All Stories from June 17, 2021 (Change date)
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Asian shares mostly rise as markets digest Fed movesJun 17, 2021 7:00 am - TOKYO (AP) - Asian shares mostly rose Friday, as investors digested the latest message from the U.S. Federal Reserve on raising short-term interest rates by late 2023. ...
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Review: Album of exploration from jazz guitarist Julian LageJun 17, 2021 7:00 am - Julian Lage, "Squint'ť (Blue Note Records) In the right hands, 12 notes multiplied by six strings can produce endless variety. Here's proof. Jazz guitarist Julian Lage's...
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Cassill to be paid in cryptocurrency in deal with VoyagerJun 17, 2021 7:00 am - CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) - Landon Cassill will be the first NASCAR driver paid entirely in cryptocurrency in a sponsorship deal with Voyager that begins at Nashville Supersp...
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Analysis: The NBA playoffs have entered survivor modeJun 17, 2021 7:00 am - The NBA champion this season will be the last team standing. Perhaps literally. Kawhi Leonard of the Los Angeles Clippers missed Game 5 of the Western Conference semifin...
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Kevin Hart shows new range in Netflix tearjerker 'Fatherhood'Jun 17, 2021 6:00 am - “Fatherhood” — ★ ★ ½ Kevin Hart can make us laugh and cry, it seems, even if the vehicle was practically engineered to bring on the waterworks. In “Fatherhood,” on ...
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Wizard World, C2E2 offer virtual fan events ahead of conventions' return this fallJun 17, 2021 6:00 am - The whispers about the coronavirus started to get loud at the end of February 2020, which was also the last time a major pop culture convention was held in Chicago. As a...
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Pixar's 'Luca' enchants as a bright, brisk fish-out-of-water fairy taleJun 17, 2021 6:00 am - “Luca” — ★ ★ ★ ½ A brisk and bright sun-dappled fable of above-ground adventure and below-the-surface identity, Enrico Casarosa's “Luca” — a summery, shimmering fi...
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Return engagement: 4 Chairs Theatre's 'Island Song' earns second run onlineJun 17, 2021 6:00 am - If Lauren Berman asked Joe Farrell to jump, on his way up, he would ask how high. That's how much the actor respects the Buffalo Grove director who reached out to him ea...
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Suburban breweries craft hard seltzer as a lighter alternative to beerJun 17, 2021 6:00 am - Pilsners, pale ales and porters have long been craft brewery staples. But in recent years, microbreweries - including several in the suburbs - have added another beverag...
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Waddling into view are the stars of Netflix's 'Penguin Town'Jun 17, 2021 6:00 am - NEW YORK - They arrive every year in their snazzy black and white tuxedos, causing traffic jams and clamoring for quality real estate. Endangered African penguins have l...