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THU, 8/22/2019

Thursday, August 22, 2019

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The owners of Arlington International Racecourse and Rivers Casino in Des Plaines are the latest companies to announce they’ll seek a state license to build a casino in Waukegan. The proposed Rivers Casino Waukegan would be built on land in the Fountain Square development along routes 120 and 43.

Could a new Rivers Casino be headed to Waukegan?

The owners of Rivers Casino in Des Plaines and Arlington International Racecourse in Arlington Heights have proposed building a casino in Waukegan.
Denmark's Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen makes a comment about US President's cancellation of his scheduled State Visit, in front of the State Department in Copenhagen, Wednesday, Aug. 21, 2019. U.S. President Trump announced his decision to postpone a visit to Denmark by tweet on Tuesday Aug. 20, 2019, after Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen dismissed the notion of selling Greenland to the U.S. as "an absurd discussion." (Mads Claus Rasmussen / Ritzau Scanpix)

Danish ex-PM attacks Trump for comments on defense spending

A former Danish prime minister has lashed out at U.S. President Donald Trump for his tweet about military spending, saying military willingness is not just about the amount of money spent
Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker, flanked by Bentley Stewart, left, a teacher in the Jacksonville, Illinois, School District 117, along with legislators and representatives from the education sector, signs legislation Thursday raising the minimum salary for teachers to $40,000 in the governor’s office at the Illinois State Capitol. The new new minimum salary will be phased in over four years with hopes to reduce a teacher shortage in Illinois that has school districts for the 2018-2019 school year with 4,196 unfilled positions across the state according to the Illinois State Board of Education.

Pritzker signs new law raising teacher pay minimum to $40,000

Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker has signed legislation raising teachers' minimum salary to $40,000 over four years to address a statewide shortage of classroom leaders.
Energy Secretary Rick Perry.

A viral Instagram hoax dupes A-listers -- and the man overseeing our nuclear arsenal

By the time Instagram debunked the hoax, a slew of celebrities had shared the misinformation with their sizable online followings. The long list of those apparently duped includes director Judd Apatow, actress Julia Roberts, actor Rob Lowe, singer Usher and, to some commenters' particular derision, Secretary of Energy Rick Perry.
President Donald Trump waves to the crowd after arriving on Air Force One at Louisville International Airport in Louisville, Ky., Wednesday, Aug. 21, 2019. Trump is in town to speak at the American Veterans (AMVETS) 75th National Convention. A new poll finds about 6 in 10 Americans disapprove of President Donald Trump’s overall job performance. The poll released Thursday by The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research finds some support for the president’s handling of the U.S. economy, but it gives him weak marks on other major issues. Just 36% of Americans approve of the way Trump is handling his job as president, and 62% disapprove. Among Republicans, nearly 8 in 10 approve of his overall job performance. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)
AP-NORC poll: 62% disapprove of how Trump's handling his job
A new AP-NORC poll finds 62% of Americans disapprove of the way President Donald Trump is handling his job while just 36% approve
In this photo released by the official website of the office of the Iranian Presidency, Iran-made Bavar-373 air-defense missile system is seen after being unveiled by President Hassan Rouhani, Iran, Thursday, Aug. 22, 2019. Iran says the Bavar-373 is a long-range surface-to-air missile system able to recognize up to 100 targets at a same time and confront them with six different weapons. (Iranian Presidency Office via AP)
Iran's president says 'talks are useless' in dealing with US
Iranian president takes stern tone, says 'talks are useless' in dealing with US as nuclear deal crumbles further
In this Aug. 20, 2019 image provided by the U.S. Coast Guard, a Coast Guard Air Station San Francisco MH-65 Dolphin helicopter crew rescues two people after their plane went down near Half Moon Bay, Calif. A self-professed thrill seeker and pilot was forced to bring down his new plane safely into the ocean off Northern California as it lost power, recording dramatic videos as he and his passenger treaded water in the chilly ocean awaiting rescue. Pilot David Lesh embarked on a flight Tuesday evening over Half Moon Bay south of San Francisco. He's a 34-year-old globe-trotting skier and the founder of a Colorado-based outerwear company Virtik. (U.S. Coast Guard via AP)
Pilot says plane crash into California ocean was no stunt
The pilot of a small plane that went down in the waters off Northern California is a self-professed thrill-seeker whose stunts have sometimes gotten him into scrapes
In this photo taken on Thursday, Aug. 22, 2019, and distributed by Roscosmos Space Agency Press Service, the Russian Progress 73 cargo ship blasts off from the launch pad at Russia's space facility in Baikonur, Kazakhstan. The new Russian rocket, that is expected to replace the current model sending manned missions into space, blasted off from Kazakhstan on Thursday, carrying a Soyuz capsule with a humanoid robot. (Roscosmos Space Agency Press Service photo via AP)
Russia sends robot into space to test out new booster rocket
Russia has sent a humanoid robot to the International Space Station as part of tests on a new rocket that is expected to replace the current vehicle
All aboard! Amtrak's Chicago to New Orleans line restored
A summer filled with train disruptions has reached its end as Amtrak will restore full service on its Chicago-to-New Orleans line
In this Aug. 13, 2019 photo made available Monday, Aug. 19, 2019, rescued migrants rest on the deck of the Norwegian-flagged Ocean Viking vessel, operated by two French humanitarian groups, as it sails in the waters between the Italian island of Linosa, southern Italy, and Malta. Another potential migrant standoff looms as the Ocean Viking, carrying 356 migrants, has been sailing for 10 days without being able to dock after Malta refused to find a safe port while Italy hasn't answered the ship's request. (Hannah Wallace Bowman/MSF via AP)
Weekslong standoffs in Mediterranean becoming 'new normal'
A Doctors Without Borders spokesman aboard a rescue ship carrying 356 migrants says the fact that it has become "the new normal" for such ships to be stuck at sea for weeks waiting for permission to dock is "appalling."
Checks worth millions written by Chicago remain uncashed
A lawyer says Chicago has benefited from 22,000 uncashed checks worth $11 million, some going back to the 1980s
Several injured in 3-vehicle Naperville crash
Several people were taken to the hospital after a three-vehicle crash in Naperville Thursday, officials said.
                                                                                                                                                                                                                       
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