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Chicago’s Lightfoot loses reelection bid, setting up Vallas and Johnson for runoff

Voters on Tuesday denied incumbent Lori Lightfoot a second term, issuing a rebuke to a leader who made history as head of the nation’s third-largest city.

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26 Killed, 85 Injured in Fiery Wreckage After Trains Collide in Greece

TEMPE, Greece — A passenger train and an oncoming freight train collided in a fiery wreck in northern Greece early Wednesday, killing 26 people and injuring at least 85, Fire Service officials said. Multiple cars derailed and at least three

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Blinken Finds Receptive Leaders in Central Asia, Where Russia Seeks Aid

The U.S. secretary of state’s diplomatic mission is part of a broader Biden administration effort to strengthen support for Ukraine, or at least push neutral nations to refrain from aiding Russia.

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US State Department report says Israel failing to prevent settler attacks

US envoy for Palestinians visits town attacked by settlers day after release of 2021 Country Reports on Terrorism, which notes conviction of 1 assailant in 496 attacks

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Why Spy Agencies May Lose Sweeping Surveillance Powers

The last time America’s intelligence agencies asked Congress to renew one of their most controversial surveillance programs, then-President Trump briefly sided with its opponents before backing down at the last minute. Five years later, an unlikely coalition of MAGA loyalists

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Lawmakers Question Pentagon on Ukraine Funds, Signaling Fresh Concerns

Some Republicans and Democrats quizzed military officials about the money that has been sent to Kyiv so far and what is still to come, threatening a consensus in favor of aid.

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ESPN’s Jeff Passan on Hebrew school, Sandy Koufax and Jewish baseball history

For fans of America’s favorite pastime, he’s everywhere. The ubiquitous sports reporter answers some curveballs about his time in the field

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Prestigious Dan David Prize names 9 innovative historians as winners

Tel Aviv University award goes to scholars researching array of historical subjects, including dust in ancient dental plaque, interfaith rifts after Holocaust

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Chicago Mayor Election: Paul Vallas Advances to Runoff – The New York Times

Chicago Mayor Election: Paul Vallas Advances to Runoff  The New York Times Polls close in Chicago as voters decide political fate of Mayor Lori Lightfoot amid crime wave  Fox News Crime a concern in mayoral election, Advocate CEO Jim Skogsbergh says  Crain’s Chicago

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Fiery train crash in Greece kills 16, injures at least 85

Multiple train cars derailed and at least three caught fire after the crash during the night near Tempe, some 235 miles north of Athens.

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