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National Hot Dog Day: 5 deals and fun facts to celebrate wieners on Wednesday
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Cubs’ Willson Contreras on top of game in National League’s 8-6 loss to American League
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Free health screenings and samples at Walmart Wellness Day on July 21
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20 percent off Ice Tea and Refresher drinks at Starbucks inside Target stores
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National Ice Cream Month: Free ice cream for kids at RaceTrac in July
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Heartburn help: Try these 6 tips
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A boom in downtown jobs did not benefit some South and West Side communities, study shows
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All-Star Game: AL 8, NL 6 (10 innings)
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Trump backs off siding with Russia over U.S. intelligence
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Historians say Trump upends norms of presidential behavior
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Your Voice: Stop preaching the heroic immigrant narrative
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Family estrangement baffles parents
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Contemporary home in Lincoln Park: $2.35M
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Morning Spin: Mayoral candidate with highest average contribution? It’s not Emanuel.
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The Billy Goat curse of wedding dress shopping? Co-owner’s fiancee is on the hunt
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How to transform a bakery croissant into something marvelous
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Marriott hotels to stop using plastic straws by 2019
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Firefighter Juan Bucio’s death ruled accident, caused by asphyxia and rare heart condition
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Cubs’ Yu Darvish wanted a 6-foot fence around his new lakefront mansion. Evanston has turned him down.
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Johnson says no audio on two video recordings of the fatal police shooting of Harith Augustus
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Indiana man charged with Lincoln Park home invasion, sexual abuse
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Celia Colon: ‘I saw a lot of hurt and bloodshed. Things that are never gonna be erased. It does irreversible damage.’
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Christina Escalera: ‘I am going to do whatever I have to do.’
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‘Prison is not where women need to be’: All-female task force wants to cut Illinois’ female prison population in half
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Monica Cosby: ‘When all of your choices are bad, then you really don’t have any. … Freedom is having good choices.’
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Colette Payne: ‘When a woman is in crisis, you do not put them in a cage.’
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Shout Out: Nancy Milewski, retired nurse and ballroom dancer from Darien
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MGM sues Las Vegas massacre victims in hopes of limiting liability
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Willson Contreras feels ‘blessed’ after making history at All-Star Game
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Tasty top spots to celebrate National Hot Dog Day in South Florida
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14-year-old boy killed, 16-year-old wounded in attacks on South Side
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If MLB’s so-called problems are embodied by Max Scherzer, things will be just fine
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Shield trees from lawn mower nicks with ample mulch
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Ayanna Williams represents as a black, female cellist
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New Illinois adoption tax credit eases financial burden on families
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White Sox at the break: What’s half full, what’s half empty?
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Cubs at the break: What’s half full, what’s half empty?
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Chicago festivals this week: Pitchfork Music Festival, Sheffield Music Festival & Garden Walk
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Prickly City- robot Winslow
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Ch. 7’s Cheryl Scott ‘totally blacked out’ when beau proposed
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From boom to bust and back again, Astoria appeals as gateway to the Oregon coast
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La International Champions Cup abre a lo grande en Chicago
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Airline loses customer’s bag six months ago. Now what?
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7 things we learned from HBO’s revealing new Robin Williams documentary
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911 caller warns of gas leak before fatal Wisconsin blast
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Delightful ‘The Legend of Greg’ follows a 13-year-old into Chicago sewers, plus more children’s books reviewed
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Marian Hossa transformed the Blackhawks from wannabes to winners
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Chicago Fire continue to bring reinforcements
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‘Something in the Game’ takes another run at Knute Rockne musical
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Brian Freese epitome of Special Olympics Chicago’s success as it celebrates 50th anniversary
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Former FBI director Comey urges votes for Democrats this fall
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Catch a new documentary about how film came to America’s heartland
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‘Haymarket’ from Underscore Theatre Company moves to Theater Wit for extended run
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Plainfield man gets 12 life sentences for sexually abusing two children over 10-year period
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Ex-Disney performer sues, saying pregnancy cost her job at Animal Kingdom
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La Liga Americana volvió a imponer su dominio ante la Nacional
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Ranking all 30 MLB ballpark neighborhoods
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‘The Dark Knight’ returning to IMAX screens in August
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Donald Trump thinks you’re very, very stupid
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Detroit baby falls through floor into basement, drowns in ‘standing water and sewage,’ prosecutors say
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The International Champions Cup starts in grand fashion in Chicago
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The awkward obligation: When you suspect a student is dangerous | Guest editorial
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Blockbuster not yet selling Russell Crowe’s jockstrap
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Letter: Park District of Highland Park should explore ‘golf mecca’ idea
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Spumoni, the tricolored Italian frozen treat, traces Chicago roots back to one man
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So this comedian walks onto a golf course: The unlikely rise of Michael Collins at ESPN
