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• Review: Lolla: The Story of Lollapalooza (Miniseries)

  31-05-2024 18:40 via chicagoreader.com
  
  Paramount+ debuted its docuseries lionizing Lollapalooza while HBO rolled out the belated sequel to its celebrated 2015 true crime documentary The Jinx. I’m not sure who makes for a more unreliable narrator: Robert Durst, the convicted murderer at the center of The Jinx, or the producers of Lolla: The Story of Lollapalooza. The festival’s long-standing […]
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• Web3 is here, but where’s the diversity?

  31-05-2024 18:12 via chicagoreader.com
  
  In the age of artificial intelligence (AI) available for all, women business founders may have the most to gain—and lose—by understanding how to leverage the new technologies. AI is already replacing employees in many industries and, with some jobs more easily automated than others and existing gender distribution in the job market, women are often […]
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• Recapping the Illinois General Assembly’s spring legislative session

  31-05-2024 17:00 via chicagoreader.com
  
  Money, money, money After blowing past a self-imposed May 24 deadline to wrap up the state budget for the 2025 fiscal year, lawmakers closed out the spring legislative session in the early hours of Wednesday morning. It took state representatives three tries, but the House finally signed off on the $53.1 billion spending plan just […]
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• Bentley Evans Brings Laughter and Heart in New Comedy ‘Mind Your Business’

  31-05-2024 16:00
  
  Bentley Evans is at it again in his executive producer seat. But this time, he wants you to “Mind Your Business.” 
  He’s brought America some of its favorite characters from renowned and iconic shows! So, if you’ve seen “The Jamie Foxx Show” or “Martin,” you do not want to miss Bounce’s original series, produced by Harvest Studios, “Mind Your Business.” 
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• 8 Black Men Kicked Off American Airlines Flight Over Body Odor: Lawsuit

  31-05-2024 14:00
  
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  Eight Black men were temporarily removed from an American Airlines flight over a complaint about body order, according to a new lawsuit.
  On Wednesday (May 29), a lawsuit was filed on behalf of three of the men — Alvin Jackson, Emmanuel Jean Joseph, and Xavier Veal — against American Airlines alleging “blatant and egregious racial discrimination,” per Axios.
  The lawsuit states the eight passengers were kicked off their January 5 flight from Phoenix, Ari
  
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• Best Hookup Sites for Adult Dating in 2024

  31-05-2024 10:04 via chicagoreader.com
  
  Looking for casual sex? A one night stand? Here are over 20 legit hookup sites that actually get you laid and you can try for free!
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• Illinois Politicians React to Donald Trump’s Conviction

  31-05-2024 06:00
  
  Illinois politicians reacted to news that a New York jury found former President Donald Trump guilty on all counts in connection to a hush money payment made to conceal his 2006 affair with Stormy Daniels. 
  “Justice has been served. After facing a jury of his peers, Donald Trump is exposed as the liar and fraud that he is. Trump evaded the law to deceive voters and today, the law caught up with him,” said Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker in a statement. 
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