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Supreme Court declines case about T-shirt declaring ‘only two genders’May 27, 2025 3:50 pm - The Supreme Court on Tuesday declined to take the case of a Massachusetts middle school student who said his free speech rights were violated when school administrators f...
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Rick Derringer, who had a hit with ‘Hang On Sloopy’ and produced ‘Weird Al,’ dies at 77May 27, 2025 3:26 pm - Guitarist and singer Rick Derringer, who shot to fame at 17 when his band The McCoys recorded “Hang On Sloopy,” had a hit with “Rock and Roll, Hoochie Koo” and earned a Grammy Award for producing “Weird Al” Yankovic’s debut album, has died. He was 77.
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Suburban CosMc’s to close as McDonald’s phases out spinoffMay 27, 2025 2:57 pm - Bolingbrook’s CosMc’s will close in late June — as will the other standalone CosMc’s nationwide, McDonald’s has announced.
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US consumer confidence rebounds after five straight months of declines amid tariff anxietyMay 27, 2025 2:36 pm - Americans’ views of the economy improved in May after five straight months of declines sent consumer confidence to its lowest level since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, largely driven by anxiety over the impact of President Donald Trump’s tariffs.
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Israeli troops fire warning shots as Palestinians overwhelm new Gaza food centerMay 27, 2025 2:21 pm - Chaos erupted on the second day of aid operations by a new U.S.-backed group in Gaza as desperate Palestinians overwhelmed a center distributing food on Tuesday, breaking through fences. Nearby Israeli troops fired warning shots, sending people fleeing in panic.
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NPR sues Trump administration over executive order to cut federal funding to public mediaMay 27, 2025 2:18 pm - National Public Radio and three of its local stations sued President Donald Trump on Tuesday, arguing that his executive order cutting funding to the 246-station network violates their free speech and relies on an authority that he does not have.
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South African actor Presley Chweneyagae, who starred in Oscar-winning film 'Tsotsi', dies aged 40May 27, 2025 1:41 pm - Presley Chweneyagae, the South African actor who gained international recognition for his leading role in the 2005 film "Tsotsi", which won South Africa’s first Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film, has died. He was 40 years old.
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Book Review: Quirky private eye tracks a couple of more killers in Stephen King’s ‘Never Flinch’May 27, 2025 1:11 pm - Stephen King’s favorite private investigator returns in “Never Flinch,” the sixth novel by King featuring Holly Gibney, who readers first met in the Bill Hodges trilo...
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Book Review: ‘Steve Martin Writes the Written Word’ shows depth of comedian’s talentMay 27, 2025 1:05 pm - Chances are you’ve seen Steve Martin’s comedic talent in some form on screen. But what younger audiences may not appreciate is his depth as a humor writer. “Steve Martin Writes the Written Word” is an aptly named collection and excellent introduction to the comedian’s best writings, including some new material.
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Kennedy says COVID vaccines no longer recommended for healthy children and pregnant womenMay 27, 2025 11:49 am - U.S. Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. on Tuesday announced that COVID-19 vaccines are no longer recommended for healthy children and pregnant women.