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Black+Decker’s Kitchen Wand Is the Swiss Army Knife for Cooking
The Takeaway: Black+Decker’s Kitchen Wand is the wireless multitool for chefs of any skill level. It’s easy to use and…
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Embattled Uvalde School Police Chief Resigns from City Council After Shooting
Uvalde school district Police Chief Pete Arredondo resigned from his newly elected seat on the City Council. The chief is…
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Israel shoots down Hezbollah drones over Mediterranean
FILE – An Israeli Navy vessel patrols in the Mediterranean Sea, while Lebanon and Israel are being called to resume…
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To my estranged alcoholic father now forever gone: You always had a home in me
Long before my father died just a year ago, I had already lost him — to time, to distance, to…
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The 9 Best Kayaks for Fishing and Floating
Not much beats a day on the water in the heat of summer. In a kayak, you get an up-close…
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Arizona Democrats Blasted for Promoting ‘F**k the Fourth’ Event
Democrats in Pima County, Arizona, scrubbed a social media post advertising an event called “Fuck the Fourth” after taking heat…
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A strong earthquake has killed at least 5 in southern Iran
A man cleans up rubble after an earthquake at Sayeh Khosh village in Hormozgan province in Iran, some 620 miles…
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Long sentence in New York calls into question how R. Kelly’s Chicago cases might proceed
The charges against R. Kelly came down like an avalanche: First, four indictments in Cook County. Another in Minnesota. Then…
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German Airliner Will Return the World’s Largest Passenger Aircraft to the Skies
After grounding the Airbus A380 in “deep storage” in 2020, German airliner Lufthansa plans to bring the long-haul aircraft back…
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Elon Musk Meets Pope Francis, Uses Twitter to Announce the Audience
ROME (AP) — Tesla CEO Elon Musk, whose $44 billion bid to buy Twitter remains in limbo, used the social…
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She tried to avoid plastic while grocery shopping for a week. Here’s how it went
Nuts and dried fruit items at a grocery store. Martha Bebinger/WBUR hide caption toggle caption Martha Bebinger/WBUR Nuts and dried…
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Baristas at unionized Edgewater Starbucks go on strike
Baristas at one of the first unionized Starbucks in Chicago are on strike. Workers at the Starbucks location at 5964…
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The Best 4th of July Furniture Sales to Shop Right Now
Popular Mechanics; Courtesy The Fourth of July always creeps up fast on the heels of the unofficial start of summer.…
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Anthem-Kneeler Megan Rapinoe to Receive Presidential Medal of Freedom
Megan Rapinoe, anthem kneeler and outspoken advocate of almost every left-wing cause, is set to receive the Presidential Medal of…
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5 protest songs that have taken on new meaning post-Roe
Olivia Rodrigo teamed up with Lily Allen to perform “F You” at the Glastonbury Festival last week. Kate Green/Getty Images…
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Afternoon Briefing: Downtown violence opens long holiday weekend
Good afternoon, Chicago. Two men were killed and three others were wounded when a gunman opened fire in the Loop…
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How to Paint Kitchen Cabinets
Many people, including me, have painted their kitchen cabinets and been perfectly happy with the results. Painting cabinets sounds old…
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Pinkerton: Biden: Carter 2.0 or Obama 2.0?
When I last checked in on the Main Stream Media and Joe Biden, the MSM was happily running interference for…
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Monthly car payments have crossed a record $700. What that means
A motorist drives between flowers along the Angeles Crest Highway in the Angeles National Forest northwest of La Canada, Calif.…
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In call with Biden, Gov. J.B. Pritzker asks for increased federal funding to help states where abortion remains legal
Gov. J.B. Pritzker on Friday urged President Joe Biden to boost federal funding to Illinois and other states where abortion…
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Refreshing, Cold Coffee Awaits With These Cold-Brew Makers
Popular Mechanics; Courtesy OXO Rich and powerful home-brewed cold coffee can be made at home, with the right machine. Instead…
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SCOTUS Marshal Implores MD Gov. to Stop Protests at Justices’ Homes
U.S. Supreme Court Marshal Gail A. Curley has penned letters to Maryland authorities, including Gov. Larry Hogan (R-MD), imploring them…
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Fourth of July fireworks canceled and delayed due to worker shortage
Fireworks like these may not be happening as often as they used to. Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption…
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Tradition or terror? Illegal fireworks spark division among neighbors
In Illinois, only 713 individuals are licensed to display fireworks, according to the Illinois Department of Natural Resources. And, despite…
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A Comet Nearing Earth Could Be One of the Largest We’ve Ever Seen
NASA, ESA, D. Jewitt (UCLA) The Comet C/2017 K2 was discovered in 2017, and at the time was the farthest…
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Texas Supreme Court Allows Abortion Ban to Go into Effect
The Texas Supreme Court reversed a lower court on Friday evening and allowed a pre-Roe 1925 law prohibiting abortions to go…
