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astronomers on tuesday announced that my favorite planet has a new moon! 🌌
www.nytimes.com/2025/08/20/s...
www.nytimes.com/2025/08/20/s...
Uranus Was Hiding a Moon Outside Its Rings
www.nytimes.com
August 20, 2025 at 7:15 PM
astronomers on tuesday announced that my favorite planet has a new moon! 🌌
www.nytimes.com/2025/08/20/s...
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The Chicago Park District this month clipped short the swimming season at 11 outdoor swimming pools, highlighting a disparity in the number of operating days at pools across the city, a Chicago Sun-Times analysis shows. trib.al/tcgxogp
Availability of open Chicago Park District swimming pools varies widely across the city
Public access at the city’s outdoor pools ranges this year from 50 to 72 days. Last year, it was 43 to 74 full days.
trib.al
August 21, 2025 at 12:53 PM
The Chicago Park District this month clipped short the swimming season at 11 outdoor swimming pools, highlighting a disparity in the number of operating days at pools across the city, a Chicago Sun-Times analysis shows. trib.al/tcgxogp
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November 11, 2024 at 12:08 AM
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Commentary: Illinois only has 10% of its remaining wetlands left. The time is now to act to protect them.
Howard Learner: Why Illinois’ wetlands matter
Illinois legislation to legislation to protect wetlands has been pending for more than a year. Gov, JB Pritzker should get this done in the fall.
trib.al
August 21, 2025 at 12:25 AM
Commentary: Illinois only has 10% of its remaining wetlands left. The time is now to act to protect them.
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lady sweet apples, painted by deborah griscom passmore, 1898
June 7, 2025 at 10:18 PM
lady sweet apples, painted by deborah griscom passmore, 1898
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JD Vance demanded that Russia and Ukraine agree to a U.S. peace proposal that would “freeze the territorial lines,” and would force Kyiv to accept other Moscow-favored terms. Robert F. Kennedy Jr. declared that “sugar is poison.” Follow live updates on the Trump administration.
RFK Jr. Declares ‘Sugar Is Poison’ in Campaign Against Food Industry: Trump Live Updates
www.nytimes.com
April 23, 2025 at 1:36 PM
JD Vance demanded that Russia and Ukraine agree to a U.S. peace proposal that would “freeze the territorial lines,” and would force Kyiv to accept other Moscow-favored terms. Robert F. Kennedy Jr. declared that “sugar is poison.” Follow live updates on the Trump administration.
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A federal judge has blocked the US government from dismantling Voice of America and Radio Free Asia and required the administration to let the news organisations' journalists return to work.
www.nytimes.com/2025/04/22/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/04/22/u...
Judge Blocks Trump Effort to Dismantle Voice of America
The judge also ordered the government to halt its efforts to shut down two other government-funded outlets, Radio Free Asia and the Middle East Broadcasting Networks.
www.nytimes.com
April 23, 2025 at 8:38 AM
A federal judge has blocked the US government from dismantling Voice of America and Radio Free Asia and required the administration to let the news organisations' journalists return to work.
www.nytimes.com/2025/04/22/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/04/22/u...
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"His condemnation of the wars in Ukraine and Gaza has been unequivocal and consistent, pleading for reconciliation and peace. No major issue facing humanity has been ignored by this religious leader."
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Frazer Mascarenhas writes about #PopeFrancis' legacy.
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Frazer Mascarenhas writes about #PopeFrancis' legacy.
April 22, 2025 at 11:59 AM
"His condemnation of the wars in Ukraine and Gaza has been unequivocal and consistent, pleading for reconciliation and peace. No major issue facing humanity has been ignored by this religious leader."
scroll.in/article/1081...
Frazer Mascarenhas writes about #PopeFrancis' legacy.
scroll.in/article/1081...
Frazer Mascarenhas writes about #PopeFrancis' legacy.
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Who will be the next pope? These cardinals are seen as contenders.
Who will be the next pope? These cardinals are seen as contenders.
VATICAN CITY (AP) — A popular saying in Vatican circles is that if you “enter a conclave as pope, you leave as a cardinal.” It implies the sacred and secretive process is no popul…
www.chicagotribune.com
April 22, 2025 at 12:00 PM
Who will be the next pope? These cardinals are seen as contenders.
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Pope Francis; last words, ‘Thank you for bringing me back to the square’
Pope Francis; last words, ‘Thank you for bringing me back to the square’
The farewell to his nurse before his coma. Saturday at 10am the funeral at St. Peter’s, preceded by the funeral chamber in the Basilica ‘Thank you for bringing me back to the square’. These would be the last words of Pope Francis, addressed to his trusted nurse Massimiliano Strappetti, after the crowd in the popemobile […]
www.liberoreporter.it
April 22, 2025 at 12:26 PM
Pope Francis; last words, ‘Thank you for bringing me back to the square’
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The 77-year-old Irish-born priest is currently serving as camerlengo, a position which makes him acting head of the Holy See.
Who is Kevin Farrell, the cardinal running the Vatican between popes?
The 77-year-old Irish-born priest is currently serving as camerlengo, a position which makes him acting head of the Holy See.
l.euronews.com
April 22, 2025 at 12:37 PM
The 77-year-old Irish-born priest is currently serving as camerlengo, a position which makes him acting head of the Holy See.
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Death Valley wildflowers. #MlevelPhotos #Stunday
April 20, 2025 at 6:32 PM
Death Valley wildflowers. #MlevelPhotos #Stunday
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The head of the Catholic Church continued to undertake his religious duties despite being hospitalised earlier this year and experiencing health problems including double phenomena as he delivered his final Easter mass just hours before his death.
