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Sailing from Oregon to Hawaii after quitting his job turns a man with a cat into social media star
May 17, 2025 6:32 pm - HONOLULU — Midway while sailing across the Pacific with just his cat named Phoenix, Oliver Widger reflected on why he thinks his many followers — more than a million on T...
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Big U.S. cities grew in 2024, reversing covid-era population declines
May 17, 2025 6:29 pm - Populations in major American cities have bounced back from pandemic-induced drops, with New York, Houston and Los Angeles leading the way, according to new data from the...
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Like it or not, the Like button has changed the world
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Watching Trump from afar, Israel fears being left out of a new Middle East it helped create
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Big Tech takes a harder line against worker activism, political dissent
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On a remote Australian island, the birds are so full of plastic they crunch
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Lawmakers seek to reverse Illinois law penalizing companies that boycott Israel
May 17, 2025 5:35 pm - A growing number of state lawmakers are moving to repeal a 2015 Illinois law penalizing companies that boycott Israel to protest its policies toward Palestinians.
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Kids enjoy hands-on exhibits at first responders expoMay 17, 2025 4:49 pm - Children and their families got an up-close look at dozens of police and fire equipment from Lake County departments Saturday during the 26th annual First Responders Expo at Gurnee Mills.
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After 150 years, Mary Lincoln’s ‘madness’ still haunts American psyche
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Mass celebrating Pope Leo XIV to be held at Rate FieldMay 17, 2025 2:56 pm - A special Catholic Mass will be held at Chicago’s Rate Field to celebrate Pope Leo XIV.