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Novak Djokovic reaches US Open third round after opponent stops in 3rd set due to injury
A U.S. Open match that Novak Djokovic already expected to be difficult was threatening to become a toss-up as he struggled with his serve. Missing more than he made, Djokovic ...
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Harris, Walz will sit down for first major television interview of their presidential campaign
Vice President Kamala Harris and her running mate, Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz, will sit down Thursday for their first major television interview of their presidential campaign as ...
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Residents in Boston suburb raised $20K after town officials shut down boy’s ice cream stand
Bored and looking for something to do this summer, Danny Doherty hatched a plan to raise money for his brother’s hockey team ...
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Harris and Walz are kicking off a 2-day bus tour in Georgia that will culminate in Savannah rally
Vice President Kamala Harris and her running mate, Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz, are kicking off a two-day bus tour in Georgia on Wednesday that will snake through rural areas in the ...
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Ecuador’s citizens voted to stop oil drilling in heart of Amazon. A year later, it hasn’t happened
It’s been a year since the people of Ecuador voted to halt oil drilling in a national park in the heart of the country’s share of the Amazon, and nothing has ...
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Access to the Niagara Parking Deck affected by installation of large mural
Drivers should use caution while trying to access a Downtown Peoria parking deck next week while workers hang a large mural. According to Peoria City Hall, a 35-foot by ...
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Swiss court convicts 2 top PetroSaudi executives in fallout from 1MDB Malaysian fund scandal
Switzerland’s federal criminal court on Wednesday convicted two top managers of a Saudi oil company on charges including fraud and money laundering in a vast scam that swiped ...
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2 German boys die after being buried in sand at a Denmark beach
Two German boys, who got buried in the sand after digging a hole in a dune in northwestern Denmark on Sunday, have died, police said Wednesday. The boys, 9 and 12 — who ...
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Pancakes, meet pandan. Asian American restaurants add their own spin to the weekend brunch
With a DJ spinning and patrons lounging in black-and-gold barrel chairs, Breaking Dawn has clubbing vibes. But this isn’t a club. It’s weekend brunch at this ...
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Boot Camp: After down season, Ridgeview-Lexington ready to return to winning way
COLFAX, Ill. (WMBD/WYZZ) — After two thrilling years, Ridgeview-Lexington wasn’t thrilled with the 2023 football season. AN inexperienced Mustangs team went 2-7 and missed the playoffs after ...
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Questions about the safety of Tesla’s ‘Full Self-Driving’ system are growing
Three times in the past four months, William Stein, a technology analyst at Truist Securities, has taken Elon Musk up on his invitation to try the latest versions of Tesla’s vaunted ...
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Bradley University to host TEDx talk next month to promote ‘ideas worth spreading’
Bradley University will bring several people together next month for a TEDx talk, a grassroots initiative, created in the spirit of TED’s overall mission to research ...