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Powerful storm starts hitting East Coast, including parts unaccustomed to heavy snow
Jan 31, 2026 8:46 pm - Blizzardlike conditions stemming from a “bomb cyclone” were starting to bring heavy snow to the Southeast and were ushering in frigid temperatures to much of the East Coast Saturday, as tens of thousands of homes and businesses remained without power after being hit by a different icy storm last week.
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Epstein files lead to resignation in Slovakia and calls in Britain for former prince to cooperate
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Trump says feds won’t intervene during protests in Democratic-led cities unless asked to do so
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Mathematician Gladys West dies at 95. She was a hidden figure behind GPS.
Jan 31, 2026 5:48 pm - Dr. Gladys West, who died Jan. 17 at 95, used her mathematical skills to become a barrier-breaking researcher for the Navy, mastering a bulky supercomputer known as Stretch while calculating satellite orbits and developing a precise model of the Earth’s surface. Her research laid the groundwork for the Global Positioning System, GPS, a technology that has made getting lost a thing of the past.
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Power outages hit Ukraine and Moldova as Kyiv struggles against the winter cold
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Palatine girl reported missing found safeJan 31, 2026 5:31 pm - A 14-year-old girl who had been reported missing has been located safe and returned home, Palatine police said Saturday.
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Authorities investigating death of person found Friday behind Bartlett businessJan 31, 2026 5:29 pm - Authorities are investigating the death of a person found Friday behind a business in Bartlett.
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Four people, 18 pets rescued from Campton Hills fire
Jan 31, 2026 5:25 pm - Four people, two dogs, four pet rats, one guinea pig and 11 fish were rescued from a house fire Friday in the 39W300 block of Campton Hills Drive in Campton Hills, authorities said.
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Runners blast through snow in Frozen Tundra 5KJan 31, 2026 5:24 pm - Snow-covered trails that usually are quiet on a winter morning came to life Saturday with the passage of 350 runners during the Frozen Tundra IPA 5K in Lincolnshire.
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Frozen art on display at Downers Grove Ice FestivalJan 31, 2026 5:22 pm - Ice sculptures and pedestrians filled the sidewalks along Main Street Saturday during the annual Ice Festival in Downers Grove.