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For Taylor Swift fans, Christmas is coming early: Ms. Swift has announced her ninth studio album, “Evermore”, the second unexpected release of the year for one of the most notable cautious pop stars in music. Released just five months after her intimate Grammy-nominated blockbuster “Folklore”, the new album, which describes …

But, as city officials celebrated the news of imminent vaccination approvals, Mayor Lori Lightfoot warned residents to follow public health guidelines and not be cheerful as widespread community vaccinations are still several months away. Here’s what’s happening Thursday with COVID-19 in the Chicago area and Illinois: 12:08 pm: 11,101 new …

Morocco has agreed to establish full diplomatic relations with Israel, President Trump announced Thursday. The Moroccan decision comes as part of a deal in which U.S. Validation included. Why it’s important: Morocco is the fourth Arab country to move towards normalization with Israel in the last four months as part …

The Rule 5 draft of the Major League Baseball is a tradition unlike any other in professional sports. Every December, teams close by evaluating specific meetings and sometimes selecting players who meet certain criteria and who have not found a place on the 40-man roster. This year’s Rule 5 draft …

David Trainer, CEO of New Constructions, and Phil Haslett Dordesh, co-founder of Equitizen, and RBNB share their analysis before it is made public. American equity markets fell on Thursday morning following a rise in weekly unemployment claims and investors awaited the possible approval of the COVID-19 vaccine and the biggest …