All Stories from August 17, 2019 (Change date)
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New Illinois license plates to help fight pediatric cancerAug 17, 2019 7:00 am - SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - Illinois' newest specialty license plate will raise money to fight pediatric cancer. Gov. J.B. Pritzker signed legislation Thursday to create th...
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Tampa Bay hosts Detroit following Morton's strong showingAug 17, 2019 7:00 am - Detroit Tigers (37-82, fifth in the AL Central) vs. Tampa Bay Rays (71-52, second in the AL East) St. Petersburg, Florida; Saturday, 6 p.m. EDT PITCHING PROBABLES: Tiger...
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A magistrate ruled police could force a man to unlock his phone - is that legal?Aug 17, 2019 6:17 am - When Fairfax County, Virginia, police arrested a man last month in connection with the brutal sexual assault in May of a 15-year-old with developmental delays, they seiz...
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Uchman's Arlington selections for Saturday's racesAug 17, 2019 6:00 am - Here is today's link to Daily Herald handicapper Ron Uchman's selections for thoroughbred racing at Arlington International on Saturday, plus Joe Mazzone's picks for har...
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Fortnite World Cup audience shows fan base isn't just young menAug 17, 2019 6:00 am - Two weeks ago, Epic Games Inc. held its first-ever Fortnite World Cup, a three-day video game competition extravaganza that had — at one point — 2.3 million viewers from...
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Google employees demand company renounce working with Trump immigration agenciesAug 17, 2019 6:00 am - Google's challenges are mounting from within as employees call on the company to promise it won't do business with the Trump administration's immigration apparatus. More...
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Textiles evolve to meet demand for sustainable materialsAug 17, 2019 6:00 am - Whether it's how they're made or what they're made of, textiles are evolving to meet consumer demand for sustainability. “There's a real push for sustainability now, and...
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AI and bionic eyes are helping to contain raging wildfiresAug 17, 2019 6:00 am - On a tower in the Brazilian rainforest, a sentinel scans the horizon for the first signs of fire. Only these eyes aren't human. They don't blink or take breaks, and guid...
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Analysis: Gadgets are boring, but video games are cooler than everAug 17, 2019 6:00 am - For the past two decades, I've been clinging to my beloved Nintendo 64. What could ever match the video game console's audacity of design and nostalgic allure, from its ...
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Hard to fool assessor with artificially low home sale priceAug 17, 2019 6:00 am - Q. I have a house for sale for $260,000, and I received a $220,000 offer for the house and a $40,000 offer for "fixtures." My assessment is $229,000. The buyer wants to ...