Attorney for woman shot by Border Patrol claims officer said 'Do something b-----' before shooting Body-camera video appears to contradict the government's claim that Marimar Martinez, 30, drove toward officers before one of them opened fire at her late Saturday morning in Brighton Park, her attorney claimed. A judge ordered Martinez and a co-defendant released pending trial.

Body-camera video appears to contradict the government’s claim that Marimar Martinez, 30, drove toward officers before one of them opened fire at her late Saturday morning in Brighton Park, her attorney claimed.
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It’s my last month in Chicago!

Happy #IWD to my trans and non-binary friends who are not sure if they can "Still" or "Yet" claim the title. If it rings true, let it be you. 🏳️‍⚧️⚧️🏋️‍♀️

He’s the president

Judge blocks Donald Trump’s executive order ending federal support for DEI programs A federal judge on Friday blocked a sweeping executive order from President Donald Trump that sought to end government support for programs promoting diversity, equity and inclusion.

A federal judge on Friday blocked a sweeping executive order from President Donald Trump that sought to end government support for programs promoting diversity, equity and inclusion.

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I was getting extremely down about moving for school this year and then this snow came and when I say I can’t wait to leave.

it is genuinely incredible that all you have to do is scratch the surface and it becomes clear that each of these guys is a huge piece of shit

Rest In Peace but I grew up screaming SELL THE TEAM for a reason!!!!

Elon Musk's Takeover Is Causing Rifts in Donald Trump's Inner Circle “He’s getting too big for his britches,” says one Trump world source.

NEW: A half dozen Trump loyalists in and around the admin have told WIRED there’s a fissure emerging between Musk and Trump camps, following Musk’s DOGE takeover.

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USPS Halts All Packages From China, Sending the Ecommerce Industry Into Chaos As part of new tariffs on Chinese imports, President Donald Trump eliminated an exemption for small packages, vastly increasing the amount of parcels US Customs and Border Protection needs to inspect.

NEW: The USPS has abruptly stopped accepting all packages from Hong Kong and China until further notice. The move comes after China imposed retaliatory tariffs on US imports, in response to President Trump’s executive order to increase tariffs on China.
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‘Things Are Going to Get Intense:’ How a Musk Ally Plans to Push AI on the Government 404 Media has obtained audio of a meeting held by Thomas Shedd, a Musk-associate who is now heading a team of government coders. In the call one employee pushed back and said one of the planned moves ...

SCOOP: We have full details of changes Thomas Shedd, a former Tesla engineer, is asking government coders to help the administration with. This includes using login.gov as a fraud surveillance system against Americans, which employees told him is an "illegal task"

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State senator asks prison workers to contact her about undocumented immigrants: ‘I won’t rat you out’ An Illinois lawmaker is urging state prison employees to secretly send her information on undocumented immigrants who are behind bars.

A lawmaker is urging Illinois prison employees to secretly send her information on undocumented immigrants who are behind bars so she can pass the information on to immigration authorities, raising concerns from a civil liberties group that she’s encouraging the workers to circumvent the state law.

Brookfield Zoo expecting first bottlenose dolphin birth in a decade This summer, the Brookfield Zoo’s bottlenose dolphin habitat will reverberate with the talkative chatty whistles and playful leaps of a new calf — the first expected to be born there in over …

This summer, the Brookfield Zoo’s bottlenose dolphin habitat will reverberate with the talkative chatty whistles and playful leaps of a new calf — the first expected to be born there in over a decade.

Please freeze go AWAYYYYYY

Starbucks baristas escalate strike on Christmas Eve Across the country, baristas at more than 300 cafes were striking, according to their union, Starbucks Workers United.

Workers at more than a dozen Chicago area Starbucks were on strike Christmas Eve, union organizers said, as baristas escalated a national walkout that began in three cities, including Chicago, on Friday.

Casual reminder that didn’t you just fire an employee right before Christmas?

For Christmas, my mom got me a subscription that I plan to cancel. How can we help you?

I was unaware. This is troubling.

When you forget to switch to your burner account

Skrmetti oral arguments live thread.

First question is from Justice Thomas asks why it's not an age based classification rather than sex based classification.

Activists and residents push Illinois to impose diesel pollution limits exceeding national standards Cook County — a leading hub for freight trains and trucks — is in the top 1% of counties nationwide when it comes to a key type of diesel pollution.

Cook County — a leading hub for freight trains and trucks — is in the top 1% of counties nationwide when it comes to a key type of diesel pollution.