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Woman who stabbed classmate to death as preteen in ‘Slender Man' killing to be released from psychiatric hospital, judge rules
A Wisconsin woman who at age 12 stabbed her sixth grade classmate nearly to death to please online horror character Slender Man is set to be released from a psychiatric hospital, a judge ordered Thursday.
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COVID symptoms: What to look out for as new year gets underway
With holiday gatherings and New Year’s celebrations in the rearview mirror, many Americans are coming down with respiratory viruses and may be wondering what their symptoms mean.
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Hundreds of Big Lots stores to remain open after deal reached with investment firm
The discount chain Big Lots, which filed for bankruptcy protection in September, has reached a deal that will keep hundreds of its stores and distribution centers open.
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Chicago roads, airports to see heavy holiday traffic; millions of travelers expected
Chicago Drivers and airline passengers without reindeer and sleighs better make a dash for it: it’s beginning to look like another record for holiday travel in the U.S.
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Taking advantage of an obscure rule, Chargers' kicker makes NFL's first fair-catch kick in 48 years
Of all the rules in football, Jim Harbaugh considers the obscure fair-catch kick to be his favorite.
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The US government could shut down at midnight. How you could be impacted, what that means
If a deal isn’t struck by midnight Friday, workers could be furloughed, air travel could be interrupted, Medicare could be impacted and more.
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Indiana man gets maximum sentence after conviction in Delphi killings of 2 teens
An Indiana man convicted in the 2017 killings of two teenage girls who vanished during a winter hike will face the maximum sentence of 130 years in prison, a judge ruled Friday in the case that’s long cast a shadow over the teens’ small hometown of Delphi.
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Illinois Amazon strike: Could your package be delayed? What to know as warehouse workers across the US strike
Thousands of Amazon workers are set to strike in the middle of holiday shipping season, including at one facility in the Chicago suburbs. Could it impact your holiday delivery?
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3 killed, 6 injured in school shooting in Madison, Wisconsin: Police
At least three people were killed and several others were injured just after 11 a.m. Monday in a shooting at a private Christian school in Wisconsin, police said.
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Investigation underway after bodies of 3 women found in Ohio home
Authorities in Ohio launched a homicide investigation after the bodies of three women were found Saturday inside a home in Columbus.
