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Illinois Lawmakers Considering Ban On Flavored Vaping Products
Illinois lawmakers are considering a ban on flavored e-cigarettes and vaping products.
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More Chances To Register On National Voter Registration Day
Tuesday, Sept. 24, is National Voter Registration Day. Election officials have set aside the fourth Tuesday of September as a day to raise awareness of the importance of registering and voting.
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‘This Is All Wrong,’ Greta Thunberg Tells World Leaders At U.N. Climate Session
Greta Thunberg has a message for world leaders at the United Nations this week: "We'll be watching you." Speaking at the Climate Action Summit in New York, Thunberg added, "This is all wrong. I shouldn't be up here. I should be back in school, on the other side of the ocean."
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Enrollment Exodus: Public Universities Do More Than Educate Students
Tammy Yates was excited to come to Macomb seven years ago. Yates and her partner Chad Hunziker opened Chubby's, a restaurant on West Adams Street, just a few blocks from the Western Illinois University campus.
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‘There’s Nothing There:’ Bahamian Reporters Weather Dorian, And The International Press
Here, in their own words, Bahamian journalists tell us of the reporting challenges they’ve faced in the wake of Hurricane Dorian.
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U Of I Environmental Conference Focuses On “Sustainability Justice”
Coming on the heels of Monday’s United Nations Climate Action Summit in New York City, the University of Illinois will host its annual iSEE Congress on Tuesday and Wednesday, September 24-25 at the Illini Union on the Urbana-Champaign campus. More information is available at the iSEE website.
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Nebraska Slips Past Illinois 42-38 In Conference Opener
Nebraska quarterback Adrian Martinez Martinez passed for 327 yards and three touchdowns to lead the Cornhuskers over Illinois 42-38 in the Big Ten Conference opener for both teams.
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For Green Energy, MIT Aims To Build ‘A Star On Earth’
The future of fusion energy is right around the corner. You'll find it off Massachusetts Avenue, on Albany Street in Cambridge. It's on the campus of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, in an old, low-rise, brown brick building once owned by Nabisco.
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What Rising Temperatures In The Gulf Of Maine Mean For The State’s Lobster Industry
The Gulf of Maine is known for lobsters, which form the foundation of an industry critical to the state’s economy. Due to climate change, the waters off southern New England have become too warm for the temperature-sensitive crustaceans, leaving Maine as the “sweet spot” for fishing them. But the Gulf’s own rising temperatures mean the lobster boom may not last forever.
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C-U Rap Group ‘Forever My Brothers’ Promotes Nonviolence Through Music
A group of teenage boys in Champaign-Urbana has made it their mission to address the issue of gun violence through rap music. "Forever My Brothers" will perform their second live performance at an “International Day of Peace” event at the intersection of Silver and Vawter Urbana from 2 to 5 pm on Saturday, September 21.
