Restaurant opens indoor dining, defying state orders and risking spread of COVID-19
Click here for updates on this story ELBURN, Ill. (WLS) — Eddie Gaedel’s Pub and Grill has pulled back the…
Continue Reading 50+ year Tootsie Roll factory worker dies of COVID-19
Click here for updates on this story CHICAGO (WLS) — Angel Butron died Saturday from the coronavirus, and his family is…
Continue Reading Family participates in online trend making picnic tables for squirrels
Click here for updates on this story FREMONT, Neb. (WOWT) — Well, the toilet paper thing has run its course so let’s…
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Hundreds gathered at the Minneapolis intersection where George Floyd died after police encounter
About 24 hours after George Floyd’s death, hundreds of protesters packed the streets of Minneapolis, many gathering at the intersection where…
Continue Reading Omaha Airbnb hosts are still getting bookings during pandemic
Click here for updates on this story OMAHA, Neb. (WOWT) — Airbnb hosts in Omaha say they’re still receiving…
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JK Rowling releases children’s book ‘The Ickabog’ online for free
“Harry Potter” author JK Rowling has announced a new story called “The Ickabog” to entertain children during coronavirus…
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A ventilator wasn’t enough to treat him for Covid-19. This machine became his last chance for survival
Doctors in Arizona doubted that Dr. Karl Viddal was going to make it. The ventilator was running at its highest setting and still wasn’t enough…
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A ventilator wasn’t enough to treat him for Covid-19. This machine became his last chance for survival
Doctors in Arizona doubted that Dr. Karl Viddal was going to make it. The ventilator was running at its highest setting and still wasn’t enough…
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Trump threatens to ‘strongly regulate’ social media platforms after Twitter labels his tweets
President Donald Trump on Wednesday threatened to “strongly regulate” or even shut down social media platforms after Twitter applied a…
Continue Reading Chrissy Teigen got Covid-19 test in prep for breast implant removal
Chrissy Teigen didn’t get tested for coronavirus for fun. The TV host/model is one of the most active celebs on social media and on Tuesday she…
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StormTRACK Weather: The heat returns to the borderland
Temperatures will heat up around the region this afternoon, I hope you enjoyed the brief cool down Tuesday. The upper 90s will hang around Wednesday…
Continue Reading First baby koala born in Australian wildlife park since devastating New South Wales bushfires
A wildlife park in Australia is celebrating the arrival of its first baby koala since bushfires devastated the area. The baby koala — known as…
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With restaurants closed, rats are getting aggressive, the CDC says
With restaurants closed or open with limited capacity due to the coronavirus pandemic, a certain subset of those establishments’…
Continue Reading A turtle smashed through a woman’s windshield while she was driving on the highway
A woman in Georgia was left shell shocked when a turtle went flying across the highway and through her windshield, nearly striking her passenger in…
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Hundreds gathered in the Minneapolis intersection where George Floyd died after police encounter
About 24 hours after George Floyd’s death, hundreds of protesters packed the streets of Minneapolis, many gathering at the intersection where…
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The recovery is underway in some places. How strong is it?
Easing lockdowns have created euphoria in markets as investors show increasing confidence that the worst of the economic damage from the coronavirus…
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Path ahead for pandemic could be shaped by masks while the US death toll inches closer to 100,000
Americans are at odds over whether it’s necessary to keep taking coronavirus protective measures, but a leading researcher says the data is…
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The economy is in shambles but Big Tech stocks are on fire
The Big Tech superstocks known as FAANG aren’t just surviving the coronavirus crisis. They’re thriving. At a time of mass unemployment,…
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With big talk and hurled insults, the gloves come off in the race for the coronavirus vaccine
Ethicists and physicians are concerned that, amid a desire to put an end to the Covid-19 pandemic, developers of drugs and vaccines have become…
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With big talk and hurled insults, the gloves come off in the race for the coronavirus vaccine
Ethicists and physicians are concerned that, amid a desire to put an end to the Covid-19 pandemic, developers of drugs and vaccines have become…
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Professional footballer Christian Mbulu dies aged 23
Professional footballer Christian Mbulu has died at the age of 23, according to a statement from his team, Morecambe FC. The defender, who spent his…
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‘We’ll see where that goes,’ says Genie Bouchard of dating in the age of coronavirus
Many aspects of life have been affected by the coronavirus pandemic, but perhaps few more so than dating. While lockdown restrictions have meant…
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‘We’ll see where that goes,’ says Genie Bouchard of dating in the age of coronavirus
Many aspects of life have been affected by the coronavirus pandemic, but perhaps few more so than dating. While lockdown restrictions have meant…
Continue Reading With tourists gone, Amsterdam locals reclaim their city
A couple of weeks after the first coronavirus case arrived in the Netherlands, we were told to stay inside. Bars and schools closed down and my…
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5 things to know for May 27: Antibody tests, coronavirus, RNC, SpaceX, George Floyd
New York reported its lowest daily coronavirus death toll since the pandemic began, and in this bizarre reality we live in now, that qualifies as…
Continue Reading 5 things to know for May 27: Antibody tests, coronavirus, RNC, SpaceX, George Floyd
New York reported its lowest daily coronavirus death toll since the pandemic began, and in this bizarre reality we live in now, that qualifies as…
Continue Reading Japan is testing an app that lets sports fans cheer from the safety of their sofas
With fans barred from stadiums due to coronavirus restrictions, sporting bodies around the world are grappling with how to create atmosphere at…
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Christian Cooper says New York woman’s call to police as he was birdwatching was ‘definitely racist’
Christian Cooper, whose video of a woman calling the police on him while he was birdwatching went viral over the Memorial Day weekend, acknowledged…
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Trump takes his war on masks to new heights
The simple act of wearing a mask to protect others during a pandemic is now a political and cultural flashpoint, underscoring the polarization…
Continue Reading Officials moved slowly on workplace complaint as Tyson’s Perry plant Covid-19 outbreak grew
Officials in Iowa’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) waited over a week before contacting Tyson Fresh Meats in Perry, Iowa…
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