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High alert: Building safety concerns rise following Surfside condo collapse

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Occupants of one downtown Chicago condominium raised concerns about advanced deterioration at a separately owned parking garage at the base of their high rise. City officials closed the eight-story garage for repairs, Crain’s Chicago Business reported. Shockwaves registered elsewhere in the U.S., In Marina del Rey, Calif.,

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Report: Major Hotel Chains Hit by Long-Term Data Breach

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reported that it suffered a nine-month breach of its credit card system in 2013 that affected restaurants and lounges at 14 hotels it manages belonging well-known chains, including Marriott, Holiday Inn, and Starwood Hotels and Resorts. The post Report: Major Hotel Chains Hit by Long-Term Data Breach appeared first on Associations Now.'

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Associations Project Uptick in Thanksgiving Travel

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Expect more automation at airport security checkpoints: In recent months, airlines have teamed with the Transportation Security Administration to put new automated security lanes in at some of the country’s largest airports, Skift reports. Atlanta International also expects to further expand its automated lanes over the next six months.

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What The Simpsons, at Age 25, Teaches About Licensing

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Another one is going up at the Los Angeles version of the theme park. ’” the show’s executive producer Al Jean told The Chicago Tribune. In June, the trade group reported that the industry made huge gains in 2013, with an increase of 3.3 “People go, ‘How long can it go?,’”

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Association Aims to Widen the Playing Field for History Ph.D.s

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Mellon Foundation—a nonprofit that makes grants to institutions focused on higher education, cultural affairs, and performing arts—will support projects at the Columbia University, the University of Chicago, the University of New Mexico, and the University of California, Los Angeles. The history Ph.D. The history Ph.D.

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Sequestration Takes Flight: FAA Furloughs Cause Delays

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According to computer simulations reported by The New York Times , estimated delays at Chicago O’Hare International Airport would average 50.4 Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood criticized the move. “Not one person in America would use sequester to figure out what to do with their budgets,” he said.

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Associations: Prepare for a Memorial Day Traffic Crunch

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The report notes that the Friday before Memorial Day is the fourth-busiest air-travel day of the year.). According to a report by AAA, more than 38 million Americans are expected to travel over Memorial Day weekend, the highest total since 2005. Not helping matters is the record passenger volume expected. What About the Highways?