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Facebook Down for About 5 Minutes Friday Late Morning, 2 Days After Taking Down Russian Pages

Fri Aug 3, 2018 12:06 pm Cardinal News

Facebook was down about 11:20 a.m. CDT for about 5 minutes in Arlington Heights, Illinois. Outage tracker Down Detector (downdetector.com/status/facebook) reported a spike in reports from Facebook users from countries around the world, including the […]

Apple Just Hit a $1 Trillion Market Cap; First Time for Any Company in History

Thu Aug 2, 2018 01:01 pm Cardinal News

Apple hit a $1 trillion market cap on Thursday, making the iPhone maker the first publicly traded U.S. company to reach the record valuation. Apple, the world’s largest information technology company by revenue, which almost […]

Kroger Grocery Stores to Stop Accepting Visa Credit Cards at Foods Co. Supermarkets in California — May Expand the Ban to Mariano’s

Wed Aug 1, 2018 08:18 pm Cardinal News

KROGER VS VISA: DISAGREEMENT OVER VISA SWIPING FEES The biggest supermarket chain in the U.S. is threatening to bar the use of Visa cards in a dispute over the “swipe” fees it pays to handle […]

Guacamole at Chipotle Today: It’s National Avocado Day, Guacamole Is Free with Online or App Orders

Tue Jul 31, 2018 11:49 am Cardinal News

No Extra Money for Guacamole? It’s OK … It’s Ok … Guacamole is free, today. Chipotle | Sebastian Maniscalco: Aren’t You Embarrassed? [WARNING: S-Word] The Chipotle restaurant chain is offering free guacamole on an entree, […]

Necco Factory; Maker of Candy Wafers, Sky Bars, Clark Bar, and Sweethearts; Closed by Investment Company that Bought Necco Out of Bankruptcy

Thu Jul 26, 2018 10:03 am Cardinal News

WCBV Channel 5 Boston: The Necco plant in Revere is shutting its doors. The NECCO plant in Revere, Massachusetts, was shut suddenly Tuesday by its owner, Round Hill Investments LLC, which is owned by billionaire […]

CBS Sunday Morning Features Rolling Meadows High School Grad Sebastian Maniscalco — Now Top 10 Earning Comedian in World

Wed Jul 25, 2018 09:39 pm Cardinal News

Mark Strassmann talks with Sebastian Maniscalco, author of the bestselling “Stay Hungry,” about what is at the heart of his humor: his very colorful family. Sebastian Maniscalco grew up in Arlington Heights and graduated from […]

MIT Design Lab and Puma Testing Shoes That Use Bacteria to Sense Fatigue Levels

Tue Jul 17, 2018 12:29 am Cardinal News

MIT Design Lab and Puma have teamed up to develop shoes that adapt to your feet. Using bacteria, the insoles sense fatigue levels based on sweat. The shoe fabric ventilates based on heat patterns in […]

Areas of Washington DC Affected by Water Boil Advisory After Drop in Pressure in Water Main

Fri Jul 13, 2018 04:35 pm Cardinal News

Residents in Northwest and Northeast Washington D.C. recently have been advised to boil their water before drinking water or using water for cooking. Washington D.C. Water officials said a total of about 34,000 customers have […]

Timothy Trybus, Cook County Forest Preserve Hate Crime suspect

Puerto Rico Flag Shirt Harasser in Cook County Forest Preserve Caldwell Woods Faces Hate Crime Charges

Thu Jul 12, 2018 06:36 pm Cardinal News

Chicago resident Timothy Trybus has been charged with felony hate crime after he was exposed worldwide in a viral video that showed him verbally harassing a woman for wearing a T-shirt that displayed a Puerto […]

Fire Destroys Safeway Grocery Store at 35th Ave and Northern Ave in North Phoenix, Arizona

Thu Jul 12, 2018 05:21 am Cardinal News

ABC15 Arizona: Officials say crews have control of a massive three-alarm fire at a north Phoenix Safeway. The fire was reported just after 6 p.m. Wednesday. Phoenix police and firefighter/paramedics responded about 6:00 p.m. Wednesday […]

Cook County Forest Preserve Police Officer Resigns After Controversy Over His Response to Woman’s Request for Protection from Harasser

Thu Jul 12, 2018 02:43 am Cardinal News

The Cook County Forest Preserve Police Officer, who was accused of inaction while a woman was harassed for wearing a shirt with the Puerto Rico flag, resigned Wednesday night. Cook County Forest Preserve Police Officer […]

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