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Cut by Jets and brought back, former Illinois star Williams’ redemption story leads to AFC honorsOct 29, 2025 4:44 pm - Isaiah Williams was sitting at home, upset and uncertain if he had just blown his NFL chance. The former Illinois wide receiver and return specialist had just been waived by the New York Jets, a few days after two costly mistakes were key contributors to the team's loss to the Miami Dolphins on Sept. 29.
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US determined to prevent the collapse of the Gaza ceasefire after overnight airstrikesOct 29, 2025 4:37 pm - JERUSALEM — Israel’s intense bombardment of the Gaza Strip this week marked the most serious challenge yet for a fragile, U.S.-brokered ceasefire. Over 100 Palestinians ...
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Trump and China's Xi meet in South Korea to try to roll back months of trade tensionsOct 29, 2025 4:25 pm - BUSAN, South Korea — President Donald Trump met face-to-face with Chinese leader Xi Jinping on Thursday, a chance for the leaders of the world's two largest economies to ...
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Putin claims Russian troops have surrounded 2 Ukrainian cities but Ukraine says that's not trueOct 29, 2025 3:49 pm - KYIV, Ukraine — Russian President Vladimir Putin claimed Wednesday that Russian troops have surrounded Ukrainian forces in two key eastern cities of Ukraine and offered ...
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Food aid at risk of expiring as effort to fund SNAP benefits fails in SenateOct 29, 2025 3:34 pm - WASHINGTON — Republican leaders in Congress said it’s all or nothing on Wednesday as they rejected a Democratic push to carve out funding to continue food aid for more t...
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White House says deal to put TikTok under US ownership could be finalized in South KoreaOct 29, 2025 3:30 pm - The Trump administration has been signaling that it may have finally reached a deal with China to keep TikTok running in the U.S., with the two countries finalizing it as...
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Federal Reserve cuts key rate as government shutdown clouds economic outlookOct 29, 2025 3:25 pm - WASHINGTON — The Federal Reserve cut its key interest rate Wednesday for a second time this year as it seeks to shore up economic growth and hiring even as inflation stay...
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Jurors convict Illinois deputy of killing Sonya Massey but can’t agree on first-degree murder chargOct 29, 2025 3:18 pm - PEORIA — A jury on Wednesday convicted an Illinois sheriff’s deputy of second-degree murder, a lesser charge, in the shooting death of Sonya Massey, a Black woman who c...
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For Demi Lovato, ‘It’s Not That Deep.’ Her new pop era, album and tour to Chicago are reasons to celebrateOct 29, 2025 10:06 am - On her ninth studio album, Demi Lovato has had a revelation: “It’s Not That Deep.” It’s the title of her energetic dance-pop record, and a celebration of life’s joys and messiness. Tickets for her Friday, May 1, show at Chicago’s United Center go on sale Friday, Oct. 31.
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What to know as the annual signup window for health insurance arrivesOct 29, 2025 10:02 am - Higher prices, less help and a government shutdown all hang over health insurance markets as shoppers start looking for coverage this week.