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CHICAGO — Outside an elementary school during dismissal… horrifying. What have we become?
October 9, 2025 at 2:34 PM
CHICAGO — Outside an elementary school during dismissal… horrifying. What have we become?
Sad!
The federal government shutdown has grounded the Blue Angels from its crowd-pleasing, stunt-filled airshow at San Francisco's Fleet Week.
But Canadian air force pilots and Colombian sailors will be on hand to make sure the show goes on, organizers said this week.
But Canadian air force pilots and Colombian sailors will be on hand to make sure the show goes on, organizers said this week.
San Francisco’s Fleet Week goes on despite federal shutdown, with help from Canada and Colombia
www.stripes.com
October 10, 2025 at 1:57 AM
Sad!
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A Cornell University researcher has been developing an artificial heart for children for more than 20 years. Now, his research is on hold and his lab is shut down. n.pr/3KIfcSn
This 4-year-old's heart is failing. A federal grant that might help him was canceled
A Cornell University researcher has been developing an artificial heart for children for more than 20 years. Now, his research is on hold and his lab is shut down.
n.pr
October 9, 2025 at 1:02 PM
A Cornell University researcher has been developing an artificial heart for children for more than 20 years. Now, his research is on hold and his lab is shut down. n.pr/3KIfcSn
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thank you brett kavanaugh!
Good reporting on the South Shore raid from South Side weekly here.
Confirms one thing I was told but didn't put in my own piece because I didn't have a second source and it seemed too insane: border agents segregated arrested residents by race
southsideweekly.com/federal-agen...
Confirms one thing I was told but didn't put in my own piece because I didn't have a second source and it seemed too insane: border agents segregated arrested residents by race
southsideweekly.com/federal-agen...
Federal Agents Storm South Shore Building, Detaining Families and Children
Families were woken by flashbangs and helicopters as hundreds of federal agents raided their homes. Days later, neighbors are still searching for the missing.
southsideweekly.com
October 8, 2025 at 12:47 AM
thank you brett kavanaugh!
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Police in Michigan say an initial investigation has found that a military vehicle caused an eight-vehicle crash this week on I-94 that left a 10-year-old child seriously injured and closed the highway for nearly eight hours.
Military vehicle started Michigan interstate chain-reaction crash, police say after initial probe
www.stripes.com
October 8, 2025 at 3:51 AM
Police in Michigan say an initial investigation has found that a military vehicle caused an eight-vehicle crash this week on I-94 that left a 10-year-old child seriously injured and closed the highway for nearly eight hours.
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1\ Russia has said it desperately needs to borrow a lot more money, which should mean higher finance costs.
Not just because they're borrowing more, but their *rates* should get higher as they exhaust the best bank offerings.
Most bond yields are up, by ~1% versus September.
Not just because they're borrowing more, but their *rates* should get higher as they exhaust the best bank offerings.
Most bond yields are up, by ~1% versus September.
October 7, 2025 at 3:31 PM
1\ Russia has said it desperately needs to borrow a lot more money, which should mean higher finance costs.
Not just because they're borrowing more, but their *rates* should get higher as they exhaust the best bank offerings.
Most bond yields are up, by ~1% versus September.
Not just because they're borrowing more, but their *rates* should get higher as they exhaust the best bank offerings.
Most bond yields are up, by ~1% versus September.
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This strikes me as pretty bad
October 7, 2025 at 9:49 PM
This strikes me as pretty bad
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NEW: When a health insurer refuses to pay for your treatment, you may have the right to have the denial reviewed — and potentially overturned — by an independent provider.
Here are six steps experts suggest to help you through the external appeal process.
Here are six steps experts suggest to help you through the external appeal process.
This Little-Known Appeal Could Force Your Insurer to Pay for Lifesaving Care. Here’s How to File It.
You may have the right to get a denial reviewed — and potentially overturned — by an independent provider. Here’s how experts suggest you do it.
www.propublica.org
October 7, 2025 at 12:00 PM
NEW: When a health insurer refuses to pay for your treatment, you may have the right to have the denial reviewed — and potentially overturned — by an independent provider.
Here are six steps experts suggest to help you through the external appeal process.
Here are six steps experts suggest to help you through the external appeal process.
