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The rat of the famed Chicago Rat Hole was almost certainly a squirrelOct 16, 2025 9:26 am - The Chicago Rat Hole was the city’s hottest new attraction last year. Tourists swarmed to a quiet residential neighborhood to see the decades-old imprint of a rodent pres...
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Aziz Ansari’s film-directing debut, ‘Good Fortune,’ is a barrel of hollow laughsOct 16, 2025 9:24 am - Written by and starring comedian Aziz Ansari, “Good Fortune” is also his debut as a film director. The fantasy comedy cleverly diagnoses some of society’s greatest faults. All the world is a farce, Ansari seems to say, while suggesting that it can still be saved. But his big-screen creation doesn’t feel the need to offer solutions.
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US pushes Russia to negotiate as Hegseth warns Moscow of ‘costs’Oct 15, 2025 8:32 pm - The Trump administration is raising pressure on Moscow to come back to the negotiating table to resolve the war in Ukraine, with Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth warning the Kremlin of possible “costs” at a NATO meeting on Wednesday.
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Trump says he has authorized covert CIA action in VenezuelaOct 15, 2025 6:49 pm - President Donald Trump said Wednesday that he had authorized the Central Intelligence Agency to conduct operations in Venezuela, markedly escalating U.S. pressure on President Nicolás Maduro amid a string of lethal strikes against alleged drug trafficking boats in Caribbean waters off that country’s coast.
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Democratic governors form state public health alliance to counter RFK Jr.Oct 15, 2025 4:44 pm - Fifteen Democratic governors on Wednesday announced the formation of a state public health alliance designed to counter turmoil at federal agencies under the Trump administration.Leaders of the Governors Public Health Alliance said it will serve as a hub for governors and public health leaders to monitor disease outbreaks, establish public health policy guidance, prepare for pandemics and buy vaccines and other supplies.
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On National Mall, ‘Democracy’ drips in daylightOct 15, 2025 3:55 pm - What weighed 3,000 pounds at dawn’s early light in Washington and will virtually disappear by sundown?The correct guess is a large ice sculpture of the word “Democracy” placed on the National Mall on Wednesday morning in direct view of the U.S. Capitol as a vanishing reminder, its creators said, of rapidly eroding rights and an existential threat to the freedom on which America was founded.
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Loaded baked potatoes are a luxe breakfast in a good-for-you packageOct 15, 2025 5:24 am - Twice-baked potatoes, loaded with Canadian bacon and broccoli, then topped with melted cheese and a fried egg, make for a satisfying, extraordinary breakfast. The potatoes can be prepared in advance, so all you’ll need to do in the morning is warm them up and cook the egg.
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Smart vintage shopping starts with your nose, and other pro tipsOct 14, 2025 5:25 pm - We asked some vintage purveyors for their best tips to help you confidently shop secondhand. Happy hunting!
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Your phone can suddenly become a fire risk. Here’s what to do.Oct 14, 2025 4:28 pm - Swelling batteries in electronics can, in rare cases, spark a fire or explosion. Billions of products with rechargeable batteries are used every day, which means you might someday have a swollen battery in your phone, laptop, smart ring, wireless headphones or other device.
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What made John Candy great? A new book is a welcome reminder.Oct 14, 2025 7:13 am - Whether he was in a goofy skit with his pals or stuck in one of Hollywood’s awful ideas, John Candy always delivered. In “John Candy: A Life in Comedy,” author Paul Myers delves into a comic actor who has been largely forgotten since his death, at just 43, in 1994.