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Democrats say Bill Pulte ‘abused’ his role with mortgage fraud probesSep 26, 2025 8:52 pm - Senate Democrats are pressing Bill Pulte, President Donald Trump’s firebrand housing finance official, for information on how authorities are investigating claims of mortgage fraud by the White House’s political adversaries and raising questions about how personal documents became a key political and legal weapon.
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Trump’s transportation department pulls trail and bike grants it deems ‘hostile’ to cars, including an Illinois projectSep 26, 2025 5:26 pm - CHICAGO — President Donald Trump's transportation department has been pulling back grants already announced for recreational trails and bicycle lanes, telling local offic...
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Pete Crow-Armstrong reaches 30-30-30 as Cubs pound Cardinals 12-1 to close in on top NL wild cardSep 26, 2025 4:44 pm - Pete Crow-Armstrong hit a two-run shot to become the first Cubs player with 30 homers, 30 doubles and 30 stolen bases in a season, Seiya Suzuki iced the game with a grand slam and Chicago pounded the St. Cardinals 12-1 on Friday to close in on the top National League wild card.
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Gunman who blamed NFL for hiding brain injury dangers had CTE, medical examiner confirmsSep 26, 2025 4:40 pm - The former high school football player who killed four people inside a Manhattan office tower that houses the headquarters of the NFL, and who blamed the league for hiding the dangers of brain injuries, was suffering from the degenerative brain disease CTE, a city medical examiner said Friday.
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Federal agents fire chemicals as protesters try to block car at immigration site outside ChicagoSep 26, 2025 4:33 pm - Federal agents fired pepper balls and tear gas at protesters near an immigration enforcement building in suburban Chicago on Friday.The conflict over several hours is the latest pushback by federal authorities against protesters focused on the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement building in Broadview, about 12 miles west of Chicago, amid a surge of immigration enforcement that began early this month.
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Chair of a House committee on China demands urgent White House briefing on TikTok dealSep 26, 2025 4:21 pm - The chairman of a House committee that pushed for the law demanding TikTok be spun off from its Chinese owners has requested an urgent briefing from the White House, one day after President Donald Trump signed an executive order supporting a proposed deal that would put the popular social video platform under U.S. ownership.
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Wall Street rises and snaps out of its 3-day losing streakSep 26, 2025 3:41 pm - U.S. stocks climbed Friday and trimmed their losses for the week after a report showed that inflation is behaving roughly as economists expected, even if it’s still high. The S&P 500 rose 0.6% and broke its three-day losing streak. The Dow Jones Industrial Average gained 299 points, or 0.7%, and the Nasdaq composite added 0.4%. All three indexes pulled closer to the all-time highs they set at the start of the week.
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Nexstar and Sinclair bring Jimmy Kimmel’s show back on local TV stations, ending boycottsSep 26, 2025 1:38 pm - Nexstar Media Group joined Sinclair Broadcast Group in bringing“Jimmy Kimmel Live!” back to its local TV stations on Friday, restoring the late-night talk show to the full slate of ABC affiliates across the U.S.
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Dermatologists say keep your skin care routine simpleSep 26, 2025 11:30 am - Some dermatologists say that many viral skincare products are unnecessary, even if they feel nice. And while some cause little to no harm, other treatments can cause more problems than they fix.
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‘It’s a black hole’: Broadview ICE facility sparks complaints of inhumane conditionsSep 26, 2025 10:41 am - A boarded-up building in a small Chicago suburb has become the front line of a federal immigration crackdown, with growing accusations that the facility meant to process arrestees is a de facto detention center plagued by inhumane conditions.