News Stories from July 6, 2022
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Ex-'Cheer' star Harris gets 12 years for seeking photos, sex
Jul 7, 2022 6:54 AM - A federal judge has sentenced Jerry Harris, a former star of the Netflix documentary series 'Cheer,' to 12 years in prison for coercing teenage boys to send him obscene photos and videos of themselves and soliciting sex from minors at cheerleading competitions
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U.S. allows pharmacists to prescribe Pfizer's COVID-19 pill
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Oldest Magellanic penguin at San Francisco Zoo dies at 40
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US, UK leaders raise fresh alarms about Chinese espionage
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Feds charge official in Cook County assessor's office with corruptionJul 6, 2022 10:21 PM - Federal prosecutors in Chicago charged an official of the Cook County assessor's office Wednesday with "corruptly" accepting home improvements, jewelry, sports tickets and other items over a three-year span to cut property assessments, resulting in lower tax bills for some property owners.
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Cairo's historic Nile River houseboats removed in govt push
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AP News in Brief at 11:04 p.m. EDT
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Candlelight vigil against gun violence held in Geneva
Jul 6, 2022 9:48 PM - Among the speakers was Kane County Board Chairman Corinne Pierog.
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Restaurant owner gets 4-year prison sentence after tax fraud guilty plea
Jul 6, 2022 9:33 PM - A Lake in the Hills man who operated 11 Denny's restaurants throughout Illinois was sentenced to four years in prison after pleading guilty to underpaying sales tax revenue by more than $3 million. -
Contact restored with NASA spacecraft headed to lunar orbit
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