The Weekend Desk Report

For completists, there was no column on Friday.

Chicago now has a gourmet marshmallow cafe. I'm not sure how I feel about this, because I love marshmallows (and s'mores), but . . . I mean . . . you know. C'mon.

Comments welcome.

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Beachwood Photo Booth: Flotos' Gifts
An adventure since 1946!

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Beachwood Sports Radio: The Cubs Are Officially In Trouble
And help may not be on the way. Plus: On Hahn; The Human Journey Of Scott Darling; Bears Look Good Against The Bears!; Dwyane Wade's Fake News; What Kevin Durant Has Done; The Pens & P.K.; and Schweinsteiger!

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U.S. Plans Threaten To Undermine Global Bank Reforms
U.S. plans to delay globally-agreed reforms to make banks safer after the financial crisis will throw a system of international regulatory cooperation into confusion, European Union and Asian regulatory sources said.

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Throwing Injuries: Are We Missing Something?
Yes, and it's right in front of our faces!

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The Week In Chicago Rock
Is still in pre-production, dammit!

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Take Your Photo With Adam West
We're making it happen.

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BeachBook

A Savior For Bronzeville?

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Rahm Is Super Angry This Time.

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Reminder: WE OVERTHREW A DEMOCRATICALLY ELECTED GOVERNMENT IN IRAN.

And installed a tyrant.

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How U.S. Policies Spread Fast Food Restaurants Throughout Poor Urban Black Neighborhoods Instead Of Grocery Stores.

The economy has many hidden hands, despite what many would have you believe.

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It's Relatively Cheap To Sway An Election Through Fake News.

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Livin' In The USA: Why It's Nearly Impossible To Contest A Secret Surveillance Order.

Obama's legacy.

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McDonald's Exits Longtime Olympic Partnership.

Gold medals will no longer come with fries.

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Footage Confirms Oakland Police - Like Virtually All Police - Are Less Respectful To Blacks Than Whites. Sometimes They Even Kill Them For No Reason. #PhilandoCastile

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Inside The Oil Industry's Not-So-Subtle Push Into K-12 Education.

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Douglas Park Should Be Named After Frederick, Not Racist Stephen.

No-brainer.

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Google Should Help Identify These Criminals.

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TweetWood
A sampling.

#GrenfellTower was clad in flammable panels-banned in US-to save under £5k. That decision has now claimed more lives than the 7/7 bombing. pic.twitter.com/K9aL0GU9WO

— Edward Snowden (@Snowden) June 17, 2017

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TIL: There's a band from Macedonia called Bernay's Propaganda.

— Beachwood Reporter (@BeachwoodReport) June 17, 2017

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How do military leaders persuade their soldiers to fight an insane war? "War Machine" shows one way: https://t.co/o31SBK8knF

— The Intercept (@theintercept) June 17, 2017

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Beachwood Fest! https://t.co/AsmvWG0DAc It's free! RSVP now!

— Beachwood Reporter (@BeachwoodReport) June 17, 2017

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Also, 100% chance of McDonald's on Saturday.

BEST CHANCE for SEVERE WEATHER is Late Saturday Eve...mainly along and South of Interstate 80.. pic.twitter.com/FvzFjhSVKL

— Mark Strehl FOX 32 (@MarkStrehlWx) June 17, 2017

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The Weekend Desk Tronc Line: 110%.

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