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27+ min ago (55+ words) The Department of the Interior recently unveiled what it called "commemorative new designs" for the America the Beautiful pass. But an environmental group says federal law requires the pass must feature the winning photo from a National Park Foundation contest. Environmental group suing over plans to put President Trump's face on some national park passes...

34+ min ago (308+ words) GREENBELT, Md. " A federal judge in Maryland ordered Kilmar Abrego Garcia freed from immigration detention on Thursday while his legal challenge against his deportation moves forward. U.S. District Judge Paula Xinis ruled that Immigration and Customs Enforcement must release Abrego Garcia from custody immediately. "Since Abrego Garcia's return from wrongful detention in El Salvador, he has been re-detained, again without lawful authority," the judge wrote. "For this reason, the Court will GRANT Abrego Garcia's Petition for immediate release from ICE custody." Justice Department and Homeland Security spokespeople didn't immediately respond to messages seeking comment on the judge's order. Messages seeking comment were left with Abrego Garcia's attorney Simon Sandoval-Moshenberg. Abrego Garcia was returned to the U.S. under a court order. Since he cannot be deported to El Salvador, ICE has been seeking to deport him to a series of African countries. His lawsuit…...

40+ min ago (12+ words) Celebrate the holiday season in Wheaton! Christmas at Cantigny in Wheaton, Illinois...

43+ min ago (197+ words) A new citywide poll that concluded Tuesday shows that Mayor Brandon Johnson's favorability stands at just 26%, while 61% of voters view him unfavorably." His job approval is nearly identical, with only 25% approving of the job he is doing and 64% disapproving. Voters have heard about his budget proposals, and they don't like what they hear, with 26% supporting and 68% opposing. We surveyed 619 registered voters in Chicago from Dec. 5 to 9. Voters " by a margin of 53% to 24% " also reject the mayor's head tax proposal. These are not lukewarm reactions. The largest share of voters fall into the "strongly unfavorable" or "strongly disapprove" categories, suggesting deeply held concerns rather than fleeting frustrations. The message is unmistakable: Chicagoans want their leaders to solve problems, not prolong them, and they believe the responsibility for doing so starts on the fifth floor, not the council chambers. Editorial: Mayor Brandon…...

43+ min ago (654+ words) Our picks for events in and around Chicago this weekend. "Manual Cinema's Christmas Carol" runs through Dec. 28 at Studebaker Theater in the Fine Arts Building, 410 S. Michigan Ave.; tickets from $31 at manualcinema.com. "A Christmas Carol" runs through Dec. 31 at Goodman's Albert Theatre, 170 N. Dearborn St.; tickets from $69 at goodmantheatre.org Cirque du Soleil takes over the Chicago Theatre for most of the rest of the month with its holiday spectacle, "Twas the Night Before." Expect a thin plot centered on a girl who feels like she's outgrowing Christmas before she's whisked off to a winter wonderland full of acrobats, dancers and whimsy. But then, the story isn't what you're paying for; it's the cirque-style spectacle. Through Dec. 28 at the Chicago Theatre, 175 N. State St.; tickets from $45 at msg.com Megan Hilty performs holiday tunes and Broadway classics at the Steppenwolf. Hilty made…...

43+ min ago (606+ words) Before the internet changed the world, it was easy to find a movie critic. They were in the magazines and newspapers, on TV and radio. You might even sit next to one at a tavern, stumble over one on your way to the bus stop. In 1990, let's say, that crowd was dominated by Roger Ebert and Gene Siskel, the critics for the Sun-Times and Tribune, respectively, but looming huge thanks to being the creators and stars of the thumbs-up, thumbs-down syndicated television show "At the Movies" that made them, as I have claimed in print before, the most powerful movie critics in history. They were part of a local pack that also included Marty Lennartz on WXRT, Sherman Kaplan on WBBM, Jonathan Rosenbaum at the Reader, Dave Kehr at the Tribune and others. When Siskel met Ebert Yes, it is…...

45+ min ago (323+ words) Milei firm" el proyecto de Ley de Modernizaci"n Laboral y el gobierno anunci" que la iniciativa fue remitida al Senado, la primera c'mara que lo tratar' durante el periodo de sesiones extraordinarias que comenz" la v'spera y se extender', en principio, hasta fin de a'o. La iniciativa "representa la transformaci"n m's grande de la historia argentina en materia laboral, dijo el jefe de Gabinete, Manuel Adorni en un posteo en X en el que aparece en una imagen junto a Milei, que est' firmando la iniciativa. Al describir los alcances de la iniciativa "cuya letra peque'a no se difundi" a'n" el gobierno indic" que pretende deja atr's un modelo laboral obsoleto y avanzar hacia un sistema que genere m's empleo formal. Se trata de una reforma "destinada a actualizar un marco normativo que ya no responde a las…...

53+ min ago (252+ words) Michael Jordan, co-owner of 23XI Racing, sits in his pit box during a NASCAR Cup Series auto race at Talladega Superspeedway on Oct. 6, 2024, in Talladega, Ala. (AP Photo/ Butch Dill) CHARLOTTE, N.C. " NASCAR has reached a settlement of the bruising antitrust lawsuit filed against it by two of its race teams, including one co-owned by NBA great Michael Jordan. The Thursday settlement was announced following a lengthy delay on the ninth day of the trial in federal court. Details were not immediately released. U.S. District Judge Kenneth Bell opened the day preparing the hear motions but called an hour-long sidebar. Jeffrey Kessler, attorney for 23XI Racing and Front Row Motorsports, emerged from a conference room at the end of the hour to inform a court clerk "we're ready." Kessler then led Jordan and 23XI co-owner Denny Hamlin, as well as Front Row owner Bob Jenkins, out…...

53+ min ago (405+ words) En una conferencia de prensa en Islamabad, el viceministro del Interior, Talal Chaudhry, declar" que decenas de cuentas en X estaban operando desde los pa'ses vecinos Afganist'n, India y otros lugares del mundo, difundiendo contenido extremista y ayudando a grupos proscritos. Present" lo que describi" como evidencia documental y afirm" que los radicales se estaban beneficiando del apoyo dentro de los dos pa'ses. No ha habido comentarios desde Kabul o Nueva Delhi. Se estima que 70 millones de personas en Pakist'n "una naci"n de aproximadamente 250 millones" utilizan plataformas de redes sociales. Chaudhry indic" que Pakist'n actualmente est' sirviendo como "un muro entre los terroristas y el mundo, y advirti" que los grupos que operan contra Pakist'n podr'an eventualmente amenazar a otras naciones. Pakist'n ha presenciado un aumento de la violencia en los "ltimos meses, en su mayor'a reivindicada por el…...

56+ min ago (42+ words) Tensions continue to rise in the Caribbean after the U.S. seized a sanctioned Venezuelan oil tanker not long after it left port. Jarred Hill reports. U.S. seizes oil tanker off Venezuelan coast U.S. seizes oil tanker off Venezuelan coast...