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Summer’s best meteor shower peaks soon. But the moon will interfere with viewing the Perseids
Aug 09, 2025 9:27 pm - WASHINGTON — Summer's most dazzling meteor shower, the Perseids, peaks soon. This year, a bright moon will dampen viewing at the time of peak early Wednesday morning, so...
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Longtime Northwest suburban tourism leader dies at 91Aug 09, 2025 6:36 pm - Former Northwest suburban marketing chief Thomas Rivera, who lobbied and gained the respect of governors and brought tourism dollars back to the region, has died at age 91. He considered the opening of the Schaumburg convention center his crowning achievement.
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Acai berry producers are concerned as Trump imposes tariffs on Brazil's exports
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Studying bank deposits, Sandra Grimes found a deadly CIA traitor
Aug 09, 2025 4:50 pm - In the middle of 1985, it seemed that every month a new American asset providing information on the Soviets had disappeared.A network that took years of spycraft to develop was evaporating through arrests and executions. At least eight Soviet informants were killed. No one knew what was going on. The intelligence community thought their communications were compromised. But they also feared the worst: a traitor.
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London police arrest 365 people as pro-Palestinian protesters defy new law
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Astronauts return to Earth with SpaceX after 5 months at the International Space Station
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CDC shooter believed COVID vaccine made him suicidal, father tells police
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Cicero man charged after high-speed chase throughout DuPage CountyAug 09, 2025 3:32 pm - A 31-year-old Cicero man was charged with multiple offenses, including aggravated fleeing and eluding police, after a road rage incident and high-speed chase through DuPage County.
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Israel faces growing condemnation over military expansion in Gaza
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Zelenskyy rejects formally ceding Ukrainian territory, says Kyiv must be part of any negotiations