EAST SIDE — A 15-year-old boy was slammed to the ground by federal agents using force to disperse protesters Tuesday and then “disappeared” to a garage for five hours, according to attorneys hired by his family. The incident happened in the city’s East Side neighborhood as crowds swelled around the scene of a car crash caused by federal agents, witnesses …
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Citizen scientists have found several new “odd radio circles<” or ORCs, in distant, enormous galaxy clusters — and through their discoveries, scientists are learning more about how these huge ring-like structures form. ORCs were first identified only six years ago, in 2019, by Anna Kapinska of the National Radio Astronomy Observatory while perusing observations made by the Australian Square Kilometre …
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For lovers of cool astronomy and math, this finding is a real treat. Citizen astronomers stumbled upon not one but two rings of extragalactic radio signals crossing each other to form a near-perfect Venn diagram. A paper published October 2 in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society identifies this strangely geometric object as an “odd radio circle” (ORC), vast …
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An Alabama construction worker and U.S. citizen who says he was detained twice by immigration agents within just a few weeks has filed a lawsuit in federal court demanding an end to Trump administration workplace raids targeting industries with large immigrant workforces. The class-action lawsuit, filed Tuesday by concrete worker Leo Garcia Venegas with the public interest law firm Institute …
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Shakira had the crowd’s hips shaking for her electrifying headlining set at Global Citizen Festival in Central Park on Saturday. Appearing in a sparkling, sheer full-length body suit and backed by dancers and a band, she launched her performance with “She Wolf,” conjuring fans to howl along with her during the song. “I’m so thrilled to be here tonight, knowing …
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The pregnant rapper performed “Outside,” “ErrTime,” “Bodak Yellow,” and “I Like It” on Saturday Cardi B took the Global Citizen Festival stage by storm on Saturday night, rocking a baby bump and new songs alongside her earlier hits at Central Park in New York. The rapper announced she was pregnant with her fourth child, and first with boyfriend Stefon Diggs, …
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Quick Read Shakira and Cardi B headlined the 2025 Global Citizen Festival in Central Park, New York. The festival attracted around 60,000 attendees, focusing on ending poverty and climate action. Fans earned tickets by taking action—volunteering or supporting social causes. The event raised funds for energy access in Africa, Amazon rainforest protection, and global education. Hugh Jackman hosted for the …
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Joe Botello was startled awake early Tuesday morning when federal immigration agents broke through the door to his suburban Elgin home. Botello, 37, was led out of the home in the 900 block of Chippewa Drive in handcuffs. The entire street was blocked off by armed ICE agents wearing fatigues and using military vehicles. Neighbors were rattled as helicopters, bright …
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In Forrest Gump, the title character, played by Tom Hanks, receives the Congressional Medal of Honor from President Lyndon B Johnson. In real life, it appears Hanks will no longer receive another military honor. The alumni association of the US Military Academy, or West Point, announced in May that it would award Hanks, a two-time Oscar winner, with its 2025 …
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