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The Never-Ending Line For Benefits Is Back, With Some Immigrants Sleeping Outside To Get A Spot Immigrants, many who came to Chicago three years ago from the southern border, are camping outside after a state program that offers health insurance, food and cash assistance reopened enrollment at t...

Heartbreaking!
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No! Ghislaine Maxwell is NOT Getting Out on Work Release!! The rumors and misinformation are flying around the Internet at the speed of… well… the Internet!

No! Ghislaine Maxwell is NOT Getting Out on Work Release!!
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Rush University Medical Center diverts ambulances, cancels surgeries over broken AC A chilled water line in the 14-story, butterfly-shaped tower broke early Monday. It has since been repaired, but temperatures remain high in the hospital.

ICYMI: chicago.suntimes.com/health/2025/...

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Symptoms of the West Nile Virus Symptoms include fever, headache, body aches, vomiting, diarrhea, or rash. (CDC)

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Chicago reports first human cases of West Nile virus for 2025 The risk of West Nile virus in Chicago is considered β€œhigh,” as health officials say the area is experiencing β€œa higher proportion of mosquitoes testing positive for West Nile virus than usual.”

"Eliminate standing water: empty water from any outdoor containers, such as flowerpots, gutters, pet water dishes, and birdbaths on a weekly basis."
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Feds revoke Weiss Memorial's Medicare access The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services said Weiss isn't complying with the agency's requirements for "nursing services, emergency services and physical environment." In June, the Uptown safety-n...

Ya know, Prasad had five years to fix the aging cooling system! Just saying. chicago.suntimes.com/health/2025/...

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NIH director: mRNA vaccine contracts were canceled because public lacks trust in technology NIH Director Jay Bhattacharya offered an explanation for the cancellation of mRNA vaccine contracts that didn't align with that of his boss, health secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.

β€œNow is the time to continue to develop this platform so that we can be ready to respond to the next pandemic.”
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'This Isn't Normal!' Secret Pentagon Plan for Troops to Put Down Local 'Unrest' Nationwide | Common Dreams "If people aren't allowed to peacefully protest and the elections are being rigged through gerrymandering and voter suppression, how are Americans supposed to respond when they figure out their lives ...

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Big Deal: Lawmakers Sound the Alarm Against CMS’s WISeR Model Lawmakers urge CMS to scrap a model they say will deny necessary treatment as bipartisan calls for MA reform grows.

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Even Republicans can’t miss Trump’s walk on the roof! | Shrinking Trump
YouTube video by Really American Even Republicans can’t miss Trump’s walk on the roof! | Shrinking Trump

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Trump's Dementia: It's Worse Than You Think The Andy Borowitz Show

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The report by the OIG noting that 75% of denied prior authorizations in Medicare Advantage were overturned on appeal. oig.hhs.gov/documents/ev...

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FDA Alert: DermaRite Industries Issues Recall of DermaKleen, Dermasarra, Kleenfoam, and Perigiene Products Due to Burkholderia cepacia Contamination

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Weight-loss drugs found linked to serious eye conditions and vision loss Researchers suggest all diabetes patients on weight-loss drugs should be regularly screened and monitored for potential eye complications

www.independent.co.uk/news/science...

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Cult leader demands more cuts | Mark Fiore Get more from Mark Fiore on Patreon

There will never be another Car Talk. www.patreon.com/posts/cult-l...

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Make America Go Backwards Again | Mark Fiore Get more from Mark Fiore on Patreon

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AOL is ending its dial-up service, disconnecting from the 1990's internet era AOL said it will discontinue its dial-up service and "associated software" on Sept. 30.

Don't panic. It's only the dial-up feature that's discontinued. www.cbsnews.com/news/aol-dia...

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Operator of $700-per-month sleeping pods in downtown S.F. faces eviction Even though the startup may be decamping from San Francisco’s Mint Plaza, its CEOΒ said that he is not done with the city andΒ is currently in the β€œfinal stages” of negotiating a new location.

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Soybean injury: Explaining a case of herbicide damage Follow along as an agronomist determines what caused injury to soybean plants and how it happened.

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Confront or Cave? Federal Pressure Splits the Building Trades One of the last nationwide bastions of union jobs is getting jackhammered by the Trump administration. Members are languishing in ICE prisons without trial. Programs that protect members from racism a...

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Public Health Map - The Impact Project The Office and Budget Map provides timely data on policy, funding, and workforce changes and their localized effect.

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Artist commissioned by Gichigamiin museum fired after controversial draft - Evanston RoundTable Michigan-based artist Jamie John, who was commissioned by the Gichigamiin Indigenous Nations Museum, said he was fired after only one day of his planned

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I wonder why!

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The CEO of a a multi-trillion dollar company went to the White House, openly handed the US president a gift made of gold, and his company got a special exemption to tariffs the president has illegally imposed.

Also, the Founders took bribery so seriously the Constitution bans it 3 separate times.

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How long did it beat?

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