All Stories from April 25, 2020 (Change date)
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Analysis: The virus forces Silicon Valley to reset its moral compassApr 25, 2020 6:15 am - Before the pandemic, Yiying Lu was known for her work designing the Twitter Fail Whale and the dumpling and boba tea emojis. In the past few weeks, Lu said she was calle...
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Why family loyalty shouldn't apply to your credit cardsApr 25, 2020 6:15 am - Loyalty to family is admirable, but limiting yourself to just one bank's brood of credit cards may be a tie that binds you up. Sure, having all your cards under a single...
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Americans' fear of job loss surges to 45-year high, poll showsApr 25, 2020 6:10 am - A quarter of working Americans believe it's "very likely" or "fairly likely" they will lose their job or be laid off in the next 12 months, according to a Gallup poll. T...
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Tech companies are adding new parental controls amid virus-fueled surge in screen timeApr 25, 2020 6:00 am - SAN FRANCISCO — It's the era of coronavirus screen time, and some tech companies are rolling out new tools to help parents better monitor what their kids are watching an...
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Soothing experiences are necessary for your mental healthApr 25, 2020 6:00 am - We all need to be pampered once in a while, both women and men. Maybe there's a little different type of "spoiling" for men than women, but the bottom line is the same: ...
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Apr 25, 2020 1:00 am - Compare reactions I am writing this response to the letter to the editor authored by Sandra Alexander that unfairly criticized Jeanne Ives, the Republican nominee f...
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How a 9-year-old South Elgin girl defied the odds after she was born with half a heartApr 25, 2020 1:00 am - One by one, 9-year-old Breanna Ruud carefully pulls an assortment of long, colorful necklaces out of a bag and places them around her neck. Each piece of jewelry is made...
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Smithfield Foods in St. Charles ordered to temporarily close due to COVID-19Apr 25, 2020 1:00 am - Smithfield Foods Inc. in St. Charles was ordered to temporarily close by the Kane County Health Department due to concerns about COVID-19, officials said. The move will ...
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Class Acts: Vernon Hills' Liu one sharp kidApr 25, 2020 1:00 am - In many ways, Josh Liu has been extraordinary in high school. The Vernon Hills senior has only once gotten a grade less than an A in four years of taking honors and AP c...
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One dead after fiery, single-vehicle crash in WheelingApr 25, 2020 1:00 am - An unidentified person was killed early Saturday morning in a fiery one-car crash on North Wolf Road at Wolf Court in Wheeling, police said Saturday. Police said the cra...