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California Twins Born 15 Minutes Apart But in Different Years
California twins Aylin and Alfredo Trujillo were born just 15 minutes apart, but their birthdays fall in different years.
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To Make Your Financial New Year's Resolutions Stick, Here's What You Need to Do
It’s easy to come up with New Year’s resolutions and even easier to break them. Experts give their advice on how to stay on track.
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Feeling Burned Out? Here's How to Ensure You're Perfectly Refreshed for the New Year
With burnout on the rise, CNBC asked the experts about how you can best use the holiday period to ensure you start the new year feeling refreshed.
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Why the Pressure to Set New Year's Resolutions Might Feel Greater Than Ever — and How to Combat It
The need to set big resolutions might feel more pressing than ever this New Year, but experts say it’s important to reflect before making big changes.
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Suburban Areas Offer New Year's Eve Activities
If you live in Chicago’s suburbs and are looking for something to do on New Year’s Eve, NBC 5’s LeeAnn Trotter has suggestions.
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Don't Fire Guns Into Air to Celebrate New Year's, Chicago-Area Officials Say
Chicago area law enforcement officials are urging residents not to fire guns into the air in celebration of the upcoming New Year’s holiday, saying that doing so could needless endanger the health and safety of others.
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Chicago Mayor, City Officials to Discuss New Year's Eve Safety Plans
Chicago’s mayor is expected to discuss New Year’s Eve safety plans as the city prepares to enter 2022 with a massive fireworks display and plenty of celebrations,
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Americans Are Looking Forward to Holiday Travel This Winter But Overspending and Uncertainty Could Spoil the Fun
There’s increased interest in holiday travel this year but the dangers of overspending and uncertainty around Covid could still spoil the fun.
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People Are Booking Christmas Vacations Earlier Than Ever Before
An early rush to book Christmas travel is causing hotels and rental homes to fill earlier than usual this year.
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Pasadena's Rose Parade Is Canceled for the First Time Since 1945
The annual New Year’s Day Rose Parade has been canceled for 2021 due to the coronavirus pandemic and concerns by organizers that it could become a potential super-spreader event. The Rose Parade, the signature celebration held annually on New Year’s Day during a week of festivities that draw large crowds to Pasadena, was last canceled in 1945. “The health and…
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Houston Woman Ringing in New Year Killed by Stray Bullet
Authorities say a woman ringing in the new year was fatally shot by a stray bullet outside her Houston home.
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New Year's Day Forecast
Alicia Roman has the first forecast of 2020 for the Chicago area.
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It's a Make-or-Break Holiday Season for These 6 Retailers
For many, the holidays spark joy, and are a time to relax in the comfort of family and friends. If you’re in retail, however, it’s a bit of a different story — especially if your business is struggling.
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Family Holds Blood Drive to Celebrate 3-Year-Old's Life-Saving Transplant
Looking at 3-year-old James McCarthy now, it’s hard to believe the dire situation he was facing in August 2018.
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How to Get the Best Travel Deals on Black Friday and Cyber Monday
Frequent travelers know that Black Friday and Cyber Monday can deliver savings on everything from airfare and hotel stays to cruises, attraction passes and bucket list tours. But the challenge is finding the true deals in the holiday sales heap. “The best advice I can give to navigate travel bargains is unromantic, but effective: Sign up for emails from online...
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Here's How to Avoid Taking on New Debt This Holiday Shopping Season
They call it the most joyful time of the year, and for good reason: the holidays are a time to join family and friends and share in the things that make life special. But the celebrations and gift-giving aren’t without cost.
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‘8 Crazy Nights': Hanukkah-Themed Pop-Up Coming to Chicago
Put on your Yarmulke, here comes Hanukkah.
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Trump's Weekend Hospital Visit Draws a Skeptical Reaction
A lack of notice. Past failures to level with the American people. A tough week for the White House as public impeachment hearings got under way. Add it all up, and President Donald Trump’s unscheduled weekend visit to Walter Reed National Military Medical Center raised suspicions about his health, despite White House officials’ insistence that the president was merely getting...
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Wrigleyville Saloon Transforms Into ‘Christmas Vacation'-Themed Pop-Up Bar
Griswold’s, a pop-up bar themed after National Lampoon’s “Christmas Vacation,” officially opens its doors on Sunday.
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Chicago to Hold Lottery for Recreational Cannabis Locations
Where will Chicago’s recreational cannabis shops be located? Businesses will find out Friday when the city holds its first recreational cannabis lottery.