Pope's final Easter mass as he continued to fulfil duties hours before death
www.mirror.co.uk
April 21, 2025 at 2:02 PM
The head of the Catholic Church continued to undertake his religious duties despite being hospitalised earlier this year and experiencing health problems including double phenomena as he delivered his final Easter mass just hours before his death.
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Britain’s highest civil court ruled that the definition of a “woman” under the country’s gender equality law is based on a person’s sex assigned at birth — an anticipated judgment in a case with implications for the protections of transgender people.
U.K. Supreme Court defines ‘woman’ by biology under equality law
The ruling was a blow to trans rights advocates and cheered by For Women Scotland, which filed the case. The government said it “brings clarity and confidence.”
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April 16, 2025 at 2:57 PM
Britain’s highest civil court ruled that the definition of a “woman” under the country’s gender equality law is based on a person’s sex assigned at birth — an anticipated judgment in a case with implications for the protections of transgender people.
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NEW: Trump's tariffs have significantly raised the bar for the Fed to cut rates. It will take tangible evidence the economy is weakening significantly to get it going again. That could mean rate cuts come much later than markets are pricing www.nytimes.com/2025/04/07/b... @nytimes.com
Trump’s Trade War Raises Bar for Fed Rate Cuts
Tariffs set to take effect this week risk stoking even higher inflation and slower growth than expected, complicating the central bank’s decisions on monetary policy.
www.nytimes.com
April 7, 2025 at 11:35 AM
NEW: Trump's tariffs have significantly raised the bar for the Fed to cut rates. It will take tangible evidence the economy is weakening significantly to get it going again. That could mean rate cuts come much later than markets are pricing www.nytimes.com/2025/04/07/b... @nytimes.com
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Last summer, Martin Dolan spent six weeks working as a seasonal barback at the famous Saratoga Race Course in upstate New York, serving winners and losers alike.
And They’re Off | Martin Dolan
Serving winners and losers alike behind the bar of the Saratoga Race Course.
thebaffler.com
April 7, 2025 at 11:06 PM
Last summer, Martin Dolan spent six weeks working as a seasonal barback at the famous Saratoga Race Course in upstate New York, serving winners and losers alike.
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As the Trump administration pulls government websites and data offline, it is selectively stripping away the public record, letting the president declare his own version of history, archivists and historians said. nyti.ms/3E9ZtIT
April 5, 2025 at 6:12 PM
As the Trump administration pulls government websites and data offline, it is selectively stripping away the public record, letting the president declare his own version of history, archivists and historians said. nyti.ms/3E9ZtIT
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Speculation over the pope’s potential successor is grinding into fifth gear even as Francis still lives, but cardinals are more divided than ever.
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February 26, 2025 at 8:36 AM
Speculation over the pope’s potential successor is grinding into fifth gear even as Francis still lives, but cardinals are more divided than ever.
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A secret meeting, and echoes of Pope Benedict’s exit, have fueled speculation that Pope Francis — who has been out of the public eye for nearly two weeks amid terse medical reports about his health crisis — may be weighing resignation.
Pope’s Illness Is Surrounded by Intrigue Over Possible Resignation
A secret meeting, and echoes of Benedict’s exit, have heightened talk that Francis could resign, too. But the possibility is anyone’s guess.
www.nytimes.com
February 26, 2025 at 10:33 PM
A secret meeting, and echoes of Pope Benedict’s exit, have fueled speculation that Pope Francis — who has been out of the public eye for nearly two weeks amid terse medical reports about his health crisis — may be weighing resignation.
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Pope Francis, who has been in hospital with double pneumonia for a week, has had a good night, got up this morning and had breakfast, the Vatican said reut.rs/430phBo
Pope, in hospital for a week with pneumonia, had a good night, Vatican says
Pope Francis, who has been in hospital with double pneumonia for a week, has had a good night, got up this morning and had breakfast, the Vatican said on Friday.
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February 21, 2025 at 8:58 AM
Pope Francis, who has been in hospital with double pneumonia for a week, has had a good night, got up this morning and had breakfast, the Vatican said reut.rs/430phBo
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Staircase carved into an Egyptian cliff leads to what could be the most significant discovery since the tomb of Tutankhamun ⬇️
Hunting Egypt’s lost pharaoh: Briton makes ‘find of the century’
www.thetimes.com
February 19, 2025 at 10:01 PM
Staircase carved into an Egyptian cliff leads to what could be the most significant discovery since the tomb of Tutankhamun ⬇️
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Want to play billionaire for a day? This app lets you rent your own armed goon squad
Want to play billionaire for a day? This app lets you rent your own armed goon squad
Black Escalade motorcade sold separately - of course
Need to turn heads and burn cash while out on the town? A new app lets you hire armed bodyguards to escort you around - chauffeur included - provided you're in Los Angeles or New York City.…
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February 19, 2025 at 6:34 PM
Want to play billionaire for a day? This app lets you rent your own armed goon squad
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The U.S. began celebrating its first president when he was still a general. Nearly 300 years since George Washington’s birth, the holiday has morphed into a celebration of the presidency. Here’s how.
How One President’s Day Became Presidents’ Day
The United States began celebrating its first president when he was still a general. Nearly 300 years since George Washington’s birth, the holiday has morphed into a celebration of the presidency.
www.nytimes.com
February 16, 2025 at 11:56 PM
The U.S. began celebrating its first president when he was still a general. Nearly 300 years since George Washington’s birth, the holiday has morphed into a celebration of the presidency. Here’s how.