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China's chipmakers bought $38 billion in U.S. and allied tools, a sign policy is failing, lawmakers find reut.rs/47dDigz
China's chipmakers bought $38 billion in U.S. and allied tools, a sign policy is failing, lawmakers find
Gaps in efforts by the U.S. and allies to restrict China's ability to manufacture advanced computing chips have allowed China to buy nearly $40 billion of sophisticated chipmaking gear, according to a bipartisan investigation by U.S. lawmakers.
reut.rs
October 7, 2025 at 12:05 PM
China's chipmakers bought $38 billion in U.S. and allied tools, a sign policy is failing, lawmakers find reut.rs/47dDigz
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For most workers in Wisconsin who get hurt on the job, the state’s workers’ compensation system is there to help.
But thousands of immigrant dairy workers — the backbone of one of the state’s most dangerous industries — don’t get this protection.
(Published Dec. 2023)
But thousands of immigrant dairy workers — the backbone of one of the state’s most dangerous industries — don’t get this protection.
(Published Dec. 2023)
When Immigrant Dairy Farm Workers Get Hurt, Most Can’t Rely on Workers’ Compensation
Wisconsin’s exemption for small farms is one of many federal and state carve-outs that have historically left farm workers — and dairy workers in particular — with fewer rights and protections than ot...
www.propublica.org
October 6, 2025 at 11:45 PM
For most workers in Wisconsin who get hurt on the job, the state’s workers’ compensation system is there to help.
But thousands of immigrant dairy workers — the backbone of one of the state’s most dangerous industries — don’t get this protection.
(Published Dec. 2023)
But thousands of immigrant dairy workers — the backbone of one of the state’s most dangerous industries — don’t get this protection.
(Published Dec. 2023)
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Another tragic accident.
October 6, 2025 at 11:47 PM
Another tragic accident.
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CENSORED: “They refused to run my column this week. Too critical of Trump, they said.”
Writer Dan Conway left The Daily Memphian after editors rejected his column for criticizing Trump’s unconstitutional military incursions into US cities.
Read the censored column: www.facebook.com/share/p/16uP...
Writer Dan Conway left The Daily Memphian after editors rejected his column for criticizing Trump’s unconstitutional military incursions into US cities.
Read the censored column: www.facebook.com/share/p/16uP...
October 6, 2025 at 7:38 PM
CENSORED: “They refused to run my column this week. Too critical of Trump, they said.”
Writer Dan Conway left The Daily Memphian after editors rejected his column for criticizing Trump’s unconstitutional military incursions into US cities.
Read the censored column: www.facebook.com/share/p/16uP...
Writer Dan Conway left The Daily Memphian after editors rejected his column for criticizing Trump’s unconstitutional military incursions into US cities.
Read the censored column: www.facebook.com/share/p/16uP...
Don’t think she wants the job.
Iowa Rep. Mariannette Miller-Meeks told Johnson County Republicans in an August meeting that she’ll hold town hall meetings “when hell freezes over.”
A swing-district Iowa Republican says she’ll hold town halls ‘when hell freezes over’ | CNN Politics
Iowa Rep. Mariannette Miller-Meeks told Johnson County Republicans in an August meeting that she’ll hold town hall meetings “when hell freezes over.”
www.cnn.com
October 7, 2025 at 1:46 AM
Don’t think she wants the job.
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Iowa Rep. Mariannette Miller-Meeks told Johnson County Republicans in an August meeting that she’ll hold town hall meetings “when hell freezes over.”
A swing-district Iowa Republican says she’ll hold town halls ‘when hell freezes over’ | CNN Politics
Iowa Rep. Mariannette Miller-Meeks told Johnson County Republicans in an August meeting that she’ll hold town hall meetings “when hell freezes over.”
www.cnn.com
October 7, 2025 at 1:29 AM
Iowa Rep. Mariannette Miller-Meeks told Johnson County Republicans in an August meeting that she’ll hold town hall meetings “when hell freezes over.”
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The shuttered DHS Office for Civil Rights and Civil Liberties “was one of the very few tools we had to check ICE, to hold ICE accountable,” immigration lawyer Sophia Genovese said. “Now you see them speeding to complete authoritarianism.”
(Published April 2025)
(Published April 2025)
“They Don’t Care About Civil Rights”: Trump’s Shuttering of DHS Oversight Arm Freezes 600 Cases, Imperils Human Rights
The closure of the 150-person office, which protected the civil rights of both immigrants and U.S. citizens, strips Homeland Security of its internal guardrails as the Trump administration turns DHS i...
www.propublica.org
October 7, 2025 at 1:30 AM
The shuttered DHS Office for Civil Rights and Civil Liberties “was one of the very few tools we had to check ICE, to hold ICE accountable,” immigration lawyer Sophia Genovese said. “Now you see them speeding to complete authoritarianism.”
