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Southwest Air moves to assigned seats in major policy shift
Jul 25, 2024 9:11 am - Southwest Airlines Co. will begin offering assigned seats, ditching the free-for-all policy that has been a defining feature of the carrier for more than half a century. ...
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In fiery speech to Congress, Netanyahu vows ‘total victory’ in Gaza and denounces U.S. protestersJul 24, 2024 11:03 pm - WASHINGTON — Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu pledged in a scathing speech to Congress on Wednesday to achieve “total victory” against Hamas and denounced American oppon...
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Thousands fill Washington’s streets to protest Israel’s war in Gaza during Netanyahu visitJul 24, 2024 11:01 pm - WASHINGTON — Thousands of protesters against the war in Gaza converged on Washington on Wednesday to condemn Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s visit, chanting “...
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Maggots, crickets released at Watergate Hotel in protest of Netanyahu visitJul 24, 2024 10:59 pm - An Instagram video posted Wednesday shows hundreds of mealworms, maggots and crickets crawling around the Watergate Hotel where Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu ...
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Sharks test positive for cocaine in Brazil’s drug-polluted watersJul 24, 2024 10:58 pm - Scientists have found traces of cocaine in wild sharks off the coast of Brazil, in a discovery that highlights the risks to marine life of the illegal cocaine trade. The ...
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CrowdStrike blames bug for letting bad data slip through, leading to global tech outageJul 24, 2024 10:58 pm - NEW YORK (AP) — CrowdStrike is blaming a bug in an update that allowed its cybersecurity systems to push bad data out to millions of customer computers, setting off last ...
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Biden delivers solemn call to defend democracy as he lays out his reasons for quitting raceJul 24, 2024 10:57 pm - WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden on Wednesday delivered a solemn call to voters to defend the country's democracy as he laid out in an Oval Office address his decision to...
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Resident surrenders in standoff after tree trimmer shot in noise dispute in SchaumburgJul 24, 2024 10:11 pm - The Schaumburg resident who maintained an armed standoff with police for hours Wednesday surrendered peacefully late in the evening after an apparent noise dispute led to the shooting of a contracted tree trimmer.
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‘We did something helpful’: Cook sheriff’s campers pack food for children in needJul 24, 2024 8:17 pm - A Cook County Sheriff’s Office youth outreach program and a Schaumburg-based charitable organization helped each other make a positive impact Wednesday both personal and international.
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Funding for Wheeling Twp. mental health board hits another snagJul 24, 2024 6:11 pm - Funding for Wheeling Township’s community mental health board, which has been stalled for more than a year and a half, faces a new obstacle.