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Insults, spoiled food and no bedding — inside a Chicago landscaper’s ordeal with ICE in Broadview
A Chicago man recounts 10 weeks in federal custody, where detention in Michigan was far more humane than at the Broadview facility.
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January 4, 2026 at 2:38 AM
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Here I Stand
A long tradition of moral protest grounds our public witness in 2026
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January 3, 2026 at 6:00 PM
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US has captured Venezuela’s President Maduro and wife, says Trump
US president lauds ‘brilliant operation’ on social media as attorney general says couple will face criminal charges
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January 3, 2026 at 3:27 PM
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Chicago skater Lorenzo Elano prepares to glide into the national spotlight
The teen skater — who is the reigning U.S. junior champion — has made a lot of sacrifices to compete at an elite level. And while he may not be in the conversation for the upcoming Olympics in Italy, ...
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January 2, 2026 at 6:29 PM
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Impact over income: a striking number of gen Zers are becoming teachers
Despite longstanding concerns over pay and conditions, more young graduates are entering the classroom
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January 2, 2026 at 1:00 PM
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Harvard Professor Michael Sandel Wins Philosophy’s Berggruen Prize | Harvard Magazine
The creator of the popular ‘Justice’ course receives a $1 million award.
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January 2, 2026 at 4:05 AM
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Grief, fear and fury: the Israeli and Palestinian mothers still standing united against bloodshed
Israeli movement Women Wage Peace and Palestinian group Women of the Sun held a mass rally in October 2023. Three days later a Hamas attack triggered war – leaving the women more determined than ever
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January 1, 2026 at 4:01 PM
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‘Never Too Much’ | Trevor Jackson
Something has gone terribly wrong. In his 2004 book Why Globalization Works, the economics journalist Martin Wolf wrote that “liberal democracy is the
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January 1, 2026 at 4:06 AM
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Lily Allen’s live return, Charli xcx’s Wuthering Heights and Simon Rattle’s Janáček: music to listen out for in 2026
Raye, Deftones and Yungblud do UK tours, Jill Scott returns for more neo-soul, and classical world gears up to celebrate György Kurtág at 100
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December 31, 2025 at 2:15 PM
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New film portrays FBI's dance with a Mafia devil to solve KKK killing - Mississippi Today
Hollywood plans to release a movie next year on Mafia hitman Gregory Scarpa’s role in the Vernon Dahmer killing, starring Mark Wahlberg as the mobster.
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December 31, 2025 at 1:47 PM
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Despair for would-be US citizens as American dream blocked by Trump
Aspirant Americans tell of exclusions from ceremonies by sudden policy introduced on ‘security’ grounds
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December 30, 2025 at 6:04 PM
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‘A little light in the dark’: the former Chinese police officer bringing bubble tea to wartorn Ukraine
Brother Dong is one of a growing band of Chinese volunteers who are lending their support to Ukraine
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December 30, 2025 at 3:35 PM
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I knew all about the NHS’s challenges and flaws. But then as a patient, I saw the love and the magic | Anne Perkins
There is something about the care and professionalism to be seen on a ward that defies abstract analysis: a reminder of what it is to be human, says writer Anne Perkins
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December 29, 2025 at 5:11 PM
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This superhero, born out of the Jackson's underground volcano, is here to battle the city's detractors - Mississippi Today
The immortal man – born 1822, the year Jackson was founded – wears a green suit inspired by the city's flag and takes to the skies in the inaugural issue of Jackson Comics.
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December 29, 2025 at 5:10 PM
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At What Cost? | Marilynne Robinson
New York’s mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani plans to absorb individual costs into the collective life of the city, but whether that will be enough is an open question.
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December 29, 2025 at 1:13 AM
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How the French fell in love with family-driven memoirs and autofiction | Anne-Laure Pineau
Matriarchs, absent fathers and troubled childhoods: 2025 was the year French literature focused on family, says writer Anne-Laure Pineau
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December 25, 2025 at 6:03 PM
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Dancing! Fighting! Impregnating! The best movie moments of 2025
From Sinners to F1 to Highest 2 Lowest, Guardian writers pick the scenes that stuck with them the most this year
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December 25, 2025 at 5:33 PM
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Pope Leo criticizes Trump’s hardline immigration policies: ‘I don’t know if that’s pro-life’
Pope questions what it means to be ‘pro-life’ amid the ‘inhuman treatment of immigrants’ in the US
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December 25, 2025 at 5:19 PM
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Pope Leo calls for kindness to strangers and the poor in Christmas Eve message
Refusing to help those in need is tantamount to rejecting God himself, says pontiff during Christmas Eve mass
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December 25, 2025 at 5:08 PM
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Inside the service dog training program at an Illinois women’s prison
Incarcerated trainers in the Helping PAWS program at Logan Correctional Center raise puppies that will later work as mobility assistance dogs.
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December 23, 2025 at 6:27 PM
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Congress members demand answers on price disparities at dollar-store chains
A letter from 30 lawmakers criticizes recurring overcharges at Dollar General and Family Dollar stores – questioning ‘how seriously’ the companies prioritize ethics and affordability
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December 20, 2025 at 7:15 PM
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What Your Church Can Do if ICE Comes to Your City
Learning from Chicago Christians’ creative companionship.
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December 20, 2025 at 6:02 PM
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Trump’s health cuts leave ‘huge void’ in Buffalo, New York – and patients fearing lack of care
After a traumatic brain injury, Rita Buckley worries the skills she worked hard to regain will atrophy as the largest healthcare provider in the area closes clinics
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December 19, 2025 at 2:00 PM
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Remarks of John F. Kennedy, Fitton Council, Knights of Columbus, East Boston, Massachusetts, May 18, 1947
The Grand Old Party of Abraham Lincoln, the rail-splitter, has just held its national convention. But in this solemn hour I would remind you that it also, and since the days of Lincoln, has been the G...
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December 19, 2025 at 4:07 AM
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East Side Story | Nawal Arjini
The Hungarian poet Géza Röhrig, the Shark Tank shark Kevin O’Leary, and Timothée Chalamet walk into a bar. The bar is the restaurant of the London Ritz,
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December 19, 2025 at 3:57 AM