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Bears face big challenge against Philadelphia Eagles
(Getty/Jonathan Daniel) The Chicago Bears’ Devin Hester. The Chicago Bears look to make it four wins in a row Sunday when they square off against the Philadelphia Eagles.
Michael Buble Warns ‘Fat’ Americans of Impending Canadian Takeover
In a scene reminiscent of Michael Moore ‘s political satire ‘ Canadian Bacon ,’ Canadian crooner Michael Bublé has warned all Americans that his country is planning a take over of their nation. “I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again, but there’s something happening in Canada that you guys don’t talk about because you don’t know, but I’ll break it to you: While you guys are sitting, getting fat, us Canadians are ready to take over,” he joked with reporters backstage at the American Music Awards.
Most 9/11 responders settle suits over WTC dust
NEW YORK – More than 10,000 workers exposed to the tons of toxic dust that blanketed ground zero after the World Trade Center fell have ended their bruising legal fight with New York City and joined a settlement worth at least $625 million, officials said Friday. The deal will resolve an overwhelming majority of the lawsuits over the city’s failure to provide protective equipment to the army of construction workers, police officers and firefighters who spent months clearing and sifting rubble after Sept.
Mark Kirk Could Help Lock Down 9/11 Health Bill
A bill that would give up to $7.4 billion to workers who were sickened while cleaning up the World Trade Center following the September 11, 2001 attacks was passed by the House in September –and Mark Kirk, the newly-elected Republican Senator from Illinois–could help it pass in the Senate as well. The Wall Street Journal reports that New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg and New York Sen.
NYC mayor’s ’09 tax forms show more offshore money (AP)
NEW YORK – Mayor Michael Bloomberg’s money managers invested more than $75 million of his money in offshore tax havens in 2009, according to his philanthropic foundation’s latest tax forms, continuing an activity seemingly at odds with his public statements about the economy. The practice is not uncommon or illegal, but it clashes with Bloomberg’s oft-repeated message that New York City and the nation depend on tax revenue to keep government running.
K&G Fashion Superstore Celebrates New Store Grand Opening in Chicago Area
CHICAGO , Nov. 15, 2010 /CHICAGOPRESSRELEASE.COM/ — K&G Fashion Superstore will host a grand opening celebration November 19–21 to debut the opening of its newest retail store in the Chicago area.
The Palladium to hold first concert
CARMEL, Ind. (WISH) – Carmel’s Palladium will hold its first concert tonight.
Republicans deal stinging rebuke to Obama
WASHINGTON — Americans awoke Wednesday to a vastly different political landscape, with Republicans retaking the House of Representatives as US voters rebuke President Barack Obama and the hopes of his historic 2008 election win. Resurgent Republicans, led by the ultra-conservative Tea Party movement, steamrolled Democrats in Tuesday’s key mid-term election by taking at least 60 seats for a commanding majority in the House.
Chicago Jewish Groups On Alert For Odd Packages
CHICAGO — Leaders of Jewish institutions in Chicago put their staffs on alert Friday following the overseas discovery of U.S.-bound packages aboard cargo jets that contained explosives. President Barack Obama said authorities had uncovered a “credible terrorist threat” against the United States and that two packages had been addressed to Jewish places of worship in the Chicago area.