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RiverEdge offers Eagles tribute band, fireworks makeup date July 27
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Sarri: ‘I want to meet’ Hazard and Courtois to discuss their Chelsea futures
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Downtown Hinsdale business owners have 60 days to object to special tax for parking deck
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Broken Nose Theatre announces new artistic director, managing director
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The House Therapist is in — with 6 solutions for your tough home issues
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Fox talks with Manny Machado and other All-Stars during the game — but players say little
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Chicago hip-hop and R&B acts represent in 2018 Pitchfork lineup
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Mbappe donates $350,000 World Cup bonus to charity
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Playoff drought and managerial change heighten Cardinals’ sense of urgency
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Marriott is latest company to eliminate plastic straws
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A healthy diet could ease shift to menopause
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Selle: Glass is half full in push to ban plastic straws
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Stomping grounds and duct tape at G-Fest: Killing it at Chicago’s 25th Godzilla convention
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Sales tax to benefit District 308 schools may go on Kendall County ballot
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The Silver Room Block Party turns 15: Founder Eric Williams looks to the future of culture, community and commerce
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Former Bear Alan Ball talks flag football — and gives lofty comparison for Allen Robinson
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Elmhurst District 205 officials deem math and English intervention program a success
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Ajax recoup former defender Blind from Manchester United
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Wow Bao opens new Loop location Wednesday with $5 bowls, other giveaways
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Brighton sign midfielder Bissouma from Lille
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Abusador de menores pagará con 12 cadenas perpetuas
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Trump: New Air Force One to get red, white and blue makeover
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Soy, almond ‘milk’ makers may need to find alternative description
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Rep. Jim Jordan interviewed in doctor sex abuse inquiry at Ohio State
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Shout Out: Yeoh Koh, Elmhurst resident and Park Ridge dentist
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Alpana Singh closes Boarding House
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Officials discuss future of Taste of Oak Brook after loss of $100,000 McDonald’s donation
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Trump misses property tax deadline on Chicago tower, four other properties
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Gary woman gives merchandise away to needy
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Pop the cork, and take a moment to be present in life
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Hugely popular Pierogi Fest returns to Whiting
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Government bombing intense in south Syria opposition holdout
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Shout Out: Steve Peterson, visual communications specialist
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Critic, unveiled: Tribune’s Phil Vettel shows his face for the first time in nearly 30 years
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2018 fantasy football running back rankings: Todd Gurley overtakes Le’Veon Bell
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A future Lake Shore Drive could be wider, and have bus lanes
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Footwork pioneer DJ Spinn makes his first mark of the year with a pop culture blast, and a Red Bull showcase set
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Gary officials hope golf cart ordinance can help upgrade the city’s image
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Wilmette to provide crossing guard at Locust Road for Romona School students
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Metra struggling with overcrowding, air conditioning breakdowns on its BNSF Line
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Before you renovate, have you considered this?
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3 elements to create a dream bathroom sanctuary
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6 delicious almond milk recipes to help you refuel on the go
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Shout Out: Maggie Simons, Rock House employee
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Ceviche is the refreshing, no-cook fish dish you need this summer
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Dwyane Wade signs ‘lifetime’ deal with Chinese apparel company Li-Ning
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What Trump gets right about NATO — and wrong
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Diego Luna y Michael Peña en la nueva temporada de ‘Narcos’
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A Virgin Mary statue in New Mexico has been ‘weeping’ olive oil. Church leaders can’t explain it.
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Shout Out: Irvin Velazquez, Harwood Heights cellphone sales rep has eyes on books, film
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Rev. Jesse Jackson planning weeklong peace mission to Korean Peninsula
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Shout Out: Debbie Gurewitz, retired dental hygienist who loves antiquing
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Letters to the Editor: Roskam not truthful on Great Lakes issue, Trump right in response to Russia meddling, more
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Speak Out
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Four-story housing development proposed for South Oak Park Avenue; some neighbors concerned about density
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‘Victims of Duty’ review: Michael Shannon is the smiling Detective in an absurdist trap at Red Orchid
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Chicago couple from India pleads not guilty to charges of running high-end prostitution ring
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Which vanilla ice cream is the cream of the crop? We taste test 12 top brands
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Quién es quién en ‘Narcos: México’
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Baderbrau heads to auction as brewery is sold off piece by piece
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East Aurora appoints director of early childhood programs
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Cafe Stelios in Merrillville offers ‘healthy alternative’
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Police: Portage man tried to disarm officer
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Accused Russian agent traded sex for influence, prosecutors say
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A giant, shirtless Jeff Goldblum statue goes up in London — no, seriously
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Breakfast at 3 Squares Diner
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MLB should supplement Home Run Derby with a skills challenge, says Cal Ripken Jr.
