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Retired NASCAR driver Greg Biffle and family among 7 killed in North Carolina plane crash
Dec 18, 2025 9:44 pm - A business jet crashed Thursday while trying to return to a North Carolina airport shortly after takeoff, killing all seven people aboard, including retired NASCAR driver Greg Biffle and his family, authorities said.
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Head of workplace rights agency urges white men to report discrimination
Dec 18, 2025 9:36 pm - The head of the U.S. agency for enforcing workplace civil rights posted a social media call-out urging white men to come forward if they have experienced race or sex discrimination at work.
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Fast, harsh, alone: Trump beams into prime time with uncertain results
Dec 18, 2025 8:50 pm - President Donald Trump crammed his usual 90-minute rally routine into 18 minutes of prime-time broadcast television on Wednesday, perplexing “Survivor” finale viewers and his own allies alike.
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Trump will use military housing money for $1,776 Pentagon bonuses
Dec 18, 2025 8:44 pm - The Trump administration will repurpose $2.6 billion in military housing assistance to pay $1,776 “warrior dividend” bonuses to service members, according to a senior administration official.
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GOP signals end to probes into military’s killing of boat strike survivors
Dec 18, 2025 8:23 pm - Top Republican lawmakers have signaled they are ending their inquiries into a controversial U.S. military strike on an alleged drug smuggling vessel in the waters off Venezuela.
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TikTok signs deal to form new US unit with investors, including Oracle, Silver Lake
Dec 18, 2025 8:20 pm - TikTok has signed agreements with three major investors — Oracle, Silver Lake and MGX — to form a new TikTok U.S. joint venture, ensuring the popular social video platform can continue operating in the United States.
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A divided EU races against time to tap Russian assets for Ukraine
Dec 18, 2025 8:15 pm - European leaders are racing to push through plans to unlock Russia’s frozen assets before Ukraine runs out of money and before the United States and Russia decide to use the funds as part of negotiations on the war.
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‘Illinois cannot afford to lose this’: Local leaders hope to keep Bears in stateDec 18, 2025 7:45 pm - Arlington Heights Mayor Jim Tinaglia urged Springfield legislators to support the Bears’ request for a property tax break and public infrastructure funding, arguing that losing the team would be a “dark day” for Illinois.
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HHS to revoke funding from hospitals offering youth gender transition care
Dec 18, 2025 7:43 pm - The Trump administration is moving to broadly curtail gender transition care for young people, proposing Thursday to eject medical providers from major federal health insurance programs if they provide services including hormone therapy or procedures such as mastectomies to children and teenagers.
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Elgin council meeting paused twice following interruptions from residents frustrated with federal immigration enforcement tacticsDec 18, 2025 6:27 pm - Growing public frustration regarding immigration enforcement activities in Elgin erupted during Wednesday’s city council meeting, with shouts and chants from the audience that resulted in the chamber being cleared twice.