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Like it or not, the Like button has changed the world
May 17, 2025 6:28 pm - SAN FRANCISCO — The internet wouldn't be the same without the Like button, the thumbs-up icon that Facebook and other online services turned into digital catnip. Like it...
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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
May 17, 2025 6:25 pm - Five years ago, Microsoft divested its stake in an Israeli facial recognition startup after thousands of employees and activists protested the company’s suspected role in...
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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.
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Student loans have been confusing lately. Here’s a guide to know where you stand
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More cops, new fire station needed to handle a Bears stadium in Arlington Heights?May 17, 2025 1:37 pm - Arlington Heights leaders are contemplating the manpower and resources needed to handle security and emergency response for a potential new Bears stadium in town.