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Closing prices for crude oil, gold and other commodities
Dec 23, 2021 6:00 am - Benchmark U.S. crude oil for February delivery rose $1.03 to $73.79 a barrel Thursday. Brent crude for February delivery rose $1.56 to $76.85 per barrel. Wholesale gasol...
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Jurors review recordings of Holmes' boasts to investors
Dec 23, 2021 6:00 am - SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) - Jurors in the fraud trial of former Theranos CEO Elizabeth Holmes asked Thursday to replay audio recordings of Holmes boasting to investors abou...
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Grains mixed, livestock higher.
Dec 23, 2021 6:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - Grain futures were mixed on Thursday in early trading on the Chicago Board of Trade. Wheat for Mar. lost 1.50 cents at $8.11 a bushel; Mar. corn was off ....
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'This truly is x-ray vision': Sherman neurosurgeon using augmented reality system for spinal proceduresDec 23, 2021 4:30 am - Most of us have dreamed about having x-ray vision at one time or another. For a surgeon at Advocate Sherman Hospital in Elgin, that dream has sort of come true, thanks t...
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Naperville officials divided on how to regulate food trucksDec 23, 2021 4:23 am - A taco truck set up in a gas station parking lot has caught the attention of Naperville officials, who are debating the amount of oversight the city should have regardin...
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Now Arena to maintain higher pay through at least AugustDec 23, 2021 4:15 am - Pay increases that enabled the village-owned Now Arena in Hoffman Estates to overcome a scarcity of labor over the past four months have been extended beyond their Dec. ...
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Cook County to require proof of COVID-19 vaccination at restaurants, fitness centers, barsDec 23, 2021 12:00 am - Cook County issued new rules effective Jan. 3 requiring people age 5 and older to show proof of vaccination against COVID-19 to enter county restaurants, fitness centers...
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U.S. adds Merck pill as 2nd easy-to-use drug against COVID-19
Dec 23, 2021 12:00 am - WASHINGTON - U.S. health regulators on Thursday authorized the second pill against COVID-19, providing another easy-to-use medication to battle the rising tide of omicro...
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To grandmother's house or no? Omicron disrupts holiday plans
Dec 23, 2021 12:00 am - Dave Fravel and his wife invited several relatives to their Cape Cod home for Christmas to share food, gifts and the togetherness they've longed for during the lonely da...
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Businesses see challenges, but some good, in Cook County vaccination requirementDec 23, 2021 12:00 am - While several businesses affected by Cook County's newly announced proof-of-vaccination requirement say they intend to comply, the jury is still out on the opinions of t...