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Vic Mensa butts heads with cops at Bud Billiken parade: 'Go ahead, arrest me'
Saturday’s Bud Billliken Day Parade featured a verbal confrontation between co-grand marshal Vic Mensa and several Chicago police officers.<p>The …
Vic MensaGlitch delays NASA flight to sun
A LAST-minute technical problem has delayed NASA’s unprecedented flight to the sun.
University of ChicagoThe Obamas Are Now Worth 30 Times More Than When They Entered the White House. Here’s What They Do With Their Millions
Barack Obama's net worth is estimated to be $40 million.<p>Former President Barack Obama is a busy guy.<p>From speaking at events around the world to …
Career Development2 dead, 18 wounded in Chicago shootings: 'Even I’m scared to walk to the corner store'
The two cousins had planned to settle in for a night of playing video games, but first, the boys, 15 and 17, wanted to walk to the nearby gas station …
CorruptionNew Chicago shootings reportedly leave multiple people wounded
Multiple people reportedly suffered gunshot wounds in Chicago on Saturday, the latest in a string of violent encounters in the Windy City.<p>Since around 6:15 a.m., at least four men have been wounded by gunfire in separate incidents and various neighborhoods, the Chicago Tribune was reporting on …
News (U.S.)1 dead, 1 injured in Wilmette Harbor boat explosion
One man was killed and another man injured when a boat exploded Saturday morning in north suburban Wilmette, officials said.<p>The explosion happened …
FishChina’s language and cultural centers are growing faster across Africa than we thought
Government-funded public institutes teaching Chinese language and culture are popping up across the globe as part of a stated push to improve the …
ConfuciusThis fur trader's pistol is up for sale, but Canadian museums don't want it
A pistol that belonged to one of the most fascinating figures in Canada’s fur trade is up for sale, but no Canadian museum is interested.In the late …
MuseumsConvicted ax killer linked to 1984 hammer killings outside Denver
AURORA, Colorado — A Nevada inmate previously convicted of attacking a couple with an ax handle in their bedroom is now accused of killing four …
CrimeWhy QAnon followers believe: The psychology of embracing far-right conspiracy theories
<b>Supporters cheer for Donald Trump as he speaks at a rally. (Getty/Scott Olson)</b><p>Conspiracy theories are driven by three factors: epistemic, existential and social, psychologists say<p>Nicole Karlis<p>August 11, 2018 6:00pm (UTC)<p>You have likely heard of latest right-wing conspiracy theory “QAnon” by now …
PsychologyWhat is a neural network?
A neural network is a type of machine learning which models itself after the human brain. This creates an artificial neural network that via an …
Machine LearningGirl, 5, abducted from Little Village
Police are looking for a 5-year-old girl who was abducted Saturday afternoon from the Little Village neighborhood on the West Side.<p>Alma Villalobos …
CrimeWang Gungwu, the scholar who helped the West understand China and the new Asia | This Week In Asia | South China Morning Post
When the 2018 Queen’s Birthday Honours list recognised Wang Gungwu for his services to Australia-Asia relations, the eminent historian responded with …
ChinaMayoral politics abound at back-to-school Bud Billiken parade
The Bud Billiken Parade long has been the nation’s largest African-American parade that marks the kickoff of the upcoming school year, but on Saturday its 89th iteration also served as an unofficial step off for the 2019 Chicago mayor’s race.<p>Six challengers to Mayor Rahm Emanuel marched in the …
Black CultureAnalysis: President Donald Trump still flirts with racial rhetoric
There has been no reset, no moment of national healing.<p>One year after blaming “both sides” for violent clashes between white supremacists and …
Donald Trump‘Lifestyle, biological clock mismatch linked to diseases’
A variety of metabolic and psychiatric disorders are often said to be associated with disordered sleep and very often with delayed sleep, noted …
University of ChicagoFiction Enables You to Write Coded Versions of Yourself
A Dash of Style: The Art and Mastery of Punctuation<p>by Noah Lukeman<p>Adventures in the Screen Trade<p>by William Goldman<p>APE: Author, Publisher, …
WritingArtists, fans aim to tackle sex harassment at music festivals
When Emma Friedman went to her first rock festival at the age of 17, she was so excited to get to see bands she loved in a festival environment.<p>But …
FestivalsNASA Postpones Launch of Spacecraft to 'Touch Sun' After Last-Minute Glitch
The early morning launch countdown was halted with just one-minute, 55 seconds remaining, keeping the Delta IV rocket on its pad with the Parker …
Space ExplorationWang Gungwu, the scholar who helped the West understand China and the new Asia | South China Morning Post
When the 2018 Queen’s Birthday Honours list recognised Wang Gungwu for his services to Australia-Asia relations, the eminent historian responded with …
ChinaGOP Rep. Chris Collins stepping down ahead of indictment
In an about-face, U.S. Rep. Chris Collins is ending his re-election bid days after the Republican was charged with insider trading.<p>Collins released a …
New York StateMan wounded in Brighton Park shooting
A man was wounded in a shooting Saturday afternoon in the Brighton Park neighborhood on the Southwest Side.<p>The 29-year-old sustained the gunshot …
CrimeAfter deadly rally, Charlottesville counters with events, heavy security
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. — Charlottesville, Virginia, was marking the anniversary of last summer’s white supremacist violence with marches, vigils and …
Rights & FreedomsCTA bus driver robbed at gunpoint in South Deering
A CTA bus driver was robbed at gunpoint Friday night in the South Deering neighborhood on the Far South Side.<p>The 27-year-old man was driving the CTA …
Crime72-year-old man missing from Pilsen
Authorities are looking for a man who has been missing since Friday from the Pilsen neighborhood on the South Side.<p>Manuel Diaz, 72, was last seen in …
Shirts7 rescued, 1 hospitalized after boat flips over in canal on South Side
Seven passengers were rescued, with one of them being hospitalized, after a 16-foot boat flipped over Saturday morning on the South Side.<p>About 1:45 …
University of IllinoisWoman dies following South Side shooting
A 31-year-old woman died more than 24 hours after she was shot while driving away from what she felt was a robbery, officials said.<p>Jasmyne Shoals, of the 7800 block of South Peoria Street, was pronounced dead at University of Chicago Medical Center on Thursday at 9:22 p.m. after she was shot early …
University of ChicagoEXCLUSIVE: Garry McCarthy calls out the mayor, demanding a one-on-one forum
<b>Sneed exclusive . . .</b><p>Debate? Discussion? Pit brawl?<p>This is a humdinger.<p>Mayoral candidate <b>Garry McCarthy</b> is sending his nemesis, Mayor <b>Rahm Emanuel,</b> a …
CrimeTrump doubles steel, aluminum tariffs on Turkey in 'economic war'
ISTANBUL — Turkey’s president on Saturday blamed the country’s economic downturn on the United States and other nations that he claims are waging …
TariffsChief pilot at Chicago Helicopter Experience: The job is 'never boring'
The chief pilot at Chicago Helicopter Experience, who can go on as many as 20 tours in a day, said the job is never boring.<p>Mike Jansen, 39, is the …
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