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First few aid trucks enter Gaza but allies threaten Israel with sanctions and urge moreMay 19, 2025 7:22 pm - TEL AVIV, Israel — The first few aid trucks entered Gaza on Monday following nearly three months of Israel’s blockade of food, medicine and other supplies, Israel and the...
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White Sox unveil a graphic installation honoring Pope Leo XIV and his World Series appearanceMay 19, 2025 6:39 pm - CHICAGO — There is a new landmark at the home of the White Sox — Section 140, Row 19, Seat 2. That's where Father Bob — the future Pope Leo XIV — sat for Game 1 of the 20...
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Curtain coming down after 30 years at ‘Inside Edition’ for Deborah NorvilleMay 19, 2025 5:05 pm - For a television news industry in a constant state of motion, Deborah Norville has been a model of stability. She began hosting the syndicated newsmagazine “Inside Edition” in 1995 and has remained there ever since. Now that 30-year run is coming to a close.
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BIBI releases sophomore album ‘EVE: ROMANCE’ ahead of Chicago showMay 19, 2025 3:50 pm - South Korean artist BIBI released her highly anticipated sophomore album, “EVE: ROMANCE,” recently, delivering a project that blends her signature genre-defying sound with philosophical twists. She headlines The Auditorium in Chicago on Tuesday, June 3.
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Book Review: Ocean Vuong takes existentialism to deeply intimate level in ‘The Emperor of Gladness’May 19, 2025 3:26 pm - Ocean Vuong’s new novel follows Hai, 19, as he takes care of Grazina, 81, and works in a fast-casual restaurant to help support them. Told in moments, “The Emperor of Gladness” takes existentialism to a deeply intimate level.
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Denzel Washington receives surprise honorary Palme d’Or at Cannes premiere for ‘Highest 2 Lowest’May 19, 2025 1:16 pm - Denzel Washington sandwiched a whirlwind trip to the Cannes Film Festival, in between Broadway performances, for the premiere of Spike Lee’s “Highest 2 Lowest” on Monday — and was rewarded with a surprise: an honorary Palme d’Or.
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Supreme Court allows Trump to strip protections from some Venezuelans; deportations could followMay 19, 2025 11:52 am - The Supreme Court on Monday allowed the Trump administration to strip legal protections from 350,000 Venezuelans, potentially exposing them to deportation.
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Trump’s massive import taxes haven't done much economic damage — yetMay 19, 2025 11:24 am - For months, American consumers and businesses have been hearing that President Donald Trump’s massive import taxes — tariffs — would drive up prices and hurt the U.S. economy. But the latest economic reports don’t match the doom and gloom: Inflation actually eased last month, and hiring was solid in April.
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‘Sesame Street’ moves in with Netflix, but will stay on PBSMay 19, 2025 11:02 am - Netflix has thrown “Sesame Street” a safety net with a new streaming deal that offers the popular children’s staple a broad reach while keeping it on its long-standing home, PBS, at the same time, the companies announced Monday.
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Stocks, bonds and the dollar drift after the latest downgrade to the US government's credit ratingMay 19, 2025 8:57 am - The “Sell America” sentiment is hitting Wall Street again and U.S. stocks, U.S. bonds and the value of the U.S. dollar are all falling after the latest reminder that the U.S government seems to be hurtling toward an unsustainable mountain of debt.