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House Republicans unveil blueprint to extend $4.5 trillion in tax cuts and lift the debt ceilingFeb 12, 2025 5:26 pm - WASHINGTON — House Republicans released a budget plan Wednesday that sets the stage for advancing many of President Donald Trump's top domestic priorities, providing for ...
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Joann moves to close 500 of its stores across the US amid bankruptcyFeb 12, 2025 4:46 pm - NEW YORK — Struggling fabric and crafts seller Joann plans to close about 500 of its stores across the U.S. — 26 in Illinois — or more than half its current nationwide fo...
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Bridget Jones is middle-aged now. And we still love her, just as she is.Feb 12, 2025 3:46 pm - What makes “Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy” especially enjoyable — it’s the best since the 2001 original — is not that Bridget (Renée Zellweger) finds a way yet again to triumph over doubts and obstacles. It’s that she still makes us care so much.
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USAID staffers describe colleagues abandoned in violence in Congo as DOGE ends assistance programsFeb 12, 2025 3:46 pm - WASHINGTON — A lieutenant of Trump ally Elon Musk and other outsiders are overseeing the immediate termination of hundreds of American aid and foreign assistance programs...
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As DOGE hammers away at the US government, Republicans stir with quiet objectionsFeb 12, 2025 2:18 pm - Republican Sen. Katie Britt has been working to make sure the Trump administration's Department of Government Efficiency doesn't hit what she called “life-saving, groundbreaking research at high-achieving institutions,” including her state's beloved University of Alabama.
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The women of ‘The White Lotus’ check into Season 3 in ThailandFeb 12, 2025 1:22 pm - Get ready to check into “The White Lotus” in Thailand for Season 3 — this time, sadly, there’s no room for Jennifer Coolidge. With the absence of her fan-favorite character comes the opportunity for other characters to win over the audience when it returns on Sky and HBO Sunday.
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Former longtime Illinois legislative leader Michael Madigan is convicted in corruption trialFeb 12, 2025 11:28 am - Jurors convicted former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan 10 counts and acquitted him of seven, but could not reach a decision on six counts. They returned the verdict after deliberating more than 10 days in a bribery case that led to the downfall of a man who was nicknamed the “Velvet Hammer” for his forceful yet quiet leadership style.
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Trump upends US Ukraine policy and says he and Putin have agreed to begin negotiations on ending warFeb 12, 2025 11:16 am - President Donald Trump said he and Russian President Vladimir Putin agreed during a phone call Wednesday to begin “negotiations” on ending the Ukraine war and would “work together, very closely” toward winding down the conflict.
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Senate confirms Gabbard as Trump's director of national intelligence after Republicans fall in lineFeb 12, 2025 11:12 am - The Senate on Wednesday confirmed Tulsi Gabbard as President Donald Trump's director of national intelligence after Republicans who had initially questioned her experience and judgment fell in line behind her nomination.
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Government watchdogs fired by Trump sue his administration and ask a judge to reinstate themFeb 12, 2025 10:23 am - Eight government watchdogs have sued over their mass firing that removed oversight of President Donald Trump's new administration.