All Stories from December 17, 2020 (Change date)
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Indiana newspaper ending print edition after 136 yearsDec 17, 2020 6:00 am - CHESTERTON, Ind. (AP) - A northwestern Indiana newspaper that has been publishing since 1884 is ending its print edition. The Chesterton Tribune said it deeply regrets t...
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8 nuns die of COVID-19 in last week at Wisconsin conventDec 17, 2020 6:00 am - ELM GROVE, Wis. (AP) - Eight nuns living at a retirement home for sisters in suburban Milwaukee died of COVID-19 complications in the last week - including four who pass...
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Broncos' COVID-19 contingency plan at kicker paying offDec 17, 2020 6:00 am - ENGLEWOOD, Colo. (AP) - When the Denver Broncos were forced to play the New Orleans Saints without any quarterbacks last month, they vowed not to get caught similarly il...
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US inmate scheduled to be executed tests positive for virusDec 17, 2020 6:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - A federal prisoner scheduled to be executed just days before President-elect Joe Biden takes office has tested positive for coronavirus, his lawyer sai...
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Teen charged in killing of retired Chicago firefighterDec 17, 2020 6:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - A 15-year-old made an initial court appearance Thursday on a murder charge in the death of a retired Chicago Fire Department lieutenant who was shot and k...
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Mexico unveils monument to murdered U.S. women, childrenDec 17, 2020 6:00 am - MEXICO CITY (AP) - Mexican President AndrÃ&Copy;s Manuel López Obrador inaugurated a monument Thursday to the memory of nine U.S.-Mexican dual citize...
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'It's a beautiful thing': How a Palatine teen helped stock suburban pantriesDec 17, 2020 5:00 am - When 16-year-old Eva Konsur read a news article this summer about a milelong line of cars at a food pantry in Texas, she decided to take action. "I thought it would be a...
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T-shirts honor former Wheeling teacher, coachDec 17, 2020 5:00 am - A second fundraiser has been established for a proposed memorial that would honor a retired Wheeling teacher and coach. Burt Perlow taught physical education and coached...
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Widescreen: Another holiday tradition taken away by 2020Dec 17, 2020 5:00 am - Ten years ago this weekend, I spent Friday morning seeing "TRON: Legacy" twice - once just after midnight, once just before noon - both times sitting in the front row of...
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Gerard Butler rides to the rescue in disaster film 'Greenland'Dec 17, 2020 5:00 am - “Greenland” — ★ ★ At first, I thought someone had played a practical joke on me. I had just started watching a digital press screener for Gerard Butler's new thrill...