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Heat’s Rozier and Trail Blazers' Billups charged in sports betting and Mafia-backed poker schemes
Oct 23, 2025 8:21 am - Portland Trail Blazers head coach Chauncey Billups and Miami Heat guard Terry Rozier are among more than 30 people charged in connection with schemes involving illegal sports betting and rigged poker games backed by the Mafia, authorities said on Thursday.
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‘Heart-crushing’: GOP gubernatorial candidate Bailey’s son and three family members die in Montana helicopter crashOct 23, 2025 8:10 am - The son, daughter-in-law and two grandchildren of Illinois GOP gubernatorial candidate Darren Bailey died in a helicopter crash Wednesday evening in Montana.
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Join St. Charles Unit District 303 Communitywide Education Facilities CommitteeOct 22, 2025 9:03 pm - St. Charles Unit District 303 has officially launched the process for creating the Communitywide Education Facilities Committee.
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Millions may lose food stamp benefits if shutdown continues, states warn
Oct 22, 2025 7:28 pm - Millions of Americans are at risk of losing food stamp benefits before the end of this month if the government shutdown continues, officials in several states have warned...
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EU gives top human rights award to imprisoned journalists
Oct 22, 2025 7:24 pm - The European Union gave its top human rights award Wednesday to two journalists imprisoned in their native countries of Belarus and Georgia.
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As red states target abortion pills, this group aims to boost protections
Oct 22, 2025 7:19 pm - Reproductive rights advocates are working to shore up access to abortion pills nationwide — and to strengthen their defense against efforts to prosecute doctors and pharmacies supplying the medication to states where it is banned.
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Immigrant rights group calls for removing pregnant women from detention
Oct 22, 2025 7:16 pm - Women taken into custody by U.S. immigration agents while pregnant say they received inadequate care in a letter Wednesday that calls on the Trump administration to stop holding expectant mothers in federal detention facilities.
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Trump defends East Wing demolition, raises ballroom price to $300 million
Oct 22, 2025 6:48 pm - President Donald Trump on Wednesday raised the estimate of his planned White House ballroom, saying that the project would cost $300 million - up from his initial claim of $200 million - and defended the decision to tear down the East Wing amid widespread complaints.
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‘Less food for more people’: Thousands could lose SNAP benefits amid shutdown, advocates warnOct 22, 2025 6:46 pm - “For every meal that we provide, SNAP provides nine. So we’re just simply not at the scale of SNAP,” food pantry expert says.
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District 214 renovations could cost average homeowner $421 more per yearOct 22, 2025 6:20 pm - Northwest Suburban High School District 214 is considering a renovation plan worth as much as $912.5 million, which could add up to a $421 annual tax increase for the average homeowner.