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Chicago mayor's bumpy first year tests progressive credentials, puzzling some supporters
When union organizer Brandon Johnson was elected Chicago mayor last year, he promised to unroll a “bold progressive movement” in the nation’s third-largest city. A year later, he shocked liberal Democrats by promoting plans for a multibillion dollar Bears stadium using public funds. “The work that we’ve done to build a better, stronger, safer Chicago through the lens of the progressive agenda is unmatched,” he told The Associated Press in a recent interview.
5-min read - PoliticsThe Independent
Trump trial live: Michael Cohen braces for cross-examination after laying out fraudulent hush money records
Former president face to face with estranged ‘fixer’ in Judge Merchan’s Manhattan courtroom as details of Stormy Daniels story suppression scheme laid out for jury
52-min read - NewsThe Independent
Florida bus crash latest: At least eight people killed and more than 40 injured in highway incident
Bus was carrying 53 migrant workers when it sideswept a truck, crashed into a fence and rolled over
2-min read - SportThe Independent
Miss Teen USA runner-up turns down crown in latest blow for scandal-plagued pageant after 2023 winners quit
Allegations of unprofessional behavior, workplace bullying and harassment from management made against Miss USA organization
3-min read - SportAssociated Press
NBA fines Gobert $75,000 for making another money gesture in frustration over a foul call
Minnesota Timberwolves center Rudy Gobert was fined $75,000 by the NBA on Tuesday for another “inappropriate and unprofessional gesture” that suggested a lack of integrity with the league and its game officials. Gobert glanced down and rubbed both thumbs together with his fingers as he walked up the court in frustration over a foul call in the fourth quarter of Minnesota's loss to Denver in Game 4 of their Western Conference semifinal series on Sunday. Gobert had just been whistled for an offe
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Trial for final wrongful death suit in Astroworld concert crowd crush is set for September
The one remaining wrongful death lawsuit filed after 10 people were killed during a deadly crowd crush at the 2021 Astroworld music festival has been set for trial in civil court in September, a judge said Tuesday. State District Judge Kristen Hawkins scheduled jury selection to begin on Sept. 10 in the lawsuit filed by the family of 9-year-old Ezra Blount, the youngest person killed during the concert by rap superstar Travis Scott. If the lawsuit filed by Blount’s family goes to trial, it wou
3-min read - PoliticsThe Independent
Seth Meyers on Trump’s mad New Jersey rally: ‘Bruce Springsteen is bad but Hannibal Lecter is good?’
Late-night host left utterly baffled by Republican presidential candidate’s latest remarks
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