Articles filed under Special Reports
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Facts Matter: Trump’s ear didn’t heal before Republican conventionJul 22, 2024 7:00 am - In this week’s Facts Matter column, Bob Oswald examines claims that Donald Trump’s ear was not wounded in the assassination attempt on him, President Biden granted citizenship to 1 million immigrants by executive order, Starbucks is sponsoring the Republican National Convention and more.
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‘One screen, two movies’: Conflicting conspiracy theories emerge from Trump shootingJul 18, 2024 5:46 am - WASHINGTON — A former president is shot, the gunman quickly neutralized, and all of it is caught on camera. But for those who don't believe their eyes, that's just the st...
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Facts Matter: Biden didn’t suffer medical emergency on Air Force OneJul 14, 2024 7:52 am - In this week’s Facts Matter column, Bob Oswald examines claims that President Biden suffered a medical event following a campaign appearance, a woman baked bread in a mailbox in the Texas heat wave and more.
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Trump, Biden deliver misleading claims during debateJul 06, 2024 2:12 pm - In this week’s Facts Matter column, Bob Oswald examines claims made by Donald Trump and Joe Biden during the presidential candidates’ debate, reports of a Ukrainian air attack on vacationers in Crimea and more.
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'The Philadelphia Story'Jun 30, 2024 7:35 pm - Movie of the Month: Philadelphia Story
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Our mission: Keeping you in the knowJun 30, 2024 7:17 pm - In my desk, I keep a few reminders of my earliest days in the Daily Herald newsroom. One is a tattered paperback dictionary, now held together with a rubber band, passed...
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Behind the curtain: Field of flagsJun 30, 2024 5:33 pm - Every day is different as a Daily Herald photojournalist, and every assignment that I cover brings a new opportunity to tell our readers’ stories. On Thursday, May 23, I ...
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The lengths to which I’ll go for a story: I drank cicada-infused Malört so you didn’t have toJun 30, 2024 5:27 pm - When a lombard brewery started serving cicada-infused Malört, there was really only one way to properly tell the story: try it.
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Arlington Heights mayor won’t seek reelection, but believes Bears stadium talks are ‘in a good place’Jun 26, 2024 5:39 pm - Arlington Heights Mayor Tom Hayes announced Wednesday he won’t seek reelection next year, but believes the Chicago Bears will decide whether or not to build a stadium in town before his term expires in 10 months.
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Facts Matter: Woman arrested for violence, not prayerJun 21, 2024 9:00 pm - In this week’s Facts Matter column, Bob Oswald examines claims that a woman was arrested for protesting outside an abortion clinic, Biden wanted rules allowing him to sit during the coming debate, Trump proposed mandatory military service and more.