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Chicago Public Schools officials had said that at least one immigration officer approached Hamline Elementary School on the city’s Southwest Side late Friday morning, but was not allowed to enter.—
Brian Niemietz,
New York Daily News,
25 Jan. 2025 -
Fire was approaching the facility, home to 45 elderly and disabled patients ranging in age from mid-60s to 103, many of them bedridden, some with dementia.—
Steve Lopez,
Los Angeles Times,
25 Jan. 2025
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This is a Trump presidency with a sharper and clearer mission: focus more than ever on the issues that resonate with everyday Americans, like housing and keeping us out of forever wars, and, above all else, putting America first.—
Cole Marting,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
24 Jan. 2025
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While the Equal Employment Opportunity rule focuses on federal contractors, Mr. Trump's executive orders could spill over to private employers, said Alex Hontos, a partner at law firm Dorsey & Whitney and expert on government contracting.—
Aimee Picchi,
CBS News,
24 Jan. 2025
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The former New York Giants running back has run for at least 100 yards in four straight games and nearing a fifth straight game.—
Ryan Gaydos,
Fox News,
26 Jan. 2025
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Four-Game Streamers Drew Doughty, D, LAK | 58% Yahoo Doughty is joining the Kings on their upcoming road trip and nearing his return to action.—
Shayna Goldman,
The Athletic,
24 Jan. 2025
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With substantial investments, international collaborations, and technological progress converging, the possibility of a QC singularity—where quantum systems achieve practical, widespread utility—appears increasingly plausible in the near future.—
Luis E. Romero,
Forbes,
18 Jan. 2025
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Health care bankers at the J.P. Morgan Healthcare Conference anticipate a bounty of Q1 process launches as several factors converge to improve the dealmaking environment.—
Aaron Weitzman,
Axios,
15 Jan. 2025
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