CHICAGO — Audrey Burcham and Grace Troelstrup got up at 5 a.m. Saturday to be sure they’d make it on time. By 7, three hours before a large “Hamilton” exhibition opened here, they were standing at the front of the line with their moms. Audrey, 12, was clutching an Alexander Hamilton doll as well as […]
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Plans are underway in Appalachia to create two underground facilities to store ethane, a byproduct of natural gas drilling seen as integral to revitalizing a region still struggling from the loss of industrial and manufacturing jobs decades ago. Experts say the availability of storage facilities will help the tristate region of eastern Ohio, southwestern Pennsylvania
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NL MVP Christian Yelich was out of Milwaukee’s lineup for the series opener against Colorado, a day after leaving a game because of lower back discomfort. “That’s where we are at,” Brewers manager Craig Counsell said Monday night. “Obviously, we are going to be cautious. It’s a good sign that he feels a little bit
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What does it take to kill the Night King? Definitely not a pair of fire-exhaling dragons. The Night King turns out to be flame retardant. Nor does the ability to loop through time and assume control of ravens’ brains help much. Bran Stark pretty much sat helpless beneath the Weirwood tree, waiting to be rescued
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A measles outbreak that sickened more than 70 people, mostly children, in the Pacific Northwest is finally over even as the total number of cases nationwide continues to spike to near-record levels , officials said Monday. Six weeks have passed without a new infection in southwest Washington state, where the outbreak began on Jan. 3,
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Image copyright Chess Club “Oh, my God, they were my absolute idols.” 22-year-old Manchester-based singer-songwriter Phoebe Green is waxing lyrical about her favourite band from when she was a teenager – the newly reformed Jonas Brothers. “As soon as I found out that they wrote their own music. Well, I mean, supposedly wrote their own
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A leading UK supermarket chain is trialling a store with no tills, forcing customers to scan and pay for items with an app. It does not accept cash or any other kind of card payment. Sainsbury’s Local in Holborn, London is running the pilot for three months. Other stores have offered self-checkout by app before,
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Iraq is facing a water crisis. Last summer the city of Basra fell sick. More than 100,000 people were rushed to hospital after being poisoned by the city’s water supply. Around the same time, the country’s marshes – believed to be the original Garden of Eden – shrunk to a quarter of their original size.
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A number of airlines experienced delays on Monday when their systems had a technical glitch, causing backups across the country. Travelers vented their frustration on Twitter, blaming airlines like Alaska, American and JetBlue. But the real culprit was Sabre, a relatively unknown software system used by airlines for a variety of simple purposes, like tracking
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