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Letters: Secret Service director showed guts before Congress
Day: July 25, 2024
Willie Wilson: Gun violence is destroying the soul of Chicago and America
The U.S. surgeon general declared gun violence a public health crisis.
Today in History: Tuskegee Syphilis Study exposed
On July 25, 1972, the notorious Tuskegee syphilis experiment came to light as The Associated Press reported that for the previous four decades, the U.S. Public Health Service, in conjunction with the Tuskegee Institute in Alabama, had been allowing poor, rural Black male patients with syphilis to go without treatment, even allowing more than 100 of them to die, as a way of studying the disease.
Asking Eric: Grandkids are being kept away from dentist
Dear Eric: My grandchildren, ages 10 and 14, have not been to a dentist since long before Covid. I have brought up the subject with their mother and she agrees they need to see a dentist, but it has not happened. Their mother and father have excellent teeth and the children have inherited this, but I do worry about them. I have an excellent relationship with my daughter and try not to interfere in her parenting. I have offered to take them to the dentist myself, but she has declined. The younger one comes to my house before school every […]
Daily Horoscope for July 25, 2024
We’re making dreams real. With the emotional Moon working hand-in-hand with dreamy Neptune, our emotions may fluctuate, but our intuition expands. The Moon then moves into fiery Aries, activating the turbo drive for motivation. When communicative Mercury jogs into its home sign of meticulous Virgo at 6:42 pm EDT, we’re able to organize our thoughts and focus like a laser. Later on, the confident Sun supports driven Mars to make it obvious that we’re on a beeline for progress. No more waiting!
Chicago White Sox fall to 50 games under .500 with their 10th consecutive loss: ‘It has been very hard for everybody’
The Chicago White Sox dropped their 10th consecutive game and fell to 27-77 with a 10-2 loss to the Texas Rangers on Wednesday at Globe Life Field.
Biden delivers solemn call to defend democracy as he lays out his reasons for quitting race
WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden on Wednesday delivered a solemn call to voters to defend the country’s democracy as he laid out in an Oval Office address his decision to drop his bid for reelection and throw his support behind Vice President Kamala Harris.
5 takeaways from Biden’s presidential address: Warnings about Trump, a hefty to-do list and a power handoff
President Joe Biden delivered a solemn Oval Office address Wednesday that laid out in the clearest terms yet why he abandoned his reelection campaign.
5 takeaways from Biden’s primte-time address: Warnings about Trump, a hefty to-do list and a power handoff
President Joe Biden delivered a solemn Oval Office address Wednesday that laid out in the clearest terms yet why he abandoned his reelection campaign.
3 takeaways from the Chicago Cubs’ series loss to the Milwaukee Brewers, including more offensive futility
As the Chicago Cubs stumble out of the All-Star break, the offensive issues continue to hinder them while their path at the trade deadline gains clarity.