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Klopp: injured Oxlade-Chamberlain playing this season ‘would be a bonus’
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Bruce Springsteen’s Broadway show to be seen on Netflix
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Tres meses de crisis política en Nicaragua
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Aurora may let residents keep holiday decorations up longer
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Commisioners: Lake County hiring policy an ‘overreach’ and ‘silly’
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Kane state’s attorney says review of Delnor hospital hostage standoff almost complete
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Mourinho: Pogba ‘was absolutely brilliant’ for France in the World Cup
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Milly’s Orchid Show is back this Saturday: ‘Summer Musical Spectacular Extravaganza’ welcomes David Cale to its glittering stage
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Customers report pink eye and other health problems from fake makeup products delivered by Wish app
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Best option for costly condo repairs: Deplete reserves or levy special assessment?
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Jabari Parker ya está en casa
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AC Milan to appeal Europa League ban on Thursday
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Judge blasts ex-Des Plaines man for ‘reign of terror’ against girl while sentencing him to 14 years for sex assault
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With plans to turn pro, Highland Park’s Patrick Flavin takes aim at Western Amateur
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Gary woman accused of having sexual relationship with 13-year-old girl who was her martial arts student
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Emanuel, aldermen show support for striking window washers during City Hall protest
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Is ‘The Great Gatsby’ really required reading? Disrupt Texts challenges teachers to reconsider the classics
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In trading for Kawhi Leonard, the Raptors are sending a loud message
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4 firefighters injured, family dog dies in Gold Pyramid House fire, officials say
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In lawsuit against Las Vegas massacre victims, MGM claims a Sept. 11-era terrorism law protects the company from lawsuits
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Jabari Parker passionately defends Derrick Rose as ‘a legend, no matter what’
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Public-private partnership to fund major renovations to Waukegan public housing
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Former United defender Fabio signs with Nantes
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Column: Volunteers with INGAGE Unlimited continue to do selfless acts
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Quickly
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Highland, Lake Ridge schools seek November public questions
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President Trump’s diagnosis for critics: ‘Trump Derangement Syndrome’
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Rand Paul shows stubborn streak in stampede over Trump and Russia
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Plan to legalize spray paint sales in Chicago resurfaces
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Shout Out: Nancy Onofre, River Grove resident aims to open her own day care
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Los Spurs cambian con los Raptors a Leonard por DeRozan
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When tariffs on Mexico cause layoffs in the United States
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CTA plans for accessible stations, though funds are not there
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Photos: ‘Starry Night’ home
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Mr. Pierogi offers his own brew for annual fest
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Mount Dora mayor extends ‘sincere apology’ for ‘unfortunate dispute’ over van Gogh ‘Starry Night’ house
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Wenger says staying at Arsenal 22 years was a mistake
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Wenger says staying at Arsenal 22 years was a mistake
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St. Joseph grad Alberto Boy finds new way to lead as captain of the All-Marine soccer team
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Weiss, Westlake and West Suburban hospitals to be sold to firm headed by Obama friend
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19 dead, 25 missing as migrant boat capsizes north of Cyprus
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El ‘Bolillo’ vuelve a dirigir a la selección de Ecuador
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Sonny Parker on son Jabari signing with the Bulls: ‘He really wanted to play here’
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Our ‘America first’ president put America last in Helsinki
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Cash-strapped Harvey library has tax revenues withheld over pension funding failures
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Perhaps Trump should read ‘The Art of the Deal’
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Crown Point water rate hike to trickle out over 3 years
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Sinclair now wants to buy WGN-TV in its bid to win FCC approval for stalled Tribune Media merger
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DC United’s President of Business Operations Hunt announces his departure
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Kellogg CEO buys Lincoln Park mansion for $5.625 million, joining other Kellogg execs with Chicago homes
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Franklin Park approves balanced budget, OKs tax incentive for industrial facility
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Watch ‘MasterChef Junior’ winner from Chicago stun Kelly Ripa with odd ice cream flavors
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Atlanta United, Orlando City reinstate supporters groups’ away game privileges
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What the media missed in the Trump-Putin meeting
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Revolution owner Jonathan Kraft: ‘we will get the stadium done’
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Jewel-Osco names new president after Doug Cygan’s death
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Republicans swore to protect America against foreign enemies. Will they?