(Published April 2025)
(Published April 2025)
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This is an important interview. A couple stopped and profiled by border patrol comes to a realization: who they voted for lied to them. It takes courage to admit it, and more to go public.
open.substack.com/pub/adamkinz...
open.substack.com/pub/adamkinz...
They Were MAGA Believers Until a Border Stop Changed Everything
George and Esmeralda Doilez made news, and a change in understanding.
open.substack.com
October 6, 2025 at 2:49 PM
This is an important interview. A couple stopped and profiled by border patrol comes to a realization: who they voted for lied to them. It takes courage to admit it, and more to go public.
open.substack.com/pub/adamkinz...
open.substack.com/pub/adamkinz...
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Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson:
"Private establishments can partner with us to make it clear that private property is private property and ICE cannot enter establishments without a valid warrant ... If Congress will not check this administration, then Chicago will."
"Private establishments can partner with us to make it clear that private property is private property and ICE cannot enter establishments without a valid warrant ... If Congress will not check this administration, then Chicago will."
October 6, 2025 at 5:53 PM
Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson:
"Private establishments can partner with us to make it clear that private property is private property and ICE cannot enter establishments without a valid warrant ... If Congress will not check this administration, then Chicago will."
"Private establishments can partner with us to make it clear that private property is private property and ICE cannot enter establishments without a valid warrant ... If Congress will not check this administration, then Chicago will."
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It's a pretty big deal that the NYC Bar Association--one of the most prominent and respected bar associations in the country--is accusing the President of ordering the "unlawful summary execution," i.e. murder--of civilians in violation of US and international law. www.nycbar.org/press-releas...
October 6, 2025 at 8:40 PM
It's a pretty big deal that the NYC Bar Association--one of the most prominent and respected bar associations in the country--is accusing the President of ordering the "unlawful summary execution," i.e. murder--of civilians in violation of US and international law. www.nycbar.org/press-releas...
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These are the "law enforcement" tactics federal agents are using in Chicago. Their car is obstructed by a moped so they tear gas the entire neighborhood.
Unacceptable in America.
Unacceptable in America.
October 6, 2025 at 9:25 PM
These are the "law enforcement" tactics federal agents are using in Chicago. Their car is obstructed by a moped so they tear gas the entire neighborhood.
Unacceptable in America.
Unacceptable in America.
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⚡️UPDATE: Czechia's Babis says Ukraine 'not ready' to join EU.
Ano party leader and billionaire Andrej Babis said on Oct. 4 that Ukraine is "not ready" to join the EU and that the Czech ammunition initiative should be taken over by NATO.
Ano party leader and billionaire Andrej Babis said on Oct. 4 that Ukraine is "not ready" to join the EU and that the Czech ammunition initiative should be taken over by NATO.
Czechia's populist Ano party wins parliamentary elections, threatening future aid to Ukraine
Ano party leader and billionaire Andrej Babis said on Oct. 4 that Ukraine is "not ready" to join the EU and that the Czech ammunition initiative should be taken over by NATO.
kyivindependent.com
October 4, 2025 at 8:16 PM
⚡️UPDATE: Czechia's Babis says Ukraine 'not ready' to join EU.
Ano party leader and billionaire Andrej Babis said on Oct. 4 that Ukraine is "not ready" to join the EU and that the Czech ammunition initiative should be taken over by NATO.
Ano party leader and billionaire Andrej Babis said on Oct. 4 that Ukraine is "not ready" to join the EU and that the Czech ammunition initiative should be taken over by NATO.
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⚡️Ukraine's existence is in Hungary's national interest, Orban says as he continues to oppose EU aid to Kyiv.
Having Ukraine separate Hungary from Russia is in Budapest's interest, Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban said in an interview with Hetek published Oct. 4.
Having Ukraine separate Hungary from Russia is in Budapest's interest, Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban said in an interview with Hetek published Oct. 4.
Ukraine's existence is in Hungary's national interest, Orban says as he continues to oppose EU aid to Kyiv
"The good thing is that there is a territory between Hungary and Russia that is now called Ukraine. This is a strategic interest of Hungary that Ukraine exists," Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban ...
kyivindependent.com
October 5, 2025 at 2:12 AM
⚡️Ukraine's existence is in Hungary's national interest, Orban says as he continues to oppose EU aid to Kyiv.
