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How to see two bright, once-in-a-lifetime comets with your naked eye
Oct 11, 2025 3:12 pm - Two rare bright comets are visiting our neighborhood this month, making for once-in-a-lifetime viewing. The comets, C/2025 A6 (Lemmon) and C/2025 R2 (SWAN), are already s...
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Republicans try to weaken 50-year-old law protecting whales, seals and polar bears
Oct 11, 2025 2:53 pm - BOOTHBAY HARBOR, Maine — Republican lawmakers are targeting one of the U.S.'s longest standing pieces of environmental legislation, credited with helping save rare whales...
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A long-lost ancient Roman artifact reappears in a New Orleans backyard
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Man killed in drive-by shooting at Ingleside birthday partyOct 11, 2025 2:20 pm - A 19-year-old Round Lake man was shot and killed Friday after an argument at a birthday party in Ingleside, police said.
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‘A place of innovation and opportunity’: Work underway for data center campus in GrayslakeOct 11, 2025 1:54 pm - A huge project Grayslake officials say represents one of the largest private investments in Lake County history and a major step for the village’s long-term economic growth is underway.
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There are no survivors in blast at a Tennessee explosives factory, sheriff saysOct 11, 2025 1:52 pm - McEWEN, Tenn. — The blast in rural Tennessee that leveled an explosives plant and was felt for miles around left no survivors, authorities said Saturday. The total number...
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Are people happy? One man has been asking, and this is what he learned
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Palestinians return to ruins and the US expects hostages freed on Monday as Gaza ceasefire holds
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How Illinois sportsbooks are passing new state taxes on to gamblersOct 11, 2025 1:28 pm - To cover new taxes imposed by the state per online bet, Illinois sportsbooks are passing the cost onto gamblers by adding a surcharge on all wagers or setting minimum betting requirements.
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Congress should extend ACA’s enhanced premium tax credits and open the governmentOct 11, 2025 1:00 pm - Small businesses want to provide health benefits to their employees because it promotes a healthy and productive workforce and allows them to compete for talent with larger enterprises.