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Verizon Will Give You $200 and a Nintendo Switch for Signing up for Home Internet

Verizon sure knows how to get your attention. Every MAR10 Day (March 10), Nintendo celebrates the Mario franchise with special deals and promotions, and this year Verizon decided to jump on the bandwagon by offering customers who sign up for their Home Plus internet plan a free Nintendo Switch. Plus, you'll get a $200 Target e-gift card or a Samsung...

Skoove Premium Piano Lessons Are on Sale for $120 Right Now

You can get a lifetime subscription to Skoove Premium piano lessons on sale for $119.99 right now with promo code ENJOY20 through March 10. The app comes with over 400 lessons and thousands of instructional videos from experienced Skoove music instructors, and it also provides real-time feedback so you can improve every step of the way. It was an App...

Nov 30, 2025

How to Factory Reset a PS4 or PS5

The PS5 and PS4 are some of Sony's best-selling consolesbut like any piece of tech, they aren't without their issues. Some of these fixes can be resolved with a reset of your PlayStation console and there are a few methods to do so. How to factory reset your PS5First, turn on your PS5 and go to Settings (i.e. the gear...

Nov 30, 2025

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Nov 30, 2025

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Business

Paramount Global Debt Cut to Junk Status by S&P Global

SP Global has officially downgraded Paramount Global debt to junk status at BB+, from BBB-, or one level below investment grade. The credit rating agency made the move on weak credit metrics, with a stable outlook. The downgrade comes a month after Paramount was put on a negative watch by SP Global for a possible credit rating downgrade over weaker...

The Leadership Vacuum That Led to the Ronna McDaniel Fail at NBC

Tuesday was not a good day for Ronna McDaniel or, is it Ronna Romney McDaniel again, as she now admits the 2020 election was not stolen? She went from a high-profile gig on NBC to no gig and no agent, as CAA also dropped her. It was also a bad day for NBC News Group chairman Cesar Conde, who found...

Nov 30, 2025

Nelson Peltz Wins Backing of Another Shareholder Firm in Disney Proxy Fight

The advisory firm Egan-Jones is recommending Disney shareholders vote to add Nelson Peltz and Jay Rasulo to the studios board of directors. The firm also backed Peltz Trian Partners in recommending shareholders withhold their votes for current Disney board members Michael B.G. Froman and Maria Elena Lagomasino. That follows Institutional Shareholder Services coming out as the first advisory firm to...

Nov 30, 2025

Bell Media Opens Door to Working With Streaming Giants to Co-Produce TV Shows

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U.S. Ad Forecast for 2024 Raised on Improved Economic Outlook, Digital Media Momentum

‘Deadpool’ Actor Stefan Kapicic Signs With CESD Talent Agency

Disgraced Crypto Mogul Sam Bankman-Fried Sentenced to 25 Years in Prison

Journalists’ and Writers’ Unions Call on Congress to Consider Threats to Their Work in A.I. Legislation

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The executive and supervisory board of German media group ProSiebenSat.1 on Wednesday rejected proposals by the Berlusconi-backed MediaForEurope (MFE) group that would have radically restructured the company. MFEs proposals would have seen ProSieben spin off its Dating Video and Commerce Ventures operations and appoint new, pro-MFE members to the groups board. But ProSieben rejected that, saying while the split up...

Nov 30, 2025

Universal Music Group Partners With Spotify to Offer Artists More Promotional Tools

Las Vegas Sphere Names Ned McNeilage Chief Creative Officer

Disney, Florida Settle Legal Claims As DeSantis-Iger Fight Over Special District Winds Down

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Crime & Law

Grubhub Driver Faces Multiple Felonies After Restaurant Worker Struck, Dragged by Car

Aamir Mohammed, 30, was ordered held on $5,000 bond during a hearing Tuesday, four days after a confrontation outside Ms. T’s Southern Fried Chicken in Lakeview left a 24-year-old woman with multiple serious injuries.

Chicago Man Charged With Sexual Assault of Stepdaughter While Mom Worked in COVID-19 Unit

A 71-year-old man is being held on $1 million bond after he was charged with the criminal sexual assault of his teenage stepdaughter in a home they shared with the girl’s mother, who was working in a COVID-19 clinic.

Nov 30, 2025

Sheriff Tom Dart Appeals Injunction Outlining COVID-19 Remedies at Cook County Jail

The Cook County sheriff is challenging a federal court order that outlines how his office must combat COVID-19 at the Cook County Jail, and called ongoing efforts by activists to get more detainees out of the jail a “waste of resources.”

Nov 30, 2025

Chicago’s Top Cop Promises Additional Enforcement During Memorial Day Weekend

49 Shot, 10 Killed in ‘Alarming’ Memorial Day Weekend Violence

Chicago Police Arrest 108 Amid Protests Over Killing of George Floyd

Coronavirus Masks a Boon for Crooks Who Hide Their Faces

Chicago Police Union’s New President Defends Record, Sets Sights on Contract

Man Who Allegedly Used False Identity to Escape Cook County Jail Caught

Illinois Supreme Court Disbars Former Gov. Rod Blagojevich

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Nov 30, 2025

New Police Union President Catanzara Praised by Trump After Appearing on ‘Fox & Friends’

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Education

Family of 3 Boys Allegedly Abused by CPS Gym Teacher Suing School District

The lawsuit, filed on behalf of three minor, unnamed victims, alleged that Federico Garcia Lorca Elementary School teacher Andrew Castro was able to continuously abuse the boys despite prior complaints of similar abuse.

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Nov 30, 2025

A Closer Look at the NLRB Decision to Keep NU Athletes from Unionizing

The National Labor Relations Board has overturned its historic March 2014 decision to treat Northwestern University scholarship football student-athletes as employees, and ruled on Monday that the players will not be allowed to form a union.

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Health

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Nov 30, 2025

What is speech therapy and how does it benefit children with autism spectrum disorder?

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Nov 30, 2025

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Politics

Illinois Democrats Pushing for State Licensing for Gun Stores

As President Donald Trump indicates his desire to work on gun safety measures, Democrats in Springfield are aiming to tighten controls on gun dealers.

Garry McCarthy Mulls Run for Chicago Mayor

Will he or won’t he? Former Police Superintendent Garry McCarthy is sounding more and more like a candidate for mayor. He joins us to discuss his potential run against the man who brought him to Chicago.

Nov 30, 2025

Democratic Candidates for Governor Want Madigan to Resign

Republicans have spent years trying to thwart House Speaker Michael Madigan. As allegations of sexual harassment by those in Madigan’s inner circle continue to swirl, leading Democrats are joining that chorus.

Nov 30, 2025

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Science & Nature

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From close encounters with a speeding comet to an intimate visit with mysterious Pluto, we examine the most fascinating stories from the final frontier.

Nov 30, 2025

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Nov 30, 2025

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Nov 30, 2025

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