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FDA’s new expert panels are rife with financial conflicts and fringe views
Aug 18, 2025 10:38 am - When the Food and Drug Administration needs outside guidance, it normally turns to a trusted source: a large roster of expert advisers who are carefully vetted for their independence, credentials and judgment. But increasingly, the agency isn’t calling them.
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Wall Street holds at a standstill near its record heights
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‘Bigger and more beautiful’: Wheaton coffee house owner opens The Kilns downtownAug 17, 2025 9:00 pm - The owner of a bustling coffee shop in downtown Wheaton has unveiled The Kilns, a new co-working and social house named after the home of “The Chronicles of Narnia” author C.S. Lewis.
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‘God put us on the same flight’: Doctor makes house call at 30,000 feet to help Palatine manAug 17, 2025 9:00 pm - What began as a routine international flight turned into a medical emergency for 71-year-old Larry Stoklosa of Palatine, who lost consciousness while flying from Frankfurt to Chicago.
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A railway merger trifecta? What supersized UP/Norfolk Southern combo could meanAug 17, 2025 9:00 pm - How a new transcontinental railroad could reshape national freight and affect Chicago and the suburbs.
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Getting another fix at the 56 Music FixAug 17, 2025 6:17 pm - Mount Prospect’s 56 Music Fix wraps up Sunday with a third day of shows at venues and found performance spaces across the village.
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European leaders to join Ukraine's Zelenskyy for meeting with TrumpAug 17, 2025 3:57 pm - KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — European and NATO leaders announced Sunday they will join President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in Washington to present a united front in talks with Preside...
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Air Canada suspends restart plans after flight attendants union defies return to work orderAug 17, 2025 3:36 pm - TORONTO (AP) — Air Canada said it suspended plans to restart operations on Sunday after the union representing 10,000 flight attendants said it will defy a return to work...
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Israel's growing frustration over the war in Gaza erupts in nationwide protestsAug 17, 2025 3:33 pm - JERUSALEM (AP) — Israeli protesters demanding a deal to free hostages in Gaza attempted to shut down the country Sunday in one of the largest and fiercest protests in 22 ...
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Hurricane Erin weakens to Category 3 as forecasters wait for northward turnAug 17, 2025 3:28 pm - SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Hurricane Erin weakened to a Category 3 hurricane Sunday as its outer bands continued to lash the Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico with heavy r...