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Will Trump Send Troops To Chicago? City, State Leaders Call Threat An ‘Authoritarian Power Grab’

Will Trump Send Troops To Chicago? City, State Leaders Call Threat An ‘Authoritarian Power Grab’

CITYWIDE — President Donald Trump on Friday said Chicago is his next target as he deploys the National Guard to resistant cities, but Mayor Brandon Johnson said the move would be illegal — and completely unnecessary. Trump deployed 2,000 armed National Guard troops to patrol Washington, D.C., earlier this month, saying the move will reduce crime and homelessness. But the …

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Sports Illustrated Predicts Penn State Will Win College Football National Title

Sports Illustrated Predicts Penn State Will Win College Football National Title

Are we doing this? Really doing this?  Sigh, fine. Open the airplane door and let’s jump out. And hope the blue-and-white parachute opens. Sports Illustrated is doing the most dangerous thing college football prognosticators can do. We are picking Penn State to win the national championship. O.K., it’s not as rash as picking Kent State or Kennesaw State. This is …

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BSD Predictions Roundtable: Penn State Football’s 2025 Season Record

BSD Predictions Roundtable: Penn State Football’s 2025 Season Record

It’s here! The college football season is upon us! Week Zero kicks off in a little over 24 hours, giving us the appetizer to the full season starting a week later. In preparation, the BSD staff got together for the annual season predictions. As always, this is a prediction of the regular season record, anything beyond is an added bonus! …

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Iowa State and Kansas State Set to Open NCAA Football Season in Ireland – Uni Watch

Iowa State and Kansas State Set to Open NCAA Football Season in Ireland  Uni Watch Matchup in Ireland is among the last for the Farmageddon football rivalry  ESPN Pick Six Previews: Kansas State the favorite over Iowa State in early playoff stakes game  KSL.com College football Week 0 picks against the spread: Iowa State-Kansas State highlights opening games  The New York Times Kansas State …

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Skull Session: Five Ohio State Players Appear in ESPN’s Top 100 Players Entering 2025, Four Buckeyes Rank in Dane Brugler’s Top 50 2026 NFL Draft Prospects

Skull Session: Five Ohio State Players Appear in ESPN’s Top 100 Players Entering 2025, Four Buckeyes Rank in Dane Brugler’s Top 50 2026 NFL Draft Prospects

Welcome to the Skull Session. Will Lathan Ransom be one of the steals of the draft? I think yes. Lathan Ransom pic.twitter.com/qKOvxSZd25 — Eleven Warriors (@11W) August 22, 2025 Have a good Friday.  THE BEST OF THE BEST. This week, six ESPN college football staff writers (Bill Connelly, David Hale, Adam Rittenberg, Chris Low, Jake Trotter and Paulo Uggetti) compiled …

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The Best, Worst, and Most Middling New Foods of the 2025 Minnesota State Fair

The Best, Worst, and Most Middling New Foods of the 2025 Minnesota State Fair

We came. We saw. We ate. We wrote notes like “weird aftertaste” and “I hate this” and “unnervingly flaccid.” And now, we bring you this: the definitive guide to the official new foods and vendors of the 2025 Minnesota State Fair.  As always, we’ve evaluated the new fair foods according to our peerless, pitiless Scarf!, Shrug, Skip system. (Accept no …

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California State Assembly approves redistricting plan

California State Assembly approves redistricting plan

As California and Texas scramble to redraw U.S. House maps before the 2026 midterm elections, the race is underlining redistricting’s big role in determining political power. Texas took action after President Donald Trump directed Republican-controlled states to change where the district lines are drawn based on where the population is likely to vote Republican – a practice known as partisan …

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