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NH senator eyes for-profit colleges that target veteransFeb 28, 2021 6:00 am - CONCORD, N.H. (AP) - A Democratic senator from New Hampshire said Sunday she wants to prevent for-profit colleges from exploiting veterans and service members. Sen. Magg...
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Tuition fund honors slain Indiana University football playerFeb 28, 2021 6:00 am - INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - An Indianapolis high school is naming a new scholarship fund in honor of alum Chris Beaty, a former Indiana University football player and businessma...
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Chicago aquarium pushes restaurants to reduce plastic useFeb 28, 2021 6:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - Chicago's Shedd Aquarium has launched a program encouraging restaurants to reduce the use of plastic. To take part, restaurants have to commit to study t...
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A Marvelous day: Superheroes take over when Museum of Science and Industry reopensFeb 28, 2021 6:00 am - Two exhibits at the Museum of Science and Industry in Chicago have been burned upon my brain since Grandma and Grandpa took me there in the '80s: the Whispering Gallery,...
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No. 17 Kansas hands No. 2 Baylor 1st loss with 71-58 victoryFeb 28, 2021 6:00 am - LAWRENCE, Kan. (AP) - Kansas finally put a blemish on second-ranked Baylor's perfect season. David McCormack bruised his way to 20 points, Marcus Garrett added 14 on his...
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Early COVID-19 patients recall a lonely year.Feb 28, 2021 6:00 am - PALATINE, Ill. (AP) - As it turns out, there are no perks to being first in a pandemic. 'œThat's the wrong lottery to win,'ť Bob Dix said. It's been a full year since Di...
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Feds award Indiana $35M for modernize public housingFeb 28, 2021 6:00 am - INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - A federal agency has awarded Indiana housing authorities $35 million for large-scale projects to modernize public housing around the state. The fundi...
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February ends with drop in COVID-19 cases, deathsFeb 28, 2021 12:00 am - For just the second time since late July, state health officials on Sunday reported fewer than 1,250 new and confirmed and probable cases of COVID-19. The 1,249 cases an...
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Woman charged in connection with 2 Chicago carjackingsFeb 27, 2021 6:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - A 36-year-old woman has been arrested following two Chicago carjackings, including one where an 8-year-old boy jumped from an SUV to escape. Veronica Hard...
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House fire in central Indiana leaves 3 children injuredFeb 27, 2021 6:00 am - AMBOY, Ind. (AP) - Three children have been injured in a house fire northeast of Kokomo in central Indiana. The blaze was reported about 10:48 a.m. Saturday in Amboy, th...