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Teens and cyberbullying

By More on the Story | Published April 22, 2010 | 21 Comments »

Teenagers use a wide array of social media tools and spend an increasing number of hours online each day, but online activity can often turn into abusive behavior known as cyberbullying.

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The U.S. Senate takes on financial regulation reform

By More on the Story | Published April 19, 2010 | 1 Comment »

The battle over regulating the financial markets is heating up this week, as President Obama gets ready to hit the road to urge support for a Senate bill to increase federal oversight of big banks.

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Singapore’s prime minister

By More on the Story | Published April 14, 2010 | 14 Comments »

Singapore’s Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong traveled to Washington, D.C. to meet with 47 other nations at the Nuclear Security Summit this week. He stopped by Chicago Tonight to talk about Singapore and its relationship with the U.S.

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Chicago has a vice mayor?

By More on the Story | Published April 13, 2010 | 5 Comments »

The Chicago budget is under increasing pressure. City workers have been forced to take furlough days. The city shut down non-essential services three days last year. It’s a time you’d think every budget line was under scrutiny – but Chicago Tonight has found a little-known city office that has a budget and staff, but no [...]

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Living longer: implications of an older society

By More on the Story | Published April 8, 2010 | 2 Comments »

Forty years from now, more Americans will be over the age of 60 than under the age of 15. A recent study by the MacArthur Foundation Research Network on an Aging Society suggests that Americans will live even longer than predicted by the U.S. government: on average, according to the MacArthur report, men will live [...]

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