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Rival social platforms already offer voice and video calls. Meta introduced voice and video calls on Messenger in 2015. Snapchat added them in 2016.
This could help people whose Medicare drug plans require big copayments. But the main relief will come from part of the Inflation Reduction Act that caps drug spending by Medicare recipients at $2,000 a year starting in 2025.
Donald Trump’s Twitter account was suspended by the company on Jan. 8, 2021, citing fears he would incite more violence following the deadly storming of the Capitol.
The complaint alleges Kia and Hyundai failed to equip their U.S. cars with anti-theft technology after a surge in thefts sparked by videos on TikTok and YouTube showing how to steal cars without keys.
The silicone straws can be ordered on Oscar Mayer’s website in celebration of the first anniversary of a video showing a New York baseball fan using a hollowed-out hot dog as a straw to drink his beer.
Waymo autonomous taxis are working the streets of San Francisco and Phoenix, now, soon to add LA and, eventually, Chicago.
Starbucks’ Pumpkin Spice Latte goes on sale Thursday in the U.S. and Canada. It’s the coffee giant’s most popular seasonal beverage, with hundreds of millions sold since its launch in 2003.
Subway CEO John Chidsey said the deal reflects Subway’s long-term growth potential and the value of the brand.
Limiting the number of EarlyBird spots could push Southwest passengers into other options for moving up in the boarding line, including buying the highest-priced fare, called “Business Select,” which comes with a top-15 spot in line.
Nvidia’s specialized chips powered the firm to second-quarter revenue of $13.51 billion, or $2.48 per share, more than nine times higher than the company made a year ago.
The Teamsters said that 86% of the votes casts were in favor of ratifying the national contract.
Labor Department officials cited issues at the stores including blocked exits, unsafe storage of materials and improper access to fire extinguishers and electrical panels.
The grant money comes as part of President Joe Biden’s signature $1.2 trillion infrastructure package signed into law almost two years ago, and aims to promote gender equity and inclusion in the male-dominated field.
A video released by the Marion County Record shows Joan Meyer confronting police who raided her home Aug. 11. Meyer died the next day. Her son, the newspaper’s editor, believes the stress of the raid contributed to her death.
“Bridgeport and the White Sox just go together, they always did,” Carrie Stegniller, a manager at Turtle’s Bar and Grill said. But not everyone in the South Side neighborhood was as concerned about the potential move.
It’s not fiscally responsible, 11th Ward Ald. Nicole Lee argues, to tear down a ballpark that “by today’s standards was built for a steal compared to what costs are today.”
SAG-AFTRA has been on strike since July 13, when leaders voted to join screenwriters in the Writers Guild of America in the first joint strike in over six decades.
Compromise cuts transfer tax rate for properties sold under $1 million, progressively raises it for sales above $1 million.
A key question is what can be done to make algorithms foster accurate human social learning rather than exploit social learning biases.
Monday, the company will post job openings for the facility at 1260 N. Kostner Ave., which is expected to open in September, focusing on items “that people want and need in a hurry.”
Only three classical dressage performances of the Lipizzan horse breed remain at the horse farm in Old Mill Creek an hour north of Chicago.
The tally at the world’s largest location for the coffee chain deals a blow to the aspirations of Workers United, part of the Service Employees International Union.
For one day, all movies will be $4 at participating theaters in Chicago and elsewhere. Most theaters nationwide are taking part — more than 3,000, including the AMC and Regal chains.
PickleMall Inc., which recently opened a 24-court site in Arizona, is looking to convert a vacant space in Vernon Hills as part of its plan to open 50 centers in two years.
The Mitsubishi Mirage sells for $19,205 at a time when the average new vehicle in the U.S. has a sales price of $48,000. And used vehicles sell for about $29,000.
City officials have received two responses to their call for investment at the former Aldi property on West Madison Street, hoping to energize the commercial block.
Shannon Phillips was awarded more than $25 million this year. She alleged that she and other white managers were unfairly punished after two Black men were arrested at a Philadelphia store in 2018.
There were 3.3 million Illinois residents living in a food desert, according to a 2021 Illinois Department of Public Health report. The new measure will support existing grocers and help encourage new grocers by allowing stores receiving grants to be able to receive tax credits and other incentives.
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