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'~We're Not Controlling It in Our Schools': Covid Safety Lapses Abound Across USJan 26, 2021 6:00 am - This story also ran on USA Today and GateHouse Media. It can be republished for free. Computer science teacher Suzy Lebo saw covid-19 dangers frequently in her Indiana h...
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Chicago schools reopening hits snag as union fight escalatesJan 26, 2021 6:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - Chicago ditched plans Tuesday for thousands of teachers to report to schools this week ahead of students after the teachers union said its members wouldn'...
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Foot of snow blankets parts of Midwest, disrupts travelJan 26, 2021 6:00 am - OMAHA, Neb. (AP) - A major winter storm dumped more than a foot of snow on parts of the middle of the country while another system blanketed areas of the Southwest, disr...
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Rittenhouse, mother fixated on social media treatment in hours after his arrestJan 26, 2021 12:00 am - MADISON, Wis. - An Antioch teen accused of killing two people during unrest in Wisconsin and the teen's mom were fixated on social media comments about them in the hours...
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COVID-19 cases per county, ZIP code as of Jan. 26Jan 26, 2021 12:00 am - Interactive map Find an interactive map where you can search counts by ZIP code at dailyherald.com. Suburbs' portion There have been 472,274 COVID-19 ca...
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With restrictions eased in four more counties, indoor dining allowed across the suburbsJan 26, 2021 12:00 am - State officials eased COVID-19 restrictions in DuPage, Kane, Lake and McHenry counties Tuesday, allowing indoor dining at restaurants and bars with capacity limits. The ...
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Republican lawmaker aims to gut Indiana's coronavirus limitsJan 25, 2021 6:00 am - INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - A Republican lawmaker pushed Monday to strip away much of the authority Indiana's state and local public health officials have used to impose restric...
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Another Indiana school embraces solar power for energyJan 25, 2021 6:00 am - WALKERTON, Ind. (AP) - A school in northern Indiana is expected to be powered by the sun by March following the installation of more than 800 solar panels. The project a...
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3 kids flee, mom dies in house fire in AuroraJan 25, 2021 6:00 am - AURORA, Ill. (AP) - Three children fled from a burning home early Monday in northern Illinois but their mother died, authorities said. The 39-year-old victim was being r...
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Brothers accuse prominent Chicago priest of sexual abuseJan 25, 2021 6:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - Two brothers in their 60s on Monday described years of sexual abuse by a firebrand activist priest who has gained fame speaking out on national politics f...