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Football notes: Opponents know what to expect from Maine South’s Bobby Inserra this season
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Emanuel announces pharmacy benefits through municipal ID
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As some airline seats get bigger, experts caution against ‘fat shaming and bias’
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Valencia coach Marcelino signs extension through 2020
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Column: Remembering Paul Sassone, a newsman who was everyone’s friend
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Lawsuit: Chicago’s ‘minor’ traffic tickets shouldn’t carry big fines
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Hockey/entertainment facility, church annexation among approved Naperville developments
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Los grandes retos del Apertura 2018 mexicano
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Chicagoan on a mission releases romantic comedy with a surprising twist
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Revisiting a portrait of immigrant life in the Robin Williams film ‘Moscow on the Hudson’
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Accountability is a problem for Polish courts
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Aurora debuts new date for Downtown Taste
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Jabari Parker says playing for the Bulls ‘is a dream come true’
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Pitchfork 2018: Greg Kot’s best acts to see
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New superintendent sees no big-ticket referendum on the horizon for District 112
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Community news
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Shout Out: Lisa Birmingham, River Forest resident’s lighthouse among those on display along Magnificent Mile
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Jenna Ortega, la joven que replicó a Melania Trump
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Shout Out: Rev. Scott Himel, new pastor at North Shore United Methodist
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Trump’s obsession, Americans’ anxiety
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Jabari Parker’s edge makes homecoming more pragmatic than romantic
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Helen Muha, stalwart volunteer who always wore purple, dies at 89
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Invasive wild parsnip leaves Vermont woman with severe burns
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Mom of Fort Wayne girl killed in ’88 hopes defendant gets death
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Beverly Theatre Guild celebrates 55 years of musicals in Chicago
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Six women learn the confusing, ambiguous reality of confronting an alleged harasser
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Florida mayor apologizes for fight over ‘Starry Night’ home
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Field Museum halts sale of ‘insensitive’ Hindu deity doll
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After a brief lull, we now return to our regularly scheduled baseball season
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A month later, North Korea still hasn’t returned remains of U.S. troops
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Rahm Emanuel’s big bucks
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Frolick in the ’50s at Vero Voce’s ‘Cry-Baby’
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Bikini Bottom owner agrees to use doormen, install cameras and scanners to cut down on illegal activities at West Dundee bar
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Richard Marx meant he ‘wouldn’t’ be right here waiting for you, and other reactions to Trump’s walk-back
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Group focused on social justice working to bring Curt’s Cafe spinoff to Highland Park
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Former St. Charles D303 school board president appointed to fill board vacancy
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Trump says defending tiny NATO ally Montenegro could lead to World War III
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PETA lawsuit alleges ‘cover-up’ in death of 54 stingrays at Brookfield Zoo
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Shout Out: Diego Cisneros, Mundelein student at Boys State
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Next strolls down memory lane with Alinea 2005-2010
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Sorry, Elon and Kylie. We’re waking up to those of you in the world of ‘stratospheric wealth.’
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‘The Dark Knight’ regresa a pantallas en su décimo aniversario
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Ask Tom: Is the world’s permanent ice really melting?
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Three-year West Aurora starter Ian Mooney, teammates gearing up for linemen competition
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Odriozola: ‘the last year and a half has been like a movie script’
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Go for strength, go for flexibility, go for yoga
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Middle children: An endangered species
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‘Serial stowaway’ found mentally fit to stand trial, freed on ankle monitor to Chicago treatment facility
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Una niña murió tras ser atropellada en La Villita
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Event Guide: 2018 Western Amateur Championship
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White Sox send outfielder Charlie Tilson to Triple-A Charlotte
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Hutton: Valparaiso’s Bob Modesto has a goal for 2018: Play tennis every single day
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National Hot Dog Day for The Hot Dog Guy
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For spa vacationers, Miami beckons
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Slowik: Many famous athletes, entertainers have called the Southland their home
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‘No place to hide’ Norridge School District 80 educators say new report card system will pinpoint mastery of a subject
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Footlight audiences will go over the rainbow with ‘Oz’ run
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Tinley Park approves multimillion-dollar incentive package for hotel buyer, convention center manager
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Chesterton park on track for railroad car improvements
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Clarkson: Mayslake exhibit teaches of state’s people during Illinois bicentennial
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Did you hear Brett Kavanaugh is a great dad? And a great coach!
