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Lucky blackjack streak nets Illinois governor JB Pritzker $1.4M in Las Vegas

Lucky blackjack streak nets Illinois governor JB Pritzker .4M in Las Vegas

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — It figures that a billionaire would win big in Las Vegas. Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker reported a gambling windfall of $1.4 million on his federal tax return this week. The two-term Democrat, often mentioned as a 2028 presidential candidate, told reporters in Chicago on Thursday that he drew charmed hands in blackjack during a vacation with …

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Trump’s trade war nets a major victory over Canadian auto industry – Politico

Trump’s trade war nets a major victory over Canadian auto industry  Politico Jeep parent Stellantis announces $13 billion U.S. investment plan  CNBC New midsize truck to be assembled in Toledo as part of nearly $400 million Stellantis investment  WTVG Stellantis backtracks on plans to build Jeep model in Ontario, shifts to U.S.  CBC Jeep Parent Stellantis, Faced With Trump’s Tariffs, Shifts Auto Production From …

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GOP nets 1 more House seat as Missouri passes gerrymandered map – Politico

GOP nets 1 more House seat as Missouri passes gerrymandered map  Politico Trump-backed congressional map passes Senate in crucial Midwestern state: ‘Commonsense values’  Fox News Missouri passes Trump-backed redistricting plan to help the GOP in the midterms  NPR Missouri Legislature passes new Republican-drawn congressional map  NBC News Missouri Senate approves redistricting plan, initiative petition reform  KMBC Source link

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Sources – Nets’ Cam Thomas picks $6M deal, to be FA in 2026

Sources – Nets’ Cam Thomas picks M deal, to be FA in 2026

Restricted free agent Cam Thomas is signing a one-year, $6 million qualifying offer to return to the Brooklyn Nets, sources told ESPN on Thursday. The Nets were unable to reach a long-term deal with Thomas, so the 23-year-old high-scoring guard opted for the qualifying offer that gives him a full no-trade clause and sets him for unrestricted free agency next …

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Heat trades Haywood Highsmith and pick to Nets to escape luxury tax. Here are the details – Miami Herald

Heat trades Haywood Highsmith and pick to Nets to escape luxury tax. Here are the details  Miami Herald Heat get under tax line, send Highsmith to Nets for pick  ESPN Nets acquire Haywood Highsmith in trade with far-out draft implications  New York Post Draymond Green Sends Message to Jimmy Butler After NBA Trade on Friday  Athlon Sports Heat trade Haywood Highsmith to Nets, swap …

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China fights mosquito-borne chikungunya virus with drones, fines and nets – Politico

China fights mosquito-borne chikungunya virus with drones, fines and nets  Politico China fights mosquito-borne chikungunya virus with drones, fines and nets as thousands fall ill  CNN China Wages War on Chikungunya Virus With Drones and ‘Elephant Mosquitoes’  The New York Times What to know about chikungunya virus amid new outbreak in China  ABC News Mosquito-borne virus spreading through China causes high fever, joint pain  Fox …

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China fights mosquito-borne chikungunya virus with drones, fines and nets as thousands fall ill

China fights mosquito-borne chikungunya virus with drones, fines and nets as thousands fall ill

Facebook Tweet Email Link Taipei, Taiwan AP  —  Chinese authorities are using nets, spraying insecticide and even deploying drones to fight the mosquito-borne chikungunya virus, which has infected thousands of people. Authorities had reported more than 7,000 cases of the virus as of Wednesday, mostly in the southern Chinese manufacturing hub of Foshan, some 170 kilometers (105 miles) from Hong …

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Nets rookies’ early problem arises again in Summer League loss to Knicks

Nets rookies’ early problem arises again in Summer League loss to Knicks

LAS VEGAS — The single biggest worry about the Nets’ all-important rookie class was its 3-point shooting — being both errant and reticent. Tuesday night did nothing to allay those fears. If anything, it only amplified them. Brooklyn’s 97-93 summer league loss to the Knicks — dropping them to 0-3 in Las Vegas — put those problems on display. It …

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