Having Ukraine separate Hungary from Russia is in Budapest's interest, Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban said in an interview with Hetek published Oct. 4.
Having Ukraine separate Hungary from Russia is in Budapest's interest, Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban said in an interview with Hetek published Oct. 4.
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⚡️Explosions rock western Ukrainian cities as Russia launches large-scale drone attack.
Russia launched a wave of drone attacks on Ukrainian cities, including Lviv and Ivano-Frankivsk, overnight on Oct. 5.
The Air Force has warned of Russian drones approaching various regions of Ukraine.
Russia launched a wave of drone attacks on Ukrainian cities, including Lviv and Ivano-Frankivsk, overnight on Oct. 5.
The Air Force has warned of Russian drones approaching various regions of Ukraine.
October 5, 2025 at 4:53 AM
⚡️Explosions rock western Ukrainian cities as Russia launches large-scale drone attack.
Russia launched a wave of drone attacks on Ukrainian cities, including Lviv and Ivano-Frankivsk, overnight on Oct. 5.
The Air Force has warned of Russian drones approaching various regions of Ukraine.
Russia launched a wave of drone attacks on Ukrainian cities, including Lviv and Ivano-Frankivsk, overnight on Oct. 5.
The Air Force has warned of Russian drones approaching various regions of Ukraine.
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⚡️Up to 5,000 Cubans fighting alongside Russian forces in Ukraine, Reuters reports.
An estimated 1,000 to 5,000 Cuban fighters are actively participating in Russia's invasion of Ukraine, Reuters reported Oct. 5, citing an internal U.S. State Department cable obtained by the outlet.
An estimated 1,000 to 5,000 Cuban fighters are actively participating in Russia's invasion of Ukraine, Reuters reported Oct. 5, citing an internal U.S. State Department cable obtained by the outlet.
Up to 5,000 Cubans fighting alongside Russian forces in Ukraine, Reuters reports
An estimated 1,000 to 5,000 Cuban fighters are actively participating in Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, Reuters reported Oct. 5, citing an internal U.S. State Department cable obtained by the outlet.
kyivindependent.com
October 5, 2025 at 7:12 PM
⚡️Up to 5,000 Cubans fighting alongside Russian forces in Ukraine, Reuters reports.
An estimated 1,000 to 5,000 Cuban fighters are actively participating in Russia's invasion of Ukraine, Reuters reported Oct. 5, citing an internal U.S. State Department cable obtained by the outlet.
An estimated 1,000 to 5,000 Cuban fighters are actively participating in Russia's invasion of Ukraine, Reuters reported Oct. 5, citing an internal U.S. State Department cable obtained by the outlet.
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⚡️ Ukraine claims strike on 'one of Russia's largest' explosives plants far from the front lines.
The facility produces a wide range of munitions, including aircraft and artillery shells, guided air bombs, anti-tank missile warheads, and ammunition for air defense and engineering units.
The facility produces a wide range of munitions, including aircraft and artillery shells, guided air bombs, anti-tank missile warheads, and ammunition for air defense and engineering units.
Ukraine claims strike on 'one of Russia's largest' explosives plants far from the front lines
The facility produces a wide range of munitions, including aircraft and artillery shells, guided air bombs, anti-tank missile warheads, and ammunition for air defense and engineering units.
kyivindependent.com
October 6, 2025 at 12:03 PM
⚡️ Ukraine claims strike on 'one of Russia's largest' explosives plants far from the front lines.
The facility produces a wide range of munitions, including aircraft and artillery shells, guided air bombs, anti-tank missile warheads, and ammunition for air defense and engineering units.
The facility produces a wide range of munitions, including aircraft and artillery shells, guided air bombs, anti-tank missile warheads, and ammunition for air defense and engineering units.
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Their discoveries have advanced treatments for cancer and autoimmune diseases and may improve transplant success.
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Two U.S. scientists among trio awarded Nobel Prize in medicine
Mary E. Brunkow, Fred Ramsdell and Dr. Shimon Sakaguchi won the Nobel Prize in medicine on Monday for their discoveries concerning peripheral immune tolerance.
on.nbcboston.com
October 6, 2025 at 11:34 AM
Their discoveries have advanced treatments for cancer and autoimmune diseases and may improve transplant success.
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