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Sister Jean Dolores Schmidt, Loyola Chicago's beloved chaplain, dies at 106 Sister Jean Dolores Schmidt, the beloved chaplain for Loyola Chicago's men's basketball team, has died at 106. The university announced her death on Thursday night.

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Gold Prices Top $4,000 for First Time The precious metal has ​surged more than 50% this year, ​reflecting a flight to alternative assets ​amid concern​s about the U.S. economy’s outlook.

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Raleigh meets fan who gave 60th HR ball to boy The fan who gave a 12-year-old boy Cal Raleigh's 60th home run ball Wednesday night in Seattle returned to T-Mobile Park on Thursday and was gifted a signed Raleigh bat and two baseball -- which he ga...

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Harry Styles finishes Berlin Marathon in under 3 hours — and a false name Sporting a headband and sunglasses, the English pop icon finished the marathon in under three hours.

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Welcome to the Luka Doncic Revenge Tour After an unexpected trade to the LA Lakers followed by sniping about his fitness level, the NBA star is ready to answer his doubters—both off and on the court.

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Lawmakers Win Round in Spending Fight With White House Website tracking federal payments is back online after the Trump administration took it down in March.

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Fed Governors Could Break Ranks as Trump Intensifies Powell Pressure Possible dissents by Christopher Waller and Michelle Bowman would mark the first time in three decades that more than one Fed governor dissented at a policy meeting.

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‘Buckingham Nicks,’ Lindsey and Stevie’s Pre-Fleetwood Mac Album, to Finally Receive Reissue After Being Out of Print Nearly Five Decades 'Buckingham Nicks,' Lindsey Buckingham and Stevie Nicks' long-out-of-print pre-Fleetwood Mac 1973 album, will finally be issued on all formats.

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Exclusive | Former Social Security Official Pitched an Investment Strategy to Keep Fund Solvent. It Went Nowhere. Scott Coulter got little traction on his idea to avert the trust fund’s insolvency, accelerated by the tax-and-spending bill.

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These ‘Rewilding’ Projects Might Be the Next Generation of National Parks Around the world, conservationists are buying up farmland and cattle ranches, and giving the land back to nature. Here’s where to see the projects in action.

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Exclusive | Shell in Early Talks to Acquire Rival BP A deal for BP, worth roughly $80 billion, would be a landmark combination of two supermajor oil companies.

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The 100 Best Movies of the 21st Century More than 500 influential directors, actors and other notable names in Hollywood and around the world voted on the best films released since Jan. 1, 2000. See how their ballots stacked up.

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YouTube video by 20th Century Studios Springsteen: Deliver Me From Nowhere | Official Trailer

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Pres. Trump asked on Air Force One whether he had called Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz. “Why would I call him?”

“I could call him, say hi how are you doing? The guy doesn’t have a clue, he’s a mess.”

“So I could be nice and call him but why waste time.”

How Does One Person Survive a Plane Crash? The lone survivor of Air India Flight 171 was seated in an exit-row window seat.

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Exclusive | Group Backed by George Soros to Plow Millions Into Turning Texas Blue The “Blue Texas” initiative will attempt to bolster Democrats’ long-held hope of making Texas politically competitive.

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The Department of Government Efficiency has laid off thousands of federal workers, claims to have cancelled more than 10,000 contracts and has dismantled entire agencies. But have the DOGE cuts lived up to Elon Musk’s promises?
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The Author Whose Books Are Snapped Up By Netflix, Hulu and Prime Is Out with a Space Novel The bestselling author of “The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo” has a new book about 1980s NASA.

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Trump Considers Pardoning Men Convicted of Planning to Kidnap Michigan Governor The president told reporters at the White House that he would ‘take a look at’ pardoning the men

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Former US Rep. Charles Rangel of New York has died at age 94 Former Democratic US Rep. Charles Rangel of New York has died at age 94. The family confirmed the death in a statement provide dby City College of New York spokesperson Michelle Stent.

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Rahm Emanuel, Teasing a White House Bid, Says Democratic Brand Is Weak The pugilistic Democrat isn’t hiding his political ambitions, openly considering a presidential run as the party struggles to find a way out of the wilderness.

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An Ode to the Penny, Departing After 233 Years of Service After more than 200 years, we bid farewell to our small-denominated currency that grew to become a symbol of thriftiness and luck.

"A penny saved was a penny earned. A penny bought your thoughts. A penny was pretty. A penny was pinched. A penny might even be hiding in your loafer." An ode to the penny by Oyin Adedoyin and @kthomasdc.bsky.social as it faces the end. www.wsj.com/us-news/penn...

The fate of Trump’s agenda rests with the House GOP’s ‘five families’ They call themselves the ‘Five Families.’ This week will test whether the House GOP’s factions can come together to advance Trump’s big bill.

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Biden Diagnosed With Metastatic Prostate Cancer The diagnosis comes just months after end of former president’s first term.

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U.S. Loses Last Triple-A Credit Rating Moody’s Ratings downgraded the U.S. government on Friday, citing large fiscal deficits and rising interest costs.

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How Qatar Spent Billions to Gain Influence in the U.S. The tiny Gulf state has showered money on the U.S.’s military and universities, giving it outsize geopolitical clout.

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The Real Mystery Surrounding Pope Leo: Cubs Disciple or White Sox Believer? Both franchises pounced on signs that the next leader was one of them.

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From prosperity to austerity: Trump’s tone shifts ahead of tariff impacts Trump has long promised to unleash a “golden age.” Now he is warning that Americans may have to cut back.

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