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Former Baltimore Orioles left-hander Brian Matusz dies at 37, no cause of death announced
Brian Matusz, the left-handed pitcher who spent eight seasons in the major leagues, mostly with the Baltimore Orioles as they returned to prominence a decade ago, has died. He was ...
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Rockford’s property tax rate is 2nd highest in the U.S., study finds
Rockford homeowners pay the second-highest property tax rate in the United States — in relation to their home’s value — according to a new study. Smart Asset, a New ...
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Garland to release Smith’s Jan. 6 report, hold back Trump Mar-a-Lago report
Attorney General Merrick Garland plans to release only the volume of special counsel Jack Smith’s report dealing with Donald Trump’s plans to subvert the transfer of power after losing the 2020 ...
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Ski patrollers reach deal to end strike at Utah’s Park City Mountain Resort
Ski patrollers at the biggest U.S. ski resort have reached a deal with Utah’s Park City Mountain Resort to end a strike that ...
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US to announce $500M in weapons to be sent to Ukraine
The U.S. is set to provide Ukraine an additional $500 million in weapons quickly pulled from its existing stockpiles as the Biden administration works to get Kyiv ...
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Germany’s leader says all countries must respect existing borders, in a rebuttal of Trump
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz said Wednesday that the principle of inviolability of borders applies to every country, however powerful, and suggested that expansionist comments by ...
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Hoops Frenzy: Where each HS basketball division stands
News 8 sports correspondents Dean Holzwarth and Andrew McDonald discuss where things stand eight or nine games into the high school basketball season. (Jan. 8, 2025) The new Hoops Frenzy podcast will ...
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Masters gives another invitation to Niemann. Hojgaard invitation means Augusta gets twins
Joaquin Niemann of LIV Golf is returning to the Masters, the second straight time Augusta National has given the Chilean a special invitation. Augusta National also invited Nicolai Hojgaard, a ...
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These Illinois vanity license plates were rejected in 2024
Over 300 requests for vanity license plates were denied by the Illinois Secretary of State’s office in 2024 because they were deemed inflammatory or offensive.
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How a Venezuelan man new to politics became an opposition leader who says it’s his turn to rule
Edmundo González has become a beacon of hope for millions of Venezuelans. They want to call him president. He believes he won that office at the ballot box last year. The ...
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Justice Department says it plans to release only part of special counsel’s Trump report for now
The Justice Department says it will release special counsel Jack Smith’s findings on Donald Trump’s efforts to undo the ...
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IRS has improved taxpayer services but is slow to resolve ID theft, an independent watchdog says
The IRS boosted taxpayer services through Democrats’ Inflation Reduction Act but still faces processing claims from a coronavirus pandemic-era tax credit program and is slow to ...