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Under growing pressure, the biggest social networks agree to be rated on teen safety
Feb 10, 2026 3:33 pm - Three leading social media companies have agreed to undergo independent assessments of how effectively they protect the mental health of teenage users, submitting to a ba...
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Israeli drone strike kills 2 cyclists in Gaza as death toll mounts despite ceasefire
Feb 10, 2026 3:28 pm - DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip — An Israeli drone strike killed two Palestinians on bicycles Tuesday, hospital officials said, marking the latest deaths since an October cease...
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FBI search of Georgia offices tied to probe of possible 2020 election 'defects,' affidavit says
Feb 10, 2026 3:25 pm - ATLANTA — The FBI relied on years-old claims of fraud, many of them thoroughly investigated, to obtain a search warrant to seize ballots from election offices in Fulton C...
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Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick acknowledges meetings with Epstein that contradict previous claims
Feb 10, 2026 3:20 pm - WASHINGTON — Under questioning from Democrats on Tuesday, Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick acknowledged that he had met with Jeffrey Epstein twice after the late financi...
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Democrats say White House offer on ICE is 'insufficient' as Homeland Security funding set to expire
Feb 10, 2026 3:17 pm - WASHINGTON — Democratic leaders say a proposal from the White House is “incomplete and insufficient” as they demand new restrictions on President Donald Trump’s immigrati...
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Gov. Tim Walz says federal immigration crackdown in Minnesota could end within days
Feb 10, 2026 3:14 pm - MINNEAPOLIS — Gov. Tim Walz said Tuesday that he expects the federal immigration crackdown in Minnesota will end in “days, not weeks and months,” based on his recent conv...
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Kane County Board appoints 2 replacementsFeb 10, 2026 2:46 pm - Two new members of the Kane County board were sworn in Tuesday, to fill vacancies left by a death and a resignation.
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Three stabbed in two weekend incidents in AuroraFeb 10, 2026 12:59 pm - Three people were stabbed in two separate incidents over the weekend in Aurora.
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Prospect Heights’ Country Gardens Park receives $600,000 state grant for improvementsFeb 10, 2026 11:39 am - The Prospect Heights Park District has received a $600,000 state grant for a $1.2 million plan to expand and improve the 9-acre Country Gardens Park on Schoenbeck Road.
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District 15 picks longtime suburban educator to become next superintendentFeb 10, 2026 9:20 am - Palatine Township Elementary District 15 school board members chose a candidate with extensive superintendent experience to succeed Superintendent Laurie Heinz.