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Girls basketball: Fisher’s double-double helps Libertyville deny Huntley’s upset bidFeb 24, 2026 9:07 pm - For a brief moment, Huntley appeared primed for the upset. Taking on No. 1 seed Libertyville during Tuesday’s IHSA Class 4A sectional semifinal at Rockford Guilford, seni...
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From Cabinet secretary to doomsday president: What being the designated survivor is likeFeb 24, 2026 9:05 pm - They typically start the day as low-profile Cabinet secretaries. They end it that way, too, God willing. But when the rest of the government is gathered together for a big event, like President Donald Trump's State of the Union address Tuesday night, a designated survivor is kept away to ensure someone in the line of leadership succession stays alive.
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A city blanketed in fear: Accountability Commission hears shocking testimony about ICEFeb 24, 2026 8:43 pm - The state commission that has been investigating actions by federal immigration agents heard from health, education and community safety advocates at its third public meeting Tuesday.
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Northeast US digs out from brutal snowstorm that disrupted flights and canceled schoolFeb 24, 2026 7:59 pm - Millions across the northeastern United States on Tuesday contended with treks to school and work as they dug out from a major — and in some areas record-breaking — storm that blanketed the region with snow, canceled flights, disrupted transit and downed power lines.
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Cartel violence fuels doubts about FIFA World Cup games in MexicoFeb 24, 2026 7:54 pm - Hugo Alejandro Pérez was in his house a few miles from the Mexican stadium that is slated to host FIFA World Cup games when gunfire and explosions erupted just outside his door.The 53-year-old restaurant owner was already skeptical about his city, Guadalajara, hosting the international sporting event.
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House rejects bill requiring aircraft locator systems to prevent midair collisions like last year’sFeb 24, 2026 7:30 pm - The House failed to approve a bill Tuesday that was crafted after last year’s tragic midair collision near Washington, D.C., to require all aircraft flying around busy airports to have key locator systems to prevent such crashes. The collision of an airliner and an Army helicopter killed 67 people in January 2025.
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Hegseth warns Anthropic to let the military use the company’s AI tech as it sees fit, AP sources sayFeb 24, 2026 7:24 pm - Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth gave Anthropic's CEO a Friday deadline to open the company's artificial intelligence technology for unrestricted military use or risk losing its government contract, according to a person familiar with their meeting Tuesday.
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Labor secretary’s spouse not charged but remains banned from agencyFeb 24, 2026 7:19 pm - A local police investigation of a report that Labor Secretary Lori Chavez-DeRemer’s husband sexually assaulted a female staffer has been closed after police found no evidence of a crime. But Shawn DeRemer remains banned from the Labor Department’s headquarters in Washington, D.C., amid an inquiry by the office of the department’s inspector general.
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Scarification: The simple seed-starting trick that helps tough-coated seeds sprout fasterFeb 24, 2026 6:14 pm - The hard coating on some seeds makes it difficult for them to sprout. Scarification can help to get them started.
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Stop flushing ‘flushable’ wipesFeb 24, 2026 5:51 pm - It reopens a long-standing question: Are “flushable” wipes actually flushable?