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Editorial: Cryptocurrency stars can flame out. But they can’t take their customers with them

Out of nowhere, 30-year-old Sam Bankman-Fried became a billionaire mover and shaker in the world of cryptocurrency. Careful to make friends of powerful Democrats and media columnists alike, he threw money around the halls of Congress — and everywhere else he went — while threatening to disrupt Chicago’s financial futures…

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‘Always going to be Chicago through and through:’ Jasmine Jordan on Jordan Brand, the importance of women in sneakers — and expanding the roster

CHICAGO — As a child, Jasmine Jordan wasn’t initially into the family shoe. She opted for what was popular for kids her age — Skechers. She never could keep a pair long, though, because once her father saw them, he would toss them. Eventually she would come to love —…

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Commentary: Will US foreign policy change after the midterms?

Though foreign policy played no real role in the outcome of the midterm elections, that outcome matters for foreign policy.

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Commentary: ‘Boring’ won in the midterms. That’s good news for better government.

As he stumped for reelection in a yellow school bus, Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers reminded voters that four years after he’d pledged to “fix the damn roads,” the state had paved and patched more than 5,000 miles of roads after pouring hundreds of millions of dollars into transportation projects.

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Ex-DePaul student gets 7½ years in federal prison for writing computer code to help ISIS terrorist group

A former DePaul University student was sentenced Thursday to 7 ½ years in federal prison for using his developing computer skills to help the Islamic State terrorist group spread violent propaganda on social media.

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Former Gov. Pat Quinn announces he will not run for Chicago mayor

Former Illinois Gov. Pat Quinn will pass on a run for Chicago mayor, closing the door on a long-shot bid for City Hall’s top job, he said Thursday.

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‘She Said’ review: Setting journalistic fire to Harvey Weinstein’s casting couch, in one of the year’s best films

In October 2017, after years of conspicuous prime-time wisecracks about that smarmy, skeezy Harvey Weinstein, The New York Times published the first of many accounts suggesting the full extent of how badly, and criminally, the Oscar-winning movie producer had preyed on women for decades.

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‘Tulsa King’ review: Sylvester Stallone is a New York gangster starting over in ... Oklahoma?

As the creator of the “Yellowstone” franchise, Taylor Sheridan’s notions of masculinity are not what you’d call expansive, but instead sit comfortably within the same mold that produced John Wayne and Clint Eastwood. A similar but distinctive brand of masculinity exists in stories about the mob. With “Tulsa King” on…

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Chicago says it’s on track to plant 15,000 trees in first step to fix city's tree disparities. But ‘real work’ starts now, advocates say

CHICAGO — About four days a week, Dulce Garduno picks a few blocks in the Little Village neighborhood and knocks on doors. If there’s no response, she flags it as a house to revisit. If someone answers, she makes her pitch by posing a simple question: Do you want a…

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My worst moment: The time ‘Succession’s’ Arian Moayed froze on a Broadway stage

As the private equity investor Stewy Hosseini on “Succession,” Arian Moayed delivers the show’s piquant profanities with an elegant flair. It’s a role that has made Moayed instantly recognizable, in addition to his roles in the Disney+ series “Ms. Marvel” and the second season of the HBO anthology series “Love…

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Paul Sullivan: Once in the driver’s seat, Illinois needs an unlikely win at the Big House to stay alive in the muddled Big Ten West

CHICAGO — The Big Ten season once again should come down to The Game, a sure sign normalcy has been restored in Middle America.

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Ayo Dosunmu seeks challenges with the Chicago Bulls while adapting to starting at point guard: ‘I want to soak up as much as possible’

Ayo Dosunmu wants to be pushed. That was the first request he made to coach Billy Donovan when the former Illinois guard joined the Chicago Bulls as a rookie.

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With alleged plan to kill himself, Jan. 6 Capitol riot defendant now charged with murder after Illinois crash

CHICAGO — Shane Jason Woods pleaded guilty earlier this year to scuffling with a police officer during the Jan. 6, 2021, mob attack at the U.S. Capitol and faced federal prison time when his case was set for sentencing in January.

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White Sox pitcher Dylan Cease finishes 2nd to Justin Verlander for American League Cy Young Award

CHICAGO — Guaranteed Rate Field was abuzz on Aug. 16 with the starting pitchers as the center of the attention.

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Illinois man arrested on charges he entered US Capitol on Jan. 6, fought with officer

CHICAGO — A suburban man has been arrested on charges alleging he entered the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6 and physically grabbed the baton of a police officer trying to push back the unruly mob in the building’s rotunda.

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Thanksgiving brings smaller turkeys but bigger grocery bills. Average meal cost expected to hit $64, up 20% over last year

Regina Head usually cooks her Thanksgiving turkey until it’s so tender it can melt in your mouth. This year, she’s considering deep frying her bird, which she’ll serve to her three daughters, who range in age from 8 to 16.

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In wake of Chicago conviction, R. Kelly files motions for acquittal and new trial

CHICAGO — Disgraced singer R. Kelly filed a pair of motions in Chicago’s federal court Tuesday seeking a new trial or an outright reversal of his conviction two months ago on child pornography and other sex abuse-related charges.

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‘Leverage: Redemption’ review: Season 2 has more capers, implausible schemes and a hefty serving of karmic justice for the rich

The scammers keep scamming. And so the hackers, cat burglars and con artists of the Leverage crew have saddled up once again to balance the scales. Back for a second season on Amazon’s Freevee, the team on “Leverage: Redemption” stares corruption jauntily in the eye and says: Make my day.

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Ranking the Marvel 50: The bad, the good, ‘Wakanda Forever’ and the movie for people who think they hate superhero movies

What we have here is a ranking of every single TV show and movie that’s a part of the 14-year-old Marvel Cinematic Universe, which will continue long enough to bury you and me. I’m doing this because it’s an online rite of passage to rank Marvel. Also, because I’m correct.…

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Paul Sullivan: 7 things you need to know about the World Cup in Qatar from someone who has watched ‘Ted Lasso’

CHICAGO — The World Cup in Qatar is only a week away, and if you’re anything like me, you’ve hardly slept the last week in anticipation.

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David Quammen predicted the pandemic in ‘Spillover.’ His new book ‘Breathless’ tracks the race against COVID-19.

David Quammen was right.

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Commentary: US can respond to Ebola outbreak in Uganda by acting quickly, intelligently

While the Ebola outbreak in Uganda does not present the same risk scenario that COVID-19 once did, if we learned anything from the pandemic, now is the time for America to take Ebola seriously.

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Commentary: Young voters showed up and helped prevent major losses for Democrats

It’s no surprise that midterm elections have historically been a referendum on the sitting president’s political party. Since 1934, the president’s party has, on average, lost four Senate seats and a whopping 28 House seats. What’s more: there have been only three midterm elections in which the president’s political party…

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Editorial: Netanyahu embraces the far right. Can’t he see what extremist politics have done to the US?

The toxicity of far-right politics manifests itself in myriad ways — and not only here in America.

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Deadnaming, misgendering and more: A trans and nonbinary community grapples with end-of-life complexities

CHICAGO — When COVID-19 first hit Chicago in 2020, essential worker Elias Renaud texted his sister and a good friend from the bus on his way home from his job at a grocery store.

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