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Girl, 5, fatally hit by vehicle on Southwest Side identified
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Park Ridge City Council won’t seek referendum to eliminate elected clerk position
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‘I feel stronger’: Thai youth soccer players that were rescued from cave discuss their experience
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Elon Musk apologizes for calling Thai cave rescue diver a pedophile
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Airbnb will soon collect Naperville’s 5.5 percent hotel/motel tax on overnight stays
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Chef’s Choice: Turning mornings into a meal ticket fulfills goal for Juicy-O’s owner
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Petrak: Sometimes a lake view is needed — and possible — in the suburbs
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Judge blasts man for selling military-style rifles in Chicago: ‘Can’t think of a worse crime for someone to commit’
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Brewers All-Star Josh Hader to take sensitivity training after racist and homophobic tweets surface
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Parents must keep in mind safety features when selecting cars for their teenaged drivers
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Speak Out
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Aurora trying to ‘make the best’ of new small cell bill that takes away a great deal of local control
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Helsinki hath no fury like a nation scorned
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After two days of shifting statements, Trump says he talked tough to Putin on election interference
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Tale of sex, deception emerges about suspected Russian agent Maria Butina
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FCC orders hearing even as Sinclair changes plans to sell TV stations to address concerns about Tribune deal
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2 Cook County courthouses to close, employees spared layoffs under budget settlement: officials
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Defrocked priest committed indefinitely to state facility for sex offenders
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50 spots for a first date in Chicago
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As unrest follows latest Chicago police shooting, neighbors and activists plot ways to unify their community
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Police: Waukegan parents thought 10-year-old daughter was possessed, kept her in basement
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NIU welcomes linebacker Kyle Pugh’s passion after injury-shortened 2017 season
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Kavanaugh’s role in Bush-era torture debate now an issue in his Supreme Court nomination
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Grayslake man arrested, charged with DUI in fatal crash in Round Lake Park
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In denying Yu Darvish tall fence around his home, Evanston official says celebrities shouldn’t get special treatment
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Lincoln Yards development map
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Why Mark Zuckerberg says Facebook won’t ban Holocaust deniers and Infowars
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Lincoln-Way East senior charts a path to U.S. Naval Academy at Summer Seminar
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Tinley Park rejects annexation of controversial gas station
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Lifeguards perform CPR on girl at pool in Oswego
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Mother of Georgette Mosbacher dead at 93, as daughter’s Poland ambassadorship nears
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Blackhawks expect MacKenzie Entwistle to be worth the wait
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Dozens of apartments destroyed as massive fire engulfs complex in Prospect Heights: ‘We’ve lost everything’
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Piden investigar Casa Guadalupe, albergue de niños separados de sus padres, en Chicago
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‘The Dark Knight’ changed how we see comic-book movies, but 10 years ago, some critics couldn’t see its greatness
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Tu voz: dejen de predicar la narrativa del inmigrante heroico
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Chicago contestants emerge as frontrunners on ‘MasterChef’
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Living in the moment: With future uncertain, Tim Zier tries to enjoy final ThunderBolts season
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The hits just keep coming: Jake Vera provides punch, but St. Laurence falls in Lawler semifinals
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White House, State Department at odds over Putin’s interview proposal
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Danica Patrick falls flat in her opening monologue at the ESPYs
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Study: National parks get fewer visits when pollution rises
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Post-Tribune Local Scoreboard for Thursday, July 19
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Charles Leno Jr. provides roadside assistance to a Bears fan bus
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Vigil for Harith Augustus
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Big Baby and the triumph of corporate America
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Chicago Fire dominate Louisville City to advance in the U.S. Open Cup
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After low humidity, rain is on the way
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At 30, Jonathan Toews rested and ready to move on from lost season
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Trump loyalists at Veterans Affairs purging employees before new secretary takes over
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Europe penalizes Google with a record $5B antitrust fine for the way it bundles its apps on Android smartphones and tablets
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FBI Director Wray says Russian propaganda efforts continue to sow discord in U.S.
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‘All we needed was one adult to have the integrity to stand between us and Larry Nassar’: More than 140 survivors join hands at ESPYs
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A Comic-Con without Marvel, HBO gives others a chance to pop
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Lawyer calls demands for Indiana attorney general’s resignation over groping report ‘hysterical’