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These candidates lost badly, but now are claiming fraud
A sign in Carson City, Nevada in January 2021 calling on pro-Trump protesters, supporting his baseless claims of election fraud,…
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Lawsuits filed days after deadly Missouri Amtrak crash of train bound for Chicago
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The first lawsuits have been filed only days after an Amtrak train collision and derailment in rural Missouri…
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These Water Guns for Adults Are the Most Fun Way to Stay Cool This Summer
Popular Mechanics; Courtesy Nerf No matter how much of a grown-up you are during the rest of the year, there’s…
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Biden Adviser Sperling: Buttigieg ‘a Star’ We Have ‘Enormous Confidence in’ – He’s Done a Lot to Get Infrastructure Funds Out
On Friday’s broadcast of the Fox News Channel’s “The Story,” Senior Adviser to President Joe Biden Gene Sperling stated Transportation…
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A scheduling glitch temporarily canceled thousands of American Airlines flights
American Airlines experienced a technical glitch in its pilot scheduling platform overnight, reportedly prompting the cancellation of thousands of flights…
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Man in custody over racist graffiti in Jefferson Park
A man is in custody after several Jefferson Park stores were defaced with swastikas, authorities said. Swastikas were painted on…
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How to Rotate Your Tires to Get as Much Use as Possible Out of Them
Tires are expensive, so it’s in your best interest to make them last as long as possible. To extend their…
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Stranger Things 4 ends by trusting in the season’s best and worst instincts
Though Netflix hyped Stranger Things 4 Vol. 2 as being its own standalone season of the Duffer Brothers’ nostalgic sci-fi…
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Establishment Media Air Grievances Against Biden on July 4th Weekend
The establishment media this week aired grievances against President Joe Biden, marking his failed leadership on a variety of issues…
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The bullet that killed Al Jazeera’s Shireen Abu Akleh has been sent to U.S. officials
Archimandrite Abdullah Yulio, parish priest of the Melkite Greek Catholic church in Ramallah, speaks during a memorial service in June…
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Zach LaVine agrees to a 5-year, $215.2M max deal to stay with the Chicago Bulls — the largest in team history
Zach LaVine will remain a Bull after agreeing to a five-year, $215.2 million deal to return to Chicago after his…
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The U.S. Army Is Getting Its First Light Tanks in More Than 50 Years
The U.S. Army awarded a contract to General Dynamics Land Systems for the new Mobile Protected Firepower vehicle. Mobile Protected…
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Refurbished Sonos speakers are discounted for the Fourth of July
The Fourth of July weekend is here, and hopefully you get to enjoy some time together with friends and family…
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PHOTO: 166K Suspected Fentanyl Pills Discovered in Spare Tire
Police found a huge number of suspected fentanyl pills tucked inside a spare tire in Phoenix, Arizona, during a recent…
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Minnesota lawmakers voted to legalize THC edibles. Some did it accidentally
An employee displays a limeade-flavored cannabis-infused gummy candy at the Chalice Farms industrial kitchen in Portland, Ore., in June 2016.…
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Four injured in West Garfield Park shooting
Four people were injured in a shooting in West Garfield Park Friday night, officials said. Just after 9 p.m., a…
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Protect Yourself This Summer with the 7 Best Tick Repellents
Popular Mechanics; Courtesy Ben’s For a lot of summertime hikers and adventurers, the biggest risk they face comes from a…
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Crypto hedge fund Three Arrows files for bankruptcy
Cryptocurrency hedge fund Three Arrows Capital (3AC) filed for Chapter 15 bankruptcy in a bid to protect its US assets…
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Poll: 7 in 10 American Voters Do Not Want Joe Biden to Run for Reelection
Seven in ten American voters say they do not want President Joe Biden to run for reelection in 2024, a…
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Dozens are feared lost after a ship sinks in the South China Sea
Helicopter crew members winch up a man from a sinking ship in the South China Sea on Saturday as a…
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Fugitive slave Jim Gray’s dramatic escape from Ottawa will be commemorated during dedication of historical marker on Fourth of July. ‘Has he done anything but want to be free?’
The tale of how residents of Ottawa, Illinois, helped a fugitive slave escape to freedom marks a transitional phase in…
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Amazon’s Early Prime Day Apple Deals Are Some of the Lowest Prices We’ve Ever Seen
It’s official: Amazon Prime Day, the site’s biggest sale of the year, is returning on July 12 and July 13,…
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Your internet life needs a Feeds Reboot — here’s how to do it
For the last few years, I’ve chosen one weekend day a year to undertake what I’ve come to call a…
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Summers: ‘Probably Close to a 50-50 Chance’ We Had 2nd Straight Quarter of Negative Growth in This Quarter
During an interview aired on Friday’s broadcast of Bloomberg’s “Wall Street Week,” Harvard Professor, economist, Director of the National Economic…
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