Posts By J.R. Duren
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1.9KWorld NewsRussia Petitions UN For Ownership of Arctic, North Pole
Insert Cold War joke here. As if the icy stares of Russian President Vladimir Putin weren’t enough to intimidate, the president’s country...
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1.1KCrime NewsACLU, Chicago Police Agree to Independent Investigations of Stop-And-Frisk
The Chicago Police Department (CPD) and the American Civil Liberties Union agreed yesterday to allow independent investigations into the nature of the...
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1.5KHealth NewsSchool Starts Too Early For Students, Study Finds
For decades now, teenagers have been yawning their way through the first few hours of the school day. Experts at the United...
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2.2KBusiness NewsApple CEO Tim Cook Spends $700K Per Year On Security
When you’re the boss of the most recognizable computer and smartphone brand in the world, you might make a few enemies. This weekend Business Insider...
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1.5KHealth NewsStudy Finds Possible Link Between Carb Consumption And Depression In Women
If you say hello to a baguette and soda one too many times, a recent study suggests, you may also be welcoming...
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1.3KTechnology NewsWindows 10 Receives Positive Reviews As User Base Exceeds 14 Million
In case you haven’t noticed yet, something’s happening over at Microsoft. This past week the company announced that their new operation system,...
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1.6KPolitics NewsUS Marines Declare New Stealth Fighter Combat Operational
The United States Marine Corps announced this past weekend that, after 14 years of development and more than $390 billion spent in research and...
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1.6KBusiness NewsUnion Bosses Walk Away From Verizon Contract Talks
A strike hasn’t happened just yet with the 39,000 unionized members of Verizon workforce, but that’s not to say that negotiations between...
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2.0KCar NewsNew 2016 Cadillac CTS-V Sports 200 MPH, Corvette Engine
This isn’t your grandmother’s Cadillac and it’s definitely not your parent’s Cadillac, either. The luxury car manufacturers brawny CTS-V sedan recently showed-off...
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1.7KTechnology NewsProspective Windows 10 Users Tricked Into Installing Ransomware
While many Windows users have been celebrating the free release of the new Windows 10 operating system, other users are unwittingly downloading...
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1.5KMedicine NewsMedicare & Medicaid Celebrate Their 50th Birthday
Fifty years ago, President Lyndon B. Johnson took a pen and scrawled his John Hancock across a document that brought Medicare and...
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1.3KNewsEvacuations In Action As California Blazes Continue to Burn
One firefighter has died, 24 homes have been burned, and another 6,100 structures are in danger as 21 major fires burn in various...
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2.0KCelebrity NewsZuckerberg And Wife Expecting Baby Girl
If Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg and wife Priscilla Chan have their way, their Facebook pages will soon be filled with photos of...
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1.4KPolitics NewsGrand Jury Indicts Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton got some bad news this week when he found out a grand jury had indicted him on...
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1.6KCrime NewsNorth Carolina Cop Slapped With DWI After Crashing His Patrol Car
Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department (CMPD) veteran Officer Richard Andringa made headlines this weekend when he, while under the influence of alcohol, crashed his police...
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1.3KTechnology NewsHuawei: Chinese Telecom Giant Now In The Top Three
If there were a podium for the world’s top-three mobile phone manufacturer’s, China-based Huawei would be the new kid on the bronze-medal...
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2.1KMusic NewsPaul McCartney, Brittany Howard Rock Opening Night of Lollapalooza
Paul McCartney surprised his Lollapalooza crowd Friday in Chicago when the former Beatle invited dynamic Alabama Shakes frontwoman Brittany Howard to perform...
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1.4KNewsWashington Gas Tax: Prices Rise 7 Cents Per Gallon
It may not be the proverbial straw that broke the camel’s back, but the state of Washington’s implementation of a 7 cent...
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1.7KTechnology NewsFacebook Drone To Bring Internet To World’s Unconnected
If Facebook has its way, the internet will be flying at more than 50,000 feet. The social network’s boss Mark Zuckerberg announced yesterday...
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1.8KCar NewsTesla Offers Free Cars And Cash As Incentives For Referrals
As if owning a car by one of the world’s most respected entrepreneurs wasn’t enough, Elon Musk’s Tesla has launched a new...
