Uptown Park Ridge is illuminated for the holiday season with string lights carefully wrapped around trees and hanging from branches during Winterfest. (Journal file photo) Park Ridge’s Winterfest celebration, traditionally held the Friday after Thanksgiving, combines the kickoff for the holiday shopping season for the Park Ridge Chamber of Commerce, […]
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Consumer safety agency asks Airbnb, others to issue warnings on home elevators following child’s death
The federal agency responsible for consumer product safety on Tuesday sent a letter to Airbnb, Vrbo and other vacation rental companies urging them to issue warnings and take other measures to address safety issues associated with some home elevators. The request from the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) comes after a […]
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ICE asks for volunteers to deploy to border ‘as soon as this weekend’ to cope with surge
Biden officials who spoke Friday to reporters on the condition that their names not be published said they are working urgently to accelerate the release of the minors to parents and other relatives living in the United States, but this week they have increased their shelter capacity by only about […]
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DC mayor asks Americans to participate in Biden inauguration ‘virtually’
Washington, D.C., Mayor Muriel BowserMuriel Bowser25 domestic terrorism investigations opened after assault on Capitol Capitol Police warned by FBI, NYPD of risk of violence at Capitol: report DC mayor asks DHS for increased security measures surrounding inauguration MORE (D) on Monday discouraged Americans from traveling to participate in President-elect Joe […]
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Marvin Bagley III’s dad asks Kings for trade on Twitter
Sacramento Kings’ Marvin Bagley III, right, shoots, against Houston Rockets’ Christian Wood (35) during the second quarter of an NBA basketball game Saturday, Jan. 2, 2021, in Houston. (Carmen Mandato/Pool Photo via AP) Carmen Mandato AP Marvin Bagley III’s father took a shot at the Kings organization on Twitter for […]
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On Long Island’s Gold Coast, a Richard Meier-Designed Estate Asks $18 Million
In an exclusive area known as the Gold Coast of New York’s Long Island, a modern home that was remodeled by prominent architect Richard Meier—and comes with an outdoor, three-story slide—is coming on the market for $18 million. In Sands Point, N.Y., a neighborhood filled with lavish turn-of-the-century estates and […]
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Real Estate App Casa Blanca Asks Users to Swipe Right to Pick a Home
You may have done this to find a date. Now, a new app is asking users to swipe right to choose their next home. The app, called Casa Blanca, has a swipe interface in the style of dating apps to find and buy real estate in New York. Users list […]
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Montana asks court to throw out major public lands decisions after ousting BLM director
The state of Montana is asking the courts to throw out some major Bureau of Land Management (BLM) decisions after a federal judge ousted the agency’s acting director from his post. A Montana-based U.S. District Court judge on Friday ruled William Perry Pendley, the controversial acting head of BLM, “served unlawfully… […]
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Governor asks court to block actions by Trump’s land boss
FILE – In this Aug. 14, 2020, file photo, William Perry Pendley, acting director of the Bureau of Land Management, speaks to the media on the Grizzly Creek Fire in Eagle, Colo. A federal judge has ruled that the Trump administration’s leading steward of public lands has been serving unlawfully […]
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Biden releases taxes ahead of debate with Trump; lawyer asks that Michael Flynn not get pardon
President Donald Trump and former Vice President Joe Biden face off for the first time of the 2020 campaign Tuesday evening in Cleveland, the site of the first of three debates between the two presidential candidates. The debate is from 9 p.m. to 10:30 p.m. EST at Case Western Reserve […]
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Trump Campaign Asks People to ‘Support Our Troops’ in Ad with Photo of Russian Jets
MANDEL NGAN/AFP via Getty Images Donald Trump Oops: A new digital ad for President Donald Trump’s reelection campaign called on people to “support our troops” while reportedly using a stock photo of Russian-made fighter jets. The ad, created by the Trump Make America Great Again Committee, ran over several days […]