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Southwest Airlines reveals timeline for ending open seating, changing boarding process
Southwest Airlines executives on Thursday unveiled their vision for Southwest 2.0, an airline that for the first time will give passengers assigned seats, charge them extra for more legroom and offer red-eye flights but bags still will fly free. Here’s when all the changes are expected to go into effect.
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Hurricane Helene: Track potentially ‘catastrophic' storm ahead of Florida landfall
Helene was expected to be a major hurricane — meaning a Category 3 or higher, with winds between 111 and 129 mph — when it makes landfall on Florida’s northwestern coast.
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White Sox aim to stave off mark as worst team in modern MLB history vs. Angels
The Chicago White Sox earned their 37th win of the season Tuesday night, coming back from a 2-0 deficit to defeat the Los Angeles Angels, avoiding setting the mark as the worst team in modern MLB history.
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Wisconsin man charged in 1985 killing of college student whose body was decapitated
A western Wisconsin man has been charged in the 1985 killing of a college student whose decapitated body was found days after she vanished, authorities said.
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Hundreds sue over alleged sexual abuse in Illinois youth detention centers
More than 200 men and women were sexually abused as children while in custody at juvenile detention centers in Illinois, according to lawsuits filed Monday, the latest in a string of complaints alleging decades of systemic child sex abuse.
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Brett Favre reveals Parkinson's diagnosis while testifying at Congressional hearing
Favre, a retired NFL quarterback, revealed the news Tuesday morning while appearing before a Republican-led House committee on welfare abuses. He is currently being sued by the state Mississippi over the receipt of funds intended for poor women and children.
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Wisconsin apple orchard wagon rolls over during field trip; more than 2 dozen injured
About 25 children and adults were injured Wednesday when a wagon carrying them overturned at a western Wisconsin apple orchard.
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In-person voting begins for the US presidential election in Minnesota, 2 other states
In-person voting for this year’s presidential election began Friday, a milestone that kicked off a six-week sprint to Election Day after a summer of political turmoil.
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Illinois Supreme Court rules odor of burnt marijuana not enough to warrant vehicle search
An odor of burnt marijuana doesn’t justify a search of a car without a warrant in Illinois, the state Supreme Court said Thursday.
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Brewers outperform preseason expectations again to win 3rd NL Central title in 4 years
The Chicago Cubs’ 5-3 loss to the Oakland Athletics enabled the Brewers to wrap up the division crown