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6 South and West Side grocery stores to be revamped, new COVID strains gain ground and more in your Chicago news roundup

Today’s update is a 5-minute read that will brief you on the day’s biggest stories.

Chicago Sun-Times

‘Come Home,’ Chicago says, in bid to bring people back to city via program to develop thousands of vacant lots

Mayor Lori Lightfoot’s plan is to spur “in-fill development” on 5,600 city-owned vacant lots in Invest South/West communities to stop Brown and Black families from leaving Chicago.

Chicago Sun-Times

Sweet potato pie makes an easy, pretty Thanksgiving dessert

In some parts of the country, especially the South, sweet potatoes make regular appearances at the end of the meal

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INVEST South/West is a catalyst for change and hope

It makes it possible for companies like ours, whose mission expands beyond building profits, to show a new model for the construction industry.

Chicago Sun-Times

Chicago voters oppose cutting down thousands of trees in Jackson Park and South Shore for Obama Center, golf project

CHICAGO — Residents of Chicago’s South Side overwhelmingly voted to oppose the removal of thousands of trees because of construction around the Obama Presidential Center and a proposed golf course project.

Chicago Tribune

Covid-19 cases up by 12.8%

Covid-19 cases rose 12.8% last week over the previous week, mostly in Greater Bangkok and tourist provinces in the East and the South, according to health authorities.

Bangkok Post

Most US Latinos are still Mexican, but these groups made major gains in the last 20 years

While Mexicans still make up the largest share of U.S. Latinos, the population has become increasingly diverse in the last 20 years, with the fastest growth coming from countries in South America.

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Seoul Denies Report of Arms Deal with US for Ukrainian Forces

South Korea on Friday denied a report that it would sell artillery shells for use by Ukrainian forces, claiming the munitions -- if the ongoing deal negotiation is finalized -- will be for US forces only. The United States was nearing an agreement to purchase 100,000 rounds of 155 mm…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Beyond the beach

After a one-hour journey from Bangkok to the southern town of Trang, the pilot announced we were landing, but our plane took off again a few minutes later. I looked out the window and spotted rain clouds forming over the airport and runway. Due to poor visibility, the pilot opted…

Bangkok Post

Commentary: Why former slave states became the foundation for American gun culture

There are a lot of guns in America — this nation has collectively more civilian-owned guns than we have citizens. Unlike the rest of the developed world, firearms ownership in America is broadly held, with an estimated 40% of American households owning at least one gun; and unlike the rest…

Los Angeles Times

Group wants to create green revolution for Southwest Side with clean jobs, locally grown produce

Cultivate Collective, one of six finalists vying for the Pritzker Traubert Foundation $10 million prize, wants to transform a vacant lot into a leading example of green design.

Chicago Sun-Times

Ex-South Korean Leader Plans to Give up Dogs from North Korea’s Kim

South Korea's former President Moon Jae-in said on Monday he plans to give up a pair of dogs sent by North Korean leader Kim Jong Un as a gift following their 2018 summit, citing a lack of support from his successor. Moon has raised the white Pungsan dogs named "Gomi"…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Ex-South Korean leader plans to give up dogs from North Korea's Kim

Reuters

A stable national coalition government in South Africa? Possible, but only if elites put country's interests first

South Africa’s municipal government elections in 2021 produced a number of largely unstable local government coalitions. There’s now a strong possibility that the next government that’s formed at national level may be a coalition too. This would be the first since the dawn of democracy in 1994.

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The Guardian - UK

Lee Jung-jae: ‘Squid Game made me rethink how I look at the world’

The dystopian TV drama made the South Korean actor go global and won him an Emmy. Now he’s written and directed his own espionage action thriller

Evening Standard

More than one million homeowners in London and the South East face mortgage timebomb by end of next year

The number of London and commuter homeowners with mortgages on variable rates or fixed rates ending in 2023 is now estimated to be over one million.

France 24

US midterms: Meeting voters along the Mississippi River

FRANCE 24 takes you on a journey through the American heartland, from the Midwest to the South, for a closer look at the issues that could decide the crucial November 8 midterm elections. Our reporter Fanny Allard met with Americans in cities along the Mississippi River to find out how…

Chicago Sun-Times

New health care facility going up on Southwest Side will be home to geriatric program

Construction has begun on a new Esperanza Health Center in Brighton Park that will host one of Illinois’ first federally-qualified PACE programs

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Benzinga

A Big If....Are Multinational Cannabis Companies Interested In Investing in South America?

The history of colonialism and natural resource pillage has left an indelible mark on the people of South America.

Daily Mirror

UK braced for huge thunderstorm - exact time and place lightning will strike today

With a Met Office yellow warning in place for today, UK cities towards the Southwest and coast will be most affected by the unruly weather - but this could "all change as we head into next week"

Bangkok Post

Bypass from Central regions to South due in 2025, says dept

The Department of Highways (DoH) has unveiled the progress made so far on its plan to upgrade the Cha-am Road or Highway No.37 bypass with a budget of 7 billion baht to ease congestion and boost the economy and tourism.

The Guardian - AU

North Korea missile crosses maritime border with South for first time

One missile landed close to South Korean territorial waters, south of the Northern Limit Line, military chiefs in Seoul say

Chicago Sun-Times

How anti-Pritzker PAC is trying to suppress the Black vote in Chicago

An anti-Pritzker PAC distributes signs and leaflets on the South and West sides aiming to keep Black voters from polls.

Bangkok Post

Go softly, softly: 4th Army head

The newly appointed commander of the 4th Army Region, Lt Gen Santi Sakuntanark, says security authorities will avoid the use of force against suspected insurgents in the strife-torn southern border provinces except for self-defence as law enforcement is stepped up to deal with them.

Axios

How Latinos have changed the American landscape

The Latino population increased most rapidly in the American South and the Midwest.

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