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Rex Reed, longtime film critic and journalist, dies at 87May 12, 2026 4:49 pm - Rex Reed, the prominent and outspoken film critic and journalist known for his longtime column in The New York Observer, died Tuesday. He was 87. Reed died at his Manhatt...
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Kane County tax bill angering some residents, but it's not why you thinkMay 12, 2026 4:46 pm - Kane County’s property tax bills are drawing the ire of some residents who say the mailing looks more like campaign literature than a tax bill.
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Deal reached with hackers to delete data stolen from the Canvas educational platformMay 12, 2026 4:43 pm - The company that operates online learning system Canvas said it struck a deal with hackers to delete the data they pilfered in a cyberattack that created chaos for studen...
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Conan O’Brien to return as Oscars host in 2027
May 12, 2026 4:27 pm - Conan O’Brien’s era as Oscars host is becoming a trilogy. The Emmy-winner and comedian will be back to host the 99th Academy Awards in 2027, film academy leaders said Tuesday.
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Republican senators say they need more detail on $1B White House security requestMay 12, 2026 4:08 pm - WASHINGTON (AP) — Republican senators left a meeting with the director of the U.S. Secret Service on Tuesday saying they need more details on a $1 billion security plan f...
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Trump FDA chief is leaving after angering pharma CEOs, vaping lobbyists and anti-abortion groupsMay 12, 2026 3:51 pm - WASHINGTON (AP) — The head of the Food and Drug Administration, Dr. Marty Makary, is resigning after a rocky tenure that drew months of complaints from health industry ex...
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Ship operator and employee are charged in crash that caused the deadly collapse of Baltimore bridgeMay 12, 2026 3:49 pm - BALTIMORE (AP) — Prosecutors announced criminal charges Tuesday in the deadly 2024 collapse of Baltimore’s Francis Scott Key Bridge, accusing a Singapore-based ship opera...
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Streamwood police investigating death of woman likely struck by vehicleMay 12, 2026 3:37 pm - Streamwood police are investigating the death of a 68-year-old woman who was likely struck by a vehicle early Tuesday morning in a residential area on the village’s far northeast side.
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Two DeKalb women, Melrose Park man identified as those killed in I-88 crash SundayMay 12, 2026 3:31 pm - Authorities have identified two DeKalb women and a Melrose Park man as the three people killed in a wrong-way crash early Sunday morning on Interstate 88 near Sugar Grove.
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Denver airport security missed trespasser who was killed by plane on runwayMay 12, 2026 3:29 pm - FORT COLLINS, Colo. (AP) — Workers at Denver airport initially missed a security breach by man who scaled an 8-foot perimeter fence and crossed a runway where he was hit ...