June 2019

Acclaimed prep basketball coach Gene Pingatore dies at 83

Gene Pingatore, the winningest boys’ basketball coach in Illinois history who gained national attention when he appeared in the 1994 documentary “Hoop Dreams,” has died. He was 83. Ronald Hoover, principal at St. Joseph High School in Westchester, says Pingatore died Wednesday at home. At the time of his death, he was preparing for his […]

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Secondhand fashion site The RealReal shares rise in debut

Shares of The RealReal jumped on their first day of trading Friday, as the secondhand-fashion online retailer tests investors’ appetite for the staying power of online marketplaces for pre-owned discounted Gucci and other luxury goods. The San Francisco company, founded in 2011 by CEO Julie Wainwright, debuted on the Nasdaq Stock Market and is listed

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In pictures: Glastonbury 2019 – before the music starts

Image copyright PA Thousands of people have been arriving for the Glastonbury Festival. Although it’s been a muddy start, forecasters are expecting dry weather throughout with temperatures increasing on Thursday and Friday. Glastonbury co-organiser Emily Eavis said: “The elements are unpredictable… but this is a well-oiled machine and we factor them in.” She hopes the

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Facebook’s digital currency may flourish in the analog world

Europeans and Americans have their Visa and Mastercards. For everyone else, here comes … Libra? Facebook’s new Libra digital currency is aimed at a huge potential market for financial services — the entire developing world, with billions of people in areas such as India and Sub-Saharan Africa, where financial services are often less sophisticated and

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Justices won’t revive Alabama ban on abortion procedure

The Supreme Court won’t revive Alabama’s ban on the most commonly used procedure in second-trimester abortions. The measure has been blocked by lower courts. The justices on Friday rejected the state’s appeal in which it sought to enforce a law enacted in 2016 that bans the abortion procedure known as dilation and evacuation. Alabama Attorney

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