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Need to 'borrow' miles from your kid to get that free flight? A big airline will let you do that
Mar 24, 2024 5:57 am - Don't have enough airline miles for that free flight? United Airlines is now letting people pool and share their frequent-flyer points with family and friends, a feature ...
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Simulation shows why April solar eclipse may be especially magnificent
Mar 24, 2024 5:48 am - When the moon blocks the sun and day turns to night on April 8, the sky will take on an otherworldly appearance for those in the path of totality — the roughly 115-mile-w...
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Fake Trump photos coming from all sidesMar 24, 2024 5:30 am - With the presidential election looming, the candidates are an easy target for fake photos, created using artificial intelligence, or AI, and posted on social media. One i...
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Grammar Moses: How many times does math go into journalism?Mar 24, 2024 5:30 am - I don’t know a lot of journalists who have an extensive background in mathematics, as I do, but they’re out there. Data-based investigative work forces one to bone up on that sort of thing.
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Good News Sunday: Fremd grad to compete on new season of Bravo’s ‘Top Chef’Mar 24, 2024 5:00 am - In this week’s Good News Sunday column, we recap stories about a Fremd graduate appearing on “Top Chef,” a library celebrating its 150th anniversary and a DuPage County couple recognized for their commitment to solar energy.
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Skyview: Lunar landscape or Hanover Park community center?Mar 23, 2024 9:30 pm - One might think they are viewing a small part of a lunar landscape or something out of a science fiction movie looking straight down at part of the Hanover Park Park Dist...
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Mega Millions jackpot rises to $1.1 billion after another drawing without a big winner
Mar 23, 2024 3:55 pm - DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — The Mega Millions jackpot climbed to an estimated $1.1 billion after no one matched the game’s six numbers Friday night, continuing a stretch of m...
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And then there were four: A look at the races for the 6th and 11th district congressional seatsMar 23, 2024 2:27 pm - The Republicans taking on Democratic U.S. Rep. Bill Foster of Naperville in Illinois’ 11th District and Democratic U.S. Rep. Sean Casten of Downers Grove in the 6th Distr...
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Lake County Health Department reports first case of measlesMar 23, 2024 1:13 pm - The Lake County Health Department has confirmed a case of measles in a Lake County resident, according to a news release. There have been at least 60 reported measles ca...
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United Airlines says federal regulators will increase oversight of the company following issues
Mar 23, 2024 9:04 am - CHICAGO (AP) — Federal regulators are increasing their oversight of United Airlines, the company announced Friday, following a series of recent issues including a piece o...