a man threw gasoline on his head and set him ablaze. The 75 year-old wasn’t expected to survive. But in September, …

Elon Musk’s Twitter has dissolved its Trust and Safety Council, the advisory group of around 100 independent civil, human rights and other organizations that the company formed in 2016 to address hate speech, child exploitation, suicide, self-harm and other problems on the platform. The council had been scheduled to meet …