Teens Arrested For School Bomb Threats Made On Twitter
Two teenagers who used Twitter to threaten to blow up their southwest suburban high schools in unrelated incidents this week have been charged with making bomb threats, police said.
Two teenagers who used Twitter to threaten to blow up their southwest suburban high schools in unrelated incidents this week have been charged with making bomb threats, police said.
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The "Twitter for the Technologically Challenged" workshop at City Hall showed Mark Gray how he can better showcase electricity-saving products from his energy-auditing business.
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Adel Daoud was 18 years old when he was arrested after parking a car outside a downtown bar in September 2012 and pushing a button he believed would set off a 1,000-pound bomb inside.
Anthony Jimenez, 25, was charged with two counts of first-degree murder.
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More than two dozen House Democrats have now publicly called for President Biden to end his bid for re-election.
"I am not supposed to be here tonight," former President Donald Trump said. "I stand before you in this arena only by the grace of almighty God."
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The FDA found even some products that claimed to be "sterile" were contaminated.
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Bally's took possession of the River West property July 5.
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"My heart is shattered, because it was a nice lady," Kim Sanders said. "She never bothered anybody."
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The department has now confirmed they will be providing emergency medical support both inside the secure perimeter that will be going up around the United Center.
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Pat Williams died from complications related to viral pneumonia.
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But when thieves damaged the AC units, the heat spilled over to inside.
The robber choked the man, hit him in the head with the pliers, and took his cellphone, police said.
No other injuries were reported, police said.
Mateo was shot in the head in front of his mother and three siblings while riding in the family car in the West Lawn neighborhood.
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