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Illinois seeks a Final Four berth and Underwood’s Eastern European recruiting is a big reason whyMar 27, 2026 7:17 pm - Given the success Illinois coach Brad Underwood has had with recruits from Eastern Europe, he plans to keep adding such players to his team and is sure that many others will follow suit.
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Now a face of the Cubs, Crow-Armstrong relishes role more than money from 6-year, $115 million dealMar 27, 2026 5:17 pm - Pete Crow-Armstrong says settling into Chicago and becoming one of the faces of the Cubs matter more to him than the windfall from the six-year, $115 million contract the All-Star center fielder signed with the team.
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Judge won’t block meeting that could exempt Gulf drilling from Endangered Species ActMar 27, 2026 5:04 pm - A judge ruled Friday that the Trump administration can convene a meeting next week to seek an exemption from the Endangered Species Act on the basis of national security for expanded oil and gas drilling in the Gulf of Mexico.
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Vance holds first meeting of a new anti-fraud task force targeting benefit programsMar 27, 2026 4:53 pm - Vice President JD Vance on Friday held the inaugural meeting of a new anti-fraud task force he’s leading as the Trump administration seeks to show it’s cracking down on potential misuse of social programs.
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Pro-Iranian hacking group claims credit for hack of FBI Director Kash Patel's personal accountMar 27, 2026 4:43 pm - A pro-Iranian hacking group claimed Friday to have hacked an account of FBI Director Kash Patel and has posted online what appear to be years-old photographs of him, along with a work resume and other personal documents. Many of those records appeared to be more than a decade old.
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Wall Street drops again to close its 5th straight losing week and its worst since the Iran warMar 27, 2026 4:18 pm - NEW YORK — U.S. stocks deepened their drops Friday as Wall Street finished off a fifth straight losing week, its longest such streak in nearly four years. The S&P 500 fel...
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Plot to firebomb Palestinian activist’s home disrupted by NYPD undercover operationMar 27, 2026 4:08 pm - A New Jersey man who planned to firebomb the home of a prominent Palestinian activist was arrested Thursday following a weekslong undercover operation led by the New York City Police Department, according to officials and court papers.
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Mauricio Pochettino says US can win World Cup: ‘Why not us? … We need to dream’Mar 27, 2026 3:48 pm - Mauricio Pochettino told American soccer players they can achieve what almost no one thinks is possible: win the World Cup.
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Trump signs executive action to pay TSA employees after Congress fails to agree on DHS fundingMar 27, 2026 1:48 pm - President Donald Trump on Friday signed a promised executive action that will pay Transportation Security Administration employees, after a deal that sought to do the same stalled in Congress. Trump signed the action with an eye toward easing long security lines at many of nation’s top airports.
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5-time Gold Glove winner and Cubs World Series champion Jason Heyward announces retirementMar 27, 2026 12:08 pm - Jason Heyward, who launched his 16-year major league career with the Atlanta Braves in 2010 and won a World Series title with the Cubs in 2016, announced his retirement on Friday.