NOT REAL NEWS: False stories from this week about mask mandates, COVID vaccine passports, more

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NOT REAL NEWS: False stories from this week about mask mandates, COVID vaccine passports, more

NEW YORK — A roundup of some of the most popular but completely untrue stories and visuals of the week. None of these are legit, even though they were shared…

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Aaron Rodgers on his ‘Jeopardy!’ guest-hosting stint: ‘the best way to honor Alex’s legacy’

Aaron Rodgers can check ”Jeopardy!” host off his personal bucket list. The Green Bay Packers quarterback and onetime Super Bowl champion is next up as guest host of the quiz…

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New Watchdog Report Says CPD Has Made ‘Minimal Progress’ Replacing ‘Deeply Flawed’ Gang Database – CBS Chicago

CHICAGO (CBS) — Two years after the city’s top watchdog found the Chicago Police Department’s gang database was filled with inaccuracies, a follow-up report from the Office of Inspector General…

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Questions linger 13 months after police shooting at River North Red Line station

CHICAGO — Thirteen months have passed since Ariel Roman was shot by a Chicago Police officer at a bustling CTA Red Line station in River North. One of the two…

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Texas Roadhouse CEO Kent Taylor dies amid COVID-19 struggle

Kent Taylor, founder and CEO of the Texas Roadhouse restaurant chain, has died. He was 65. Source link

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Tripscout raises $2.3M as travel industry prepares for a comeback

The Covid-19 pandemic decimated the travel industry in 2020. But Chicago travel startup Tripscout was able to not only survive the pandemic, but it has grown its user base of…

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Police Officer Fires Shots During Foot Chase In Woodlawn; Suspect In Custody – CBS Chicago

CHICAGO (CBS) — A person is in custody Thursday afternoon, after a Chicago police officer fired shots during a foot chase in the Woodlawn neighborhood. Police said, shortly after noon,…

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Pope, top Iraq Shiite cleric deliver message of coexistence

PLAINS OF UR, Iraq (AP) — Pope Francis walked through a narrow alley in Iraq’s holy city of Najaf for a historic meeting with the country’s top Shiite cleric Saturday,…

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Chris Crack invites you to float down his river of consciousness on Might Delete Later | Music Review

Chris Crack has released five albums of no-frills trash-talking hip-hop in 2020 alone, but he’s not worried about saturating the market. When he talked to Audiomack’s Matthew Ritchie upon the…

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Real Women Approved: 25+ Best Eco-Friendly Swaps

Happy Wednesday! Kendall here! We’re back with the final installment (well, I guess, for now 😜) of our latest Real Women Approved life-changing home items series! If you missed it,…

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