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  • Lost and found items at Pittsburgh's airport will be auctioned off for charity
    Get your bid ready because items that have been lost or abandoned at the airport will go up for sale next month at the Allegheny County Airport Authority's twelfth annual auction.
  • Reaching Age 100 Is No Reason To Slow Down
    Besse Cooper, the world's oldest living person, turned 116 over the weekend. For her birthday, Walton County, Ga., named a bridge after her. Over at Facebook headquarters, tech savvy Florence Detlor was honored by Mark Zuckerberg. At 101, Detlor is recognized as the social network's oldest registered user.
  • Hunt For Lion Outside London Called Off
    Residents in a county outside London had insisted they'd spotted a lion on the loose. One couple in Essex even took a fuzzy photo of it. Police took the reports seriously and even sent two helicopters to aid in the hunt. But local zoos report no big cats missing, and authorities now suspect that this was a tall tale.
  • Suspect Walks After Improper Miranda Warning
    An L.A. County detective testified that he gave a suspect the Miranda warning. But a TruTV reality show was following him around. Video shows the detective actually said, "You watch TV. You know your rights and all that?" Prosecutors say that's not close enough.
  • Several New Laws Taking Effect In Illinois This Week.
    Higher Minimum Wage, Gas Tax Increase Among New Laws
    July 1 marks the start of a new fiscal year in Illinois. It also means several new laws take effect. Here is a rundown of some of those: Minimum Wage...
  • The Mathare Valley, shown here in an aerial map, is one of the largest and oldest slums in Nairobi, Kenya. Residents are using hand-held GPS devices to map the area, which comprises 13 villages and is home to nearly 200,000 people.
    In Kenya, Using Tech To Put An 'Invisible' Slum On The Map
    A billion people worldwide live in slums, largely invisible to city services and governments — but not to satellites. A global movement is putting mapping technology in the hands of slum dwellers to persuade governments and the residents themselves to see these shadow cities in a whole new light. NPR's Gregory Warner visits one slum in the Kenyan capital, Nairobi.
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    ISU Business Speaker To Students: 'Think, Act Globally'
    Steve Hagge has spent the past 35 years at Crystal Lake-based AptarGroup, Inc, rising to his current role as Chief Executive Officer of the $2.3 billion…
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    State Farm Steady Employment At Year End
    In spite of community worries over the number and average pay of State Farm employees in Bloomington-Normal, the company said the number of jobs is…
  • Connect Transit ridership last month is down 25% compared to 2019.
    Connect Transit Ridership Slow To Rebound As Fares Return
    Public transportation ridership hasn't returned to pre-pandemic levels in Bloomington-Normal.
  • Educators On Board With New Funding Formula
    An expert on the proposed revision to the school funding formula says educators are on board with the idea even if politicians aren't there yet.LeRoy…
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