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Police are warning residents of recent robberies in the West Town and Ukrainian Village neighborhoods. In the seven incidents over the last month, the robbers approach victims on foot and demand their property, Chicago police said in a community alert. The robbers sometimes used force. The robberies happened: about 7:20 p.m. Tuesday in the 2100 block of West Iowa Street; about 8:15 a.m. Monday in the 2200 block of West Rice Street; about 8 p.m. Saturday in the 1000 block of North Rockwell Street; about 6:20 p.m. Thursday in the 1000 block of North Rockwell Street; about noon Thursday in the 2600 block of West Thomas Street; about 5:45 p.m. Jan. 6 in the 2300 block of West Rice Street; and about 7:30 a.m. Dec. 25 in the 700 block of North Oakley Boulevard. The robbers were seen driving away in a small dark-colored car, possibly a Ford Fusion, police said. Anyone with information was asked to call Area Central detectives at (312) 747-8380. … [Read more...] about Police: robbers hit West Town, Ukrainian Village

Ashok Sharma, Associated Press Updated 12:48 am PST, Wednesday, January 23, 2019 FILE- In this Thursday, Feb. 16, 2017, file photo, Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, sister of Congress party President Rahul Gandhi, waves to party supporters during an election campaign rally in Rae Barelli in the northern Indian state of Uttar Pradesh, India. Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, the scion of India's most famous political dynasty, has formally entered party politics with opposition Congress party assigning her a position as it prepares for the national elections due before May. less FILE- In this Thursday, Feb. 16, 2017, file photo, Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, sister of Congress party President Rahul Gandhi, waves to party supporters during an election campaign rally in Rae Barelli in the ... more Photo: Rajesh Kumar Singh, AP … [Read more...] about Sonia Gandhi’s daughter enters India politics ahead of vote

Melbourne, Australia -- Four times, Serena Williams was only one point - a single point - from closing out a victory in the Australian Open quarterfinals. On the first such chance, at 5-1, 40-30 in the third set, she turned her left ankle awkwardly. The owner of the best serve in the sport would lose every point she served the rest of the way.And so it was that a startling reversal and result would follow Wednesday at Melbourne, with Williams dropping the last six games of a 6-4, 4-6, 7-5 loss to No. 7 seed Karolina Pliskova of the Czech Republic."I can't say that I choked on those match points," Williams said. "She literally played her best tennis ever on those shots."The 37-year-old American didn't call for a trainer during the match and later wouldn't blame the ankle for the way everything changed down the stretch, saying afterward that it "seems to be fine."But instead of Williams moving closer to an eighth championship at the Australian Open and record-tying 24th Grand Slam title … [Read more...] about Serena Williams loses stunner in Australian Open quarterfinals

Sources close to the case confirm to CBS Phoenix affiliate KPHO-TV that Dr. Thanh Nguyen was the primary care doctor for the incapacitated woman who was sexually assaulted and gave birth at a Hacienda HealthCare facility in Phoenix. He was suspended by the Arizona Health Care Cost Containment System on Jan. 15, a letter obtained by the station shows. The letter says he placed patients' health and welfare "in danger." It was dated 10 days after KPHO broke the story about the woman but doesn't  mention the Hacienda case.Nguyen's attorney said Tuesday night that his client has no comment.  A second physician who cared for her has resigned, KPHO says. The 29-year-old woman gave birth to a boy on December 29 at the facility, authorities said. She became a patient there as a toddler after a near-drowning."Once again, we offer an apology and send our deepest sympathy to the client and her family," Hacienda HealthCare said in a statement. "Hacienda intends to do everything … [Read more...] about Main doctor of incapacitated woman who was raped, gave birth named: Report

SEOUL, South Korea -- South Korea's military has accused Japan of a "clear provocation" over what it says was a threatening low-altitude flight by a Japanese patrol plane over a South Korean warship. An official from Seoul's Joint Chiefs of Staff said Wednesday that the plane flew 60 to 70 meters (196 to 229 feet) above the water near a South Korean naval ship. Seoul and Tokyo are key U.S. allies and close economic partners, but are currently locked in disputes over military issues and wartime history.South Korea also accused another Japanese patrol plane of conducting a low-altitude flight over a South Korean warship that had been rescuing a North Korean fishing boat in December. Japan has claimed the warship locked its fire-control radar onto the plane, but Seoul denied that. … [Read more...] about Seoul accuses Japanese patrol plane of threatening flight