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Trio wins Nobel Prize in chemistry for work on quantum dots, used in electronics and medical imaging
Oct 04, 2023 1:00 am - STOCKHOLM (AP) - Three scientists won the Nobel Prize in chemistry Wednesday for their work on quantum dots - tiny particles just a few nanometers in diameter that can r...
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Sirens blare across Russia as it holds nationwide emergency drills
Oct 04, 2023 1:00 am - MOSCOW - Sirens wailed across Russia and TV stations interrupted regular programming to broadcast warnings Wednesday as part of sweeping drills intended to test the read...
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Embattled DCFS director resigning in wake of blistering auditor's report
Oct 04, 2023 1:00 am - Chicago Sun-Times Illinois Department of Children and Family Services Director Marc Smith on Wednesday announced he would step down from his high-profile post by year's ...
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Russia says it has foiled a major Ukraine drone attack as concerns grow over Kyiv's weapons supplies
Oct 04, 2023 1:00 am - Russian air defenses shot down 31 Ukrainian drones during a concerted nighttime attack by Kyiv's forces on border regions, the Russian Defense Ministry said Wednesday, a...
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Naperville clamps down on people hanging out in parking decksOct 04, 2023 1:00 am - Hanging out in a municipal parking garage or lot in Naperville could get you a ticket for trespassing. City council members Tuesday approved the change in the city's ord...
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Child care programs just lost thousands of federal dollars. Families and providers scramble to cope
Oct 04, 2023 1:00 am - WILLIAMSON, W.Va. (AP) - Kaitlyn Adkins is studying law to help families in her community impacted by the opioid epidemic at the heart of West Virginia coal country. But...
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That blaring noise you heard? It was a test of the federal government's emergency alert system
Oct 04, 2023 1:00 am - WASHINGTON - "THIS IS A TEST": If you have a cellphone or were watching television Wednesday, you should have seen that message flash across your screen as the federal g...
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The US is forgiving more federal student loans in a bid to tackle 'unsustainable debt' for borrowers
Oct 04, 2023 1:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - President Joe Biden outlined a new round of federal student loan forgiveness on Wednesday to address the "unsustainable debt" that borrowers accumulate...
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Woman charged with DUI in Huntley crash that injured child
Oct 04, 2023 1:00 am - A Hanover Park woman has been charged with aggravated driving under the influence of alcohol and failing to reduce speed to avoid a crash in Huntley that injured a passe...
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Kevin McCarthy is out as speaker of the House. Here's what's next
Oct 04, 2023 1:00 am - WASHINGTON - The House of Representatives is entering uncharted territory after a far-right effort to remove fellow Republican Kevin McCarthy from the speakership succee...