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Palestinian medics say Israeli airstrikes kill 35 in Gaza’s Rafah as displaced people are hit
May 26, 2024 8:12 pm - Footage from the scene of the largest airstrike showed heavy destruction. Israel’s army confirmed the strike and said it hit a Hamas installation and killed two senior Hamas militants. It said it was investigating reports that civilians were harmed.
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What you can do to try to stay safe when a tornado hits, and also well beforehand
May 26, 2024 7:46 pm - When a tornado takes aim at your house, and the sirens are sounding, the dogs are barking and the children are screaming, there are some last-minute precautions that could save the lives of you and your loved ones.
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Death toll in Papua New Guinea landslide rises to 670; survivors seek safety
May 26, 2024 6:15 pm - The International Organization for Migration on Sunday increased its estimate of the death toll from a massive landslide in Papua New Guinea to more than 670 as emergency responders and traumatized relatives gave up hope that any survivors will now be found.
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‘They also sacrificed so much’: Streamwood honors Gold Star families with new monumentMay 26, 2024 5:42 pm - Rain poured relentlessly on the crowd Sunday morning as they gathered at Streamwood’s Veterans Memorial for the unveiling of a new monument to Gold Star families. It was ...
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‘A trail of debris’: At least 15 dead after severe weather carves path across the South
May 26, 2024 5:23 pm - VALLEY VIEW, Texas — Powerful storms killed at least 15 people, injured hundreds and left a wide trail of destruction Sunday across Texas, Oklahoma and Arkansas after obl...
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Kitchen fire damages Naperville townhouse; No injuries reportedMay 26, 2024 4:27 pm - No injuries were reported Sunday after Naperville firefighters extinguished a blaze in the kitchen of a townhouse, officials said. According to the Naperville Fire Depart...
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Rare blue-eyed cicada spotted at Morton Arboretum
May 26, 2024 3:52 pm - It was late morning when The Morton Arboretum's Senior Horticulturist Kate Myroup arrived at the Children’s Garden with a special guest: a rare, blue-eyed female Magicica...
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Diamond in the rough or money pit? Metra board chagrined at costs of warehouse ‘fiasco’May 26, 2024 3:35 pm - Buying an empty warehouse in Harvey for $7 million to store Metra materials in 2020 seemed like a good investment. But the building is problematic, Metra’s poured millions into it and one official called it a “fiasco.”
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Remembering D-Day: Cantigny exhibit shows how Allies fought for ‘Nothing But Victory’May 26, 2024 3:15 pm - “Nothing But Victory,” a new outdoor exhibit installed on the Cantigny campus for the 80th anniversary of the D-Day invasion, depicts how Allied troops encountered one obstacle after another.
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Budget negotiations will extend into next week as House leaves Springfield
May 26, 2024 12:32 pm - Democrats in the General Assembly will go at least three more days past their self-imposed adjournment deadline after failing to pass a budget bill Saturday, although the...