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Verizon Will Give You $200 and a Nintendo Switch for Signing up for Home Internet

Verizon sure knows how to get your attention. Every MAR10 Day (March 10), Nintendo celebrates the Mario franchise with special deals and promotions, and this year Verizon decided to jump on the bandwagon by offering customers who sign up for their Home Plus internet plan a free Nintendo Switch. Plus, you'll get a $200 Target e-gift card or a Samsung...

Today's NYT Connections Hints (and Answer) for Monday, March 11, 2024

If youre looking for the Connections answer for Monday, March 11, 2024, read onIll share some clues, tips, and strategies, and finally the solutions to all four categories. Along the way, Ill explain the meanings of the trickier words and well learn how everything fits together. Beware, there are spoilers below for March 11, NYT Connections #274! Read on if...

Apr 20, 2026

The Best Sales on Video Games Right Now

Gone are the days when every new video game would cost just $50 on release day. Most new Xbox and Playstation games cost $70, with some special editions reaching the triple digits, which means shopping video game sales has become ever more crucial. Here are the best deals you can find on games, consoles, controllers, and accessories right now. Nintendo...

Apr 20, 2026

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Apr 20, 2026

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Business

ESPN Inks Multibillion Six-Year Extension for Expanded College Football Playoff

In the biggest sports rights deal of 2024 so far, ESPN has snagged a six-year extension for the College Football Playoff, a critical deal (valued at a reported $7.8 billion) that will keep ESPN as the home of the playoffs through 2031-2032. The CFP will expand this year from four teams to 12 teams, with another expansion to 16 teams...

Hollywood Pantages Ushers Reach Tentative Deal on First Labor Contract

After seven months of negotiations, ushers at the Hollywood Pantages Theatre have reached a tentative agreement on a first three-year labor contract with their employer. The Nederlander Organization-owned theater and union IATSE Local B-192 agreed to the provisional pact affecting over 70 ushers on Monday, March 11. The new agreement improves wages ushers will see a 25 percent increase in...

Apr 20, 2026

Condé Nast Plans More Layoffs, Files Charge Against Union as Staffers March to Executive Offices

The already tenuous relationship between Cond Nast and the union that represents around 550 of its staffers at Vanity Fair, Vogue and GQ, among other publications, appears to be hanging by a thread. On Wednesday afternoon, around 35 Cond Union members marched to executives offices to protest additional layoffs that they say were threatened during labor negotiations on Tuesday. During...

Apr 20, 2026

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Joel Weisman and his panel look at the week's top headlines: LeBron James disappoints Bulls fans by choosing Miami; Governor Quinn doles out raises to 35 staffers while cutting $1.4 billion in education and social services spending; undercover tapes catch Rod Blagojevich ripping Illinois voters; the CTA will get $35 million to speed downtown travel and service between the Loop and the South Side; and in other sports, it looks like the red hot White Sox will lose their pitching star Jake Peavy for the season due to a detached chest muscle.

Apr 20, 2026

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Crime & Law

Man Convicted of Shooting ATF Agent Sentenced to More Than 16 Years in Prison

Ernesto Godinez, 29, the reputed gang member convicted of shooting a federal agent in the head last year on the Southwest Side, has been sentenced to more 200 months in federal prison.

Police Chief Firing Puts Spotlight on Cops Who Let Him Go

When fellow officers discovered former top cop Eddie Johnson asleep behind the wheel of his car, they did not conduct any sobriety tests and let their boss drive home – a decision that has thrown a spotlight on what happens when one officer confronts another on patrol.

Apr 20, 2026

Chicago Police Officer Shot 13-Year-Old Boy During Foot Pursuit

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Apr 20, 2026

Dorothy Brown Associate Convicted of Lying Sentenced to 2 Years in Prison

Lightfoot Fires Top Cop Eddie Johnson for ‘Intolerable Actions’

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City Attorneys Ask Federal Judge to Toss Jussie Smollett Countersuit

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Judge Dismisses Lawsuit in John Dillinger Exhumation Case

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Apr 20, 2026

Private Trash Haulers Rarely Face Punishment for Illegal Pickups, City Data Shows

DOJ Sues to Revoke Citizenship of Chicago-Area Coach Accused of Sexual Abuse

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Education

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Apr 20, 2026

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Politics

Animal Shelters Under Pressure: Euthanasia Up 25% as Chicago’s City Shelter Experiences Surge in Strays, Difficulty Finding Enough Adopters

“Any animal that walks through our door can be a candidate for euthanasia due to the population and everything that we go through here,” said acting executive director of the city of Chicago Department of Animal Care and Control Susan Cappello.

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Apr 20, 2026

Week in Review: State Pulls Migrant Camp Funding; Alleged Burger King Shakedown in Focus at Burke Trial

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Apr 20, 2026

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Apr 20, 2026

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Apr 20, 2026

Hundreds Flee Devastation in Puerto Rico to Join Family in Chicago

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