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Happy Wednesday, Illinois, and Don Voyage
.By the time you read this, President Donald Trump and the first lady will have departed the White House for Palm Beach, Fla.
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A worker preps for today s inauguration in Washington, D.C. | AP photo
A Google engineer who stole 14,000 files of trade secrets on self-driving cars before going to work for Uber has been pardoned by President Trump.
Anthony Levandowski, 40, was sentenced to 18 months in prison last August for what a judge called the biggest trade secret crime I have ever seen , although he was not yet in custody.
He was one of 73 people pardoned by Trump on his final day in office, with the White House describing him as a brilliant engineer with talents needed by the country. Mr Levandowski has paid a significant price for his actions and plans to devote his talents to advance the public good, the White House said.