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THU, 5/23/2019

Thursday, May 23, 2019

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In this image made available by UK Parliament, Britain's Prime Minister Theresa May speaks during Prime Minister's Questions in the House of Commons, London, Wednesday, May 22, 2019. British Prime Minister Theresa May dug in Wednesday against a growing push by both rivals and former allies to remove her from office as her attempts to lead Britain out of the European Union appeared to be headed for a dead end. (Mark Duffy/UK Parliament via AP)

Britain's May hunkers down as premiership enters final stage

British Prime Minister Theresa May is hunkered down with close allies as she considers whether to give in to relentless pressure to resign, or fight on to save her Brexit plan and her premiership
Actor Jussie Smollett waves as he leaves Cook County Court after his charges were dropped in Chicago. A judge in Chicago has ordered the file in the Smollett criminal case unsealed. Cook County Judge Steven Watkins said Thursday that while there are good arguments in favor of keeping the file sealed, the “Empire” actor forfeited his rights to keep the case sealed to protect his privacy by talking to the media before and after prosecutors dismissed the charges against him.

Judge orders file in Jussie Smollett criminal case unsealed

A judge in Chicago has ordered the file in the Jussie Smollett criminal case unsealed.
Howard Kaye, center, husband of Lori Kaye, carries the new Torah as Rabbi Yisroel Goldstein, right, and other members of the Chabad of Poway synagogue celebrate the completion of the new scroll dedicated to Lori Kaye, who was killed when a gunman attacked the synagogue in April on Wednesday, May 22, 2019, in Poway, Calif. (Hayne Palmour IV/The San Diego Union-Tribune via AP)

California synagogue honors woman slain in gunman's attack

A Southern California synagogue where a gunman killed a woman and wounded three other people has dedicated a new Torah scroll _ the holiest object in Judaism _ to the slain woman
Former Nissan chairman Carlos Ghosn, center, arrives at Tokyo District Court for a pre-trial meeting in Tokyo Thursday, May 23, 2019. Ghosn, who is out on bail, has been charged with under-reporting his post-retirement compensation and breach of trust in diverting Nissan money and allegedly having it shoulder his personal investment losses., lawyer of (Ren Onuma/Kyodo News via AP)

Former Nissan chairman Ghosn appears in Tokyo court

Nissan ex-chairman Ghosn appears in Tokyo court
In this May, 21, 2019, photo, Dennis Trudeau, a World War II veteran who landed in Normandy on D-Day, poses for a photo at his home in Grovetown, Ga. Trudeau had joined the Canadian military at 17 and became a paratrooper in part because they paid an extra $50 a month. (AP Photo/Richard Shiro)
Revisiting France, and recalling D-Day's horror and triumph
For historians, D-Day was a turning point in the war against Germany; for men who were among the 160,000 Allied fighters who mounted history's largest amphibious invasion, June 6, 1944, remains a kaleidoscope of memories, a signal moment of their youth
Researchers collecting ticks to find where they're active
Researchers involved in an Illinois tick research and surveillance program are hoping the public will be generous in passing on to them the little bloodsuckers
Census Bureau estimates show Chicago population declining
U.S. Census Bureau estimates say the majority of municipalities in the Chicago region, including the city itself, lost population last year
Court: Chicago food truck regulations constitutional
The Illinois Supreme Court has ruled in favor of Chicago's food truck regulations
Annual 'Dr. Beach' list names Oahu's Kailua best in America
In Kailua, the sand is soft and white, the water is clear and calm, and the view is exactly what you would expect from a beach in the Hawaiian Islands
Illinois State Fair lowers admission Sunday to Thursday
The Illinois State Fair is cutting the cost of daily admission in half for adults attending in August on Sunday through Thursday
Schaumburg police are seeking the public’s help in identifying and locating this man in connection with a possible child luring Thursday morning.
Schaumburg police seeking possible child lurer
Schaumburg police are warning the public about a possible child luring that occurred Thursday morning as a student was walking to Lincoln Prairie Elementary School in nearby Hoffman Estates.
Michael Kendrick
New principal at St. James in Arlington Heights
St. James School in Arlington Heights on Thursday named Michael Kendrick its new principal for the 2019-2020 school year, replacing Judy Pappas, who is retiring after 14 years at the school.
                                                                                                                                                                                                                       
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