All Stories from January 8, 2026 (Change date)
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Blackhawks trade goaltender Laurent Brossoit to San JoseJan 08, 2026 4:49 pm - The San Jose Sharks acquired goaltender Laurent Brossoit in a trade with the Chicago Blackhawks on Thursday.
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House passes bill extending health care subsidies, bucking GOP leadersJan 08, 2026 4:47 pm - More than a dozen House Republicans joined every Democrat on Thursday to pass a bill to extend enhanced Affordable Care Act subsidies for three years — the sharpest rejection by GOP members of the party’s leadership yet.
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Senate pushes back on Trump’s military threats against Venezuela with war powers voteJan 08, 2026 4:37 pm - WASHINGTON — The Senate advanced a resolution Thursday that would limit President Donald Trump’s ability to conduct further attacks against Venezuela, sounding a note of ...
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Venezuela says it’s releasing a ‘significant number’ of prisoners as gesture to ‘seek peace’Jan 08, 2026 4:30 pm - Venezuela is releasing a “significant number” of citizens and foreigners from its prisons in a decision that the head of the country’s legislature described Thursday as a gesture to “seek peace” less than a week after former President Nicolás Maduro was captured by U.S. forces to face federal drug-trafficking charges in New York.
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Venezuela’s economy nears collapse under US blockadeJan 08, 2026 4:21 pm - After seizing Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro, the Trump administration is increasing the already substantial pressure on the country’s new president, Delcy Rodríguez, demanding she cut ties with U.S. adversaries before a blockade on Venezuelan oil is lifted.
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Elgin police chief says changes needed to TRUST ActJan 08, 2026 4:18 pm - Elgin Police Chief Ana Lalley told community members at an immigration enforcement forum Wednesday that changes are needed to the Illinois TRUST Act to clear up ambiguities in the legislation.
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In ‘The Chronology of Water,’ Imogen Poots found a great role, and a best friend in Kristen StewartJan 08, 2026 4:10 pm - Imogen Poots has been thinking about a Sam Shepard quote: “People here have become the people they’re pretending to be.” For Poots, Shepard’s words somehow get to the heart of it all: the disorienting paradox of attempting to work as an artist in a big industry like Hollywood and preserving your soul in the process.
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Trump seeks deal with antagonist Gustavo Petro as relations thawJan 08, 2026 3:59 pm - Donald Trump is seeking common ground with one of his main ideological foes in the Americas, Colombian leader Gustavo Petro, days after calling him a “sick” cocaine trafficker, and threatening military strikes on his country.
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Trump’s proposed $1.5 trillion defense budget sends military contractor shares higherJan 08, 2026 3:55 pm - President Donald Trump caused some commotion for investors in U.S. defense contractors this week. First, Trump criticized the companies for taking too long to produce military equipment and also failing to maintain it while at the same time paying out billions in dividends and stock buybacks to investors. But then the president proposed a $1.5 trillion defense budget for 2027, a big jump from the $901 billion provisioned for 2026.
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Grocer arriving in June on former Palatine Whole Foods siteJan 08, 2026 3:48 pm - Shoppers eager to browse the shelves at the new grocery store at the former Whole Foods location in Palatine can expect to see the doors open by the end of June.