Tensions flare between Chicago and White House over migrant crisis
Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker and Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson confronted top White House officials late Sunday, demanding they take fast and concrete steps to address a migrant crisis they believe is about to reach a breaking point in the Windy City, according to two people on the call.
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Stock market minnows are grabbing most of the world's IPOs
When UK-based chip designer Arm went public earlier this month, raising $65 billion on the Nasdaq in a matter of hours, hopes swirled among investors that the global market for initial public offerings might be coming back to life after an 18-month slump.
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He was stepping into a key role for his famous musical family. Then a gunman approached at a stop light
They'd never really had a solid tuba player.
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DeSantis steps up offensive with a message that Trump isn't the same person
After declaring Donald Trump "missing in action" at last week's Republican presidential primary debate, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis followed up by taking shot after shot at the former president. He challenged Trump to a one-on-one debate, asserted the GOP front-runner's political shortcomings "turned Georgia and Arizona blue" and accused him of hiding from the campaign trail, a criticism akin to one Republicans levied against Joe Biden in 2020.
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Will the Supreme Court's conservatives bring out the 'bulldozer' on the consumer protection agency?
When the Supreme Court ruled against the federal agency that protects consumers from financial scams in 2020, it let the agency keep operating, opting for "a scalpel rather than a bulldozer in curing the constitutional defect."
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Hunter Biden arraignment: President's son to appear in court on gun charges
Hunter Biden, the president's son, is scheduled to appear in federal court in Wilmington, Delaware, on Tuesday to be arraigned on firearms charges brought by special counsel David Weiss.
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A ransom note, fingerprints and cell phone pings. How New York police tracked down a missing 9-year-old girl and the suspect in her disappearance
A ransom note dropped in the mailbox at the home of missing 9-year-old Charlotte Sena before dawn on Monday provided investigators an invaluable break in the case that ultimately led New York authorities to arrest a suspect and reunite the girl with her family after a frantic two-day search, state officials announced.
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Cartoon elves and scrolls visualize Chinese military's goal of Taiwan 'reunification'
China's military released an animation on Sunday depicting the journey to reunite two halves of a torn scroll across the Taiwan Strait, a thinly veiled reference to the country's longstanding goal of "reunification" with the democratic, self-ruled island.
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The Kill Room had to be rewritten in one day for Samuel L Jackson
'The Kill Room' director Nicol Paone had to re-write 'The Kill Room' after casting Samuel L Jackson in the thriller.
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Sumatran rhino birth offers glimmer of hope for species almost hunted to extinction
A critically endangered Sumatran rhinoceros calf has been born in a national park in Indonesia, the third successful pairing between a local female rhino named Ratu and Andalas, a former resident of Ohio's Cincinnati Zoo.
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Powerball jackpot climbs to an estimated $1.20 billion for Wednesday's drawing
The Powerball jackpot climbed to an estimated $1.20 billion after no ticket matched all numbers to nab the grand prize during Monday night's drawing.
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How are ancient Roman and Mayan buildings still standing? Scientists are unlocking their secrets
Scientists are trying to understand how some ancient buildings have lasted for centuries in hopes of making modern buildings more durable
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