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U.S. House Speaker Paul Ryan has been open to criticism in saying he will not defend Donald Trump, but not rescinding his endorsement following the controversy over a video tape of Trump advocating sexual assault recorded in 2005. But during a stop in Normal Thursday, U.S. Senator Mark Kirk said Ryan had done enough to distance himself from the GOP nominee.
The Taylorville Republican spoke with Illinois Public Media's Brian Moline about issues facing the 13th district, including trade, immigration and healthcare ahead of his debate with Democrat Mark Wicklund.
On the 21st: We talked with Latino voters about issues that are important to them. Plus, we discussed NPR's Hidden Brain podcast with host Shankar Vedantam.
The animal rights group Stop Animal Exploitation Now says the University of Illinois has shown a pattern of negligence, after 22 animal deaths in just over a year. There's still an open investigation with the USDA tied to the deaths of five cows in August of 2015.
Bob Dylan has won the 2016 Nobel Prize in Literature, becoming the first American to win the prize in more than two decades.
