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Cary teacher named McHenry County Educator of the YearMay 13, 2026 11:35 am - Cary School District 26 teacher Dawn Wiginton has been named McHenry County Educator of the Year and was bestowed the distinction on Saturday.
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‘I can play in this league’: Munetaka Murakami came to the White Sox to prove doubters wrongMay 13, 2026 11:24 am - Much of Munetaka Murakami’s big-league free agency was shrouded in secrecy. Shingo Takatsu — Murakami’s longtime coach, manager and confidant since childhood — knew exactly as much as everyone else: pretty much nothing.
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Prosecutors to retry Alex Murdaugh in deaths of wife and son after high court overturned convictionsMay 13, 2026 11:18 am - Prosecutors said they plan to retry disgraced lawyer Alex Murdaugh on murder charges in the shooting deaths of his wife and younger son after the state Supreme Court on Wednesday overturned his conviction and life sentence.
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Chicago Fire’s new downtown stadium to be called McDonald’s ParkMay 13, 2026 10:43 am - The Chicago Fire’s new stadium, opening in 2028, will be named McDonald’s Park, as the fast-food giant and the MLS club announced a naming rights partnership on Wednesday.
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Trump arrives in Beijing for talks with China's Xi on Iran war, trade and US arms sales to TaiwanMay 13, 2026 10:35 am - U.S. President Donald Trump arrived in Beijing on Wednesday for his hotly anticipated talks with Chinese President Xi Jinping on the Iran war, trade and U.S. arms sales to Taiwan.
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Russia fires about 800 drones at Ukraine despite recent talk in Moscow of possible peaceMay 13, 2026 10:30 am - Russia fired at least 800 drones in a massive daytime attack Wednesday on about 20 regions of Ukraine, killing at least six people and wounding dozens, including children, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said.
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Israeli drone strikes on vehicles in Lebanon kill 12 people, including 2 childrenMay 13, 2026 9:56 am - BEIRUT — Israeli airstrikes Wednesday struck seven vehicles in Lebanon — three of them on the main highway just south of Beirut — killing 12 people including a woman and ...
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US overdose deaths fell again in 2025, but some worry about policy and drug supply changesMay 13, 2026 9:12 am - About 70,000 Americans died of drug overdoses last year — about 14% fewer than the previous year, according to preliminary government data. But the number of Americans dying from overdoses is still high, and a number of things could cause deaths to rise again, researchers say.
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Batavia’s first cannabis shop celebrates ribbon-cuttingMay 13, 2026 8:56 am - There are high expectations for the first cannabis dispensary to open in Batavia.
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Operator of hantavirus-hit ship will say by week’s end when the vessel will resume cruisesMay 13, 2026 8:01 am - The operator of the cruise ship at the center of a hantavirus outbreak told The Associated Press Wednesday that it expects to know by the end of the week if the vessel will keep to its schedule for the coming months, as it previously indicated it would.