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Chicago Transit Authority lawsuit targets federal construction funding halted last fallMar 21, 2026 1:28 pm - The Chicago Transit Authority on Friday filed a federal lawsuit seeking restoration of $2 billion in commuter rail expansion funding that President Donald Trump's administration stopped last fall.
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Dozens injured in Israel after Iranian missile strikes target areas near nuclear research centerMar 21, 2026 1:20 pm - Iran targeted a joint U.K.-U.S. base in the Indian Ocean, and Iran's main nuclear enrichment site was struck again, as the war in the Middle East entered its fourth week.
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Former FBI Director Robert Mueller, who transformed bureau into counterterrorism force after 9/11, dies at 81Mar 21, 2026 12:58 pm - Robert S. Mueller III, the FBI director who transformed the nation's premier law enforcement agency into a terrorism-fighting force after the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks and who later became special counsel in charge of investigating ties between Russia and Donald Trump's presidential campaign, has died. He was 81.
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Police video of Justin Timberlake’s 2024 drunken driving arrest releasedMar 21, 2026 8:31 am - Justin Timberlake struggled to perform field sobriety tests requiring him to walk a straight line and stand on one leg after he was pulled over in New York’s Hamptons in 2024 by police officers who suspected him of driving drunk, according to video footage released Friday.
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BTS returns with comeback concert in Seoul after 4-year hiatusMar 21, 2026 8:02 am - After a four-year break, K-pop supergroup BTS returned Saturday with a massive, free comeback concert in Seoul, where thousands of police locked down a central boulevard for the Netflix-exclusive spectacle that drew tens of thousands of fans.
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Music review: BTS’ long-awaited comeback album ‘ARIRANG’ is an exciting experimentMar 21, 2026 7:44 am - The game-changing K-pop boy band BTS has returned after a nearly four-year musical hiatus. “ARIRANG,” the 14-track, fifth studio album from the septet — RM, Jin, Jimin, V, Suga, Jung Kook and j-hope — is here. And it is appropriately massive.
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Number of perfect March Madness brackets dwindles to a precious few in Day 2Mar 20, 2026 10:43 pm - The odds of a picking perfect NCAA Tournament bracket are astronomical for a reason. The number of unblemished entries in ESPN's bracket challenge dropped to 423 with fou...
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Avalanche beat the Blackhawks 4-1 to clinch playoff spotMar 20, 2026 10:23 pm - Nathan MacKinnon had three assists in Colorado's 4-1 victory over the Chicago Blackhawks on Friday night, helping the Avalanche become the first NHL team to clinch a playoff spot this season.
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Vanderbilt braces for a ‘road game’ in NCAA Tournament; Illini set for VCU matchupMar 20, 2026 8:48 pm - OKLAHOMA CITY — Vanderbilt coach Mark Byington expects a hostile environment when the Commodores play Nebraska on Saturday in the second round of the NCAA Tournament. Byi...
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North Carolina beats Western Illinois 82-51, advances in women’s NCAA tourneyMar 20, 2026 8:01 pm - Nyla Harris scored 17 points, Lanie Grant had 15 and North Carolina rolled past cold-shooting Western Illinois 82-51 on Friday night in the first round of the women's NCAA Tournament.