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It’s eggnog season. The boozy beverage dates back to medieval England but remains a holiday hit
Dec 21, 2024 8:01 pm - At Scoma’s Restaurant in San Francisco, this holiday season’s batch of eggnog began 11 months ago. Is it worth the wait? Customer Phil Kenny seems to think so.
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Senate review of Supreme Court ethics finds more luxury trips and urges enforceable code of conduct
Dec 21, 2024 7:54 pm - WASHINGTON — A nearly two-year investigation by Democratic senators of Supreme Court ethics details more luxury travel by Justice Clarence Thomas and urges Congress to es...
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Albania to close TikTok for a year blaming it for promoting violence among children
Dec 21, 2024 6:37 pm - TIRANA, Albania — Albania's prime minister said Saturday the government will shut down the video service TikTok for one year, blaming it for inciting violence and bullyin...
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Trump taps ‘Apprentice’ producer, Mark Burnett, as special envoy to the United Kingdom
Dec 21, 2024 6:34 pm - WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. — Mark Burnett, the power producer who helped reintroduce Donald Trump to a national television audience with “The Apprentice,” is being tapped by t...
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Geneva home decor owner buys historic Third Street property
Dec 21, 2024 5:05 pm - Caroline Scheeler, who owns Caroline Shop and Interiors at 9 N. Third St., Geneva, is the new owner of 101 S. Third St., a two-story 1867 building where Odalisque, and Artemisia are located.
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Elon Musk’s wish list for DOGE
Dec 21, 2024 4:58 pm - Since President-elect Donald Trump tapped Elon Musk, the world’s richest person, and fellow entrepreneur Vivek Ramaswamy to streamline federal operations, questions have ...
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Bird flu confirmed in waterfowl in Woodstock, ‘numerous locations’ in Illinois
Dec 21, 2024 4:57 pm - Bird flu has been reported in Woodstock-area birds and waterfowl, the city said Friday.
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Owners of Geneva’s Riganato look to open chicken eatery in town
Dec 21, 2024 4:54 pm - An 1877 building at 427 E. State St., Geneva, formerly used as office space, will be converted into a dine-in/carry out chicken restaurant to be called HoneyBird.
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Shutdown saga exposes new fault lines for Speaker Johnson and tests his grip on the gavel
Dec 21, 2024 4:47 pm - WASHINGTON — One of the most turbulent sessions of Congress in the modern era is about to make way for the next one. Midnight passage of the government shutdown package p...
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Carriage rides add festive air to Long Grove Vintage HolidaysDec 21, 2024 4:32 pm - ...