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Gourmet Kitchn finds a big e-commerce appetiteApr 23, 2021 1:00 am - Jamie Moriarty figured surely Amazon already was shipping cold food products across the country. But as Moriarty and his business partners looked into it, they discovere...
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Are big, stud defensive tackles a dying breed in the NFL?Apr 23, 2021 1:00 am - Maybe it's proliferation of 3-4 schemes, but big uglies getting harder and harder to find
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Davies thinks he can help get Cubs rotation rightApr 22, 2021 11:00 am - For most of last season, the Cubs starting pitchers carried the weight while the team's veteran hitters slumped. The revamped rotation is off to an underwhelming start i...
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Widescreen: Not feeling the Oscars? Here are some Sunday night alternativesApr 22, 2021 6:00 am - I've often referred to Oscar Night as "my Super Bowl," but this year feels more like a Thursday night game between the Bears and the Jaguars. Sure, I'm interested in the...
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Dann Gire traverses the year's 'Nomadland' in search of Oscar winnersApr 22, 2021 6:00 am - Part of me secretly hopes I am wrong about my predictions for the 93rd Academy Awards. Predicting many of the winners seems way too easy. Surely, a dark horse upset or a...
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The gallantry of respectful persistenceApr 22, 2021 1:00 am - It is Earth Day 2021, and I find myself thinking of one of my favorite poetic stanzas. It's from Emily Dickinson: "To fight aloud is very brave, / But gallanter I know /...
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Wide receiver draft class is loaded with home run hitters, slot guysApr 22, 2021 1:00 am - Fourth in a series The NFL draft is being billed as possibly the best wide receiver class of all time but they are small. That's not to say there won't be a big bunch of...
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Support grows for putting a price on carbon pollutionApr 22, 2021 1:00 am - Why is there so much growing support for climate action? While extreme weather events such as the winter storms in Texas, wildfires in California and hurricanes in Flori...
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Feder: Bill & Wendy pulling the plug on Cumulus podcastApr 22, 2021 1:00 am - Ending their 15-month run as a podcasting team, Bill Leff and Wendy Snyder will record their final episode Monday. Since February 2020 the longtime Chicago radio duo ha...
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Could Toews be back next season? Reports say his health is getting betterApr 22, 2021 1:00 am - First of two parts Out of sight. Definitely not of mind. That's been the case for many hockey fans when it comes to Jonathan Toews, who has missed the entire season with...