All Stories from December 21, 2023 (Change date)
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Ukraine ends year disappointed by stalemate with Russia, and anxious about aid from alliesDec 21, 2023 6:55 am - The year started with high hopes for Ukrainian troops planning a counteroffensive against Russia. It ended with disappointment on the battlefield, an increasingly somber ...
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'Total systemic breakdown': Missteps over years allowed Detroit serial killer to roam freeDec 21, 2023 6:45 am - DETROIT — The serial killer lured women one by one into vacant homes to be murdered, posing their nude or partially clothed corpses amid cheap booze pints, crumbling shee...
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A deal on U.S. border policy is closer than it seems. Here's how it is shaping up and what's at stakeDec 21, 2023 6:43 am - WASHINGTON — Amid grueling negotiations, the contours of a bipartisan border security and immigration deal are beginning to take shape, emerging even as Congress leaves t...
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More U.S. auto buyers are turning to hybrids as sales of electric vehicles slowDec 21, 2023 6:41 am - DETROIT — America’s automakers have staked their futures on the notion that electric vehicles will dominate sales in the coming years, spurred by buyers determined to red...
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Aurora man sentenced to 44 years for stabbing girlfriend’s teen sisterDec 21, 2023 6:26 am - An Aurora man pleaded guilty Wednesday to the 2022 stabbing assault of a 17-year-old girl in exchange for a 44-year prison term, authorities said. Jose J. Gonzalez, 27, w...
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Naperville skate facility gets updates, new nameDec 21, 2023 6:24 am - Naperville Park District’s Centennial Park skate facility is reopening with a new name and update. Renamed the Rothermel Family Skate Facility, the renovated skate park ...
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Holidays got you anxious? Experts offer tips on enjoying the season stress-freeDec 21, 2023 6:24 am - The holiday season can be joyous, filled with family gatherings, good will and exchanges of gifts. It also can also be a time fraught with stress and anxiety. Finding way...
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How Christmas dinner traditions have evolvedDec 21, 2023 6:24 am - Turns out, a Dutch chemist named Johannes van Houten could very well be my all-time hero. Back in 1828, he invented a way to make chocolate into a solid bar, a form we’ve...
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Arlington Hts. firefighters sell T-shirts to fund mammogramsDec 21, 2023 6:23 am - Arlington Heights Firefighters Local 3105 recently donated $2,000 to the Northwest Community Hospital's “Gift-a-Mammogram” program. The program assists low-income/uninsur...
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Effortlessly gorgeous and easy to ship, drop cookies are what to bake for ChristmasDec 21, 2023 6:16 am - I’m as dazzled by a beautifully decorated holiday cookie as the next person, but when it comes to wielding a pastry bag myself, I’m not a pro. I’m much more about the coo...