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Waukegan Latinx activists protest renaming Thomas Jefferson Middle School after Barack and Michelle Obama

Click here for updates on this story     WAUKEGAN, Illinois (WLS) — Waukegan’s Board of Education met Tuesday night as it considers changing the names of two of its schools, Thomas Jefferson Middle School and Daniel Webster Middle School. Jefferson, who was the nation’s third president, owned slaves. Webster was a former senator who supported slavery.

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St. Louis company begins producing medical marijuana candies; goal is 20,000 per day

Click here for updates on this story     ST. LOUIS COUNTY, Missouri (KMOV) — Proper Cannabis in St. Louis County is the first company in Missouri to be licensed to grow and manufacture medical marijuana under one roof. The company began production Tuesday. “Today we’re making gumdrops. Blood orange strawberry is the flavor,” said Proper’s Culinary

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N.L. fossil discovery could be oldest known octopus ancestors, scientists say

Click here for updates on this story     TORONTO, Ontario (CTV Network) — Researchers have discovered in Newfoundland and Labrador what they believe could be the oldest-known ancestors of octopuses and squids. Earth scientists from Heidelberg University in Germany recently discovered several cone-shaped fossilized shells at Bacon Cove on the southwestern side of Conception Bay in

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9 arrested in human trafficking operation

Click here for updates on this story     FAYETTEVILLE, Georgia (WGCL) — Nine people were arrested Thursday in connection to a human trafficking operation in Fayetteville. The Fayetteville Police Department along with other agencies made the bust at the Holiday Inn Express on Highway 54 West, and identified victims of human trafficking and forced prostitution. The

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