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MADRID, SPAIN – JANUARY 16: Jonathan Bamba of RC Celta runs with the ball during the Copa del Rey Round of 16 match between Real Madrid and Celta de Vigo at Estadio Santiago Bernabeu on January 16, 2025 in Madrid, Spain. (Photo by Alvaro Medranda/Quality Sport Images/Getty Images)

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President Donald Trump, from left, speaks as Masayoshi Son, SoftBank Group CEO, Larry Ellison, chairman of Oracle Corporation and chief technology officer, and Sam Altman, OpenAI CEO listen in the Roosevelt Room at the White House, Tuesday, Jan. 21, 2025, in Washington.

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DETROIT, MICHIGAN – DECEMBER 05: Offensive coordinator Ben Johnson of the Detroit Lions looks on before the game against the Green Bay Packers at Ford Field on December 05, 2024 in Detroit, Michigan. (Photo by Nic Antaya/Getty Images)

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U.S. President Donald Trump delivers remarks on AI infrastructure at the Roosevelt room at White House in Washington, U.S., January 21, 2025.

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US President Donald Trump, center left, as singer Carrie Underwood performs “America the Beautiful” during the 60th presidential inauguration in the rotunda of the US Capitol in Washington, DC, US, on Monday, Jan. 20, 2025. President Donald Trump launched his second term with a strident inaugural address that vowed to prioritize America’s interests with a “golden age” for the country, while taking on “a radical and corrupt establishment.” Photographer: Saul Loeb/AFP/Bloomberg via Getty Images

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ATLANTA, GA – JANUARY 19: A general view of the National Championship Trophy Presented by Dr. Pepper with the helmets of the Notre Dame Fighting Irish and the Ohio State Buckeyes before the start of the CFP National Championship Head Coaches News Conference at the Westin Peachtree Plaza Hotel on January 19, 2025 in Atlanta, Georgia. (Photo by Don Juan Moore/Getty Images)

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NBC 5 Investigates Jan 3

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NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA, USA – JANUARY 1: Police checkpoints on and around Bourbon Street, after a vehicle plowed into New Year crowds at a tourist district local authorities said in New Orleans, Louisiana, United States on January 1, 2025. (Photo by Patt Little/Anadolu via Getty Images)

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NEWARK, NEW JERSEY – FEBRUARY 16: A newly sworn in US citizen holds a US flag while listening to a speech from a US government employee at a naturalization ceremony for new US citizens February 16, 2017 in Newark, New Jersey. Eighty-nine applicants from thirty-seven countries received their certificates of citizenship. (Photo by Robert Nickelsberg/Getty Images)

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WASHINGTON, DC – JANUARY 20: President Donald Trump signs executive orders in the Oval Office on January 20, 2025 in Washington, DC. Trump takes office for his second term as the 47th president of the United States. (Photo by Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)

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When must Red Dye No. 3 be removed from US foods after FDA ban? Latest timing

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Chicago Real Estate

HIGHLAND PARK, IL – OCTOBER 21: A gate with the number 23 controls access to the home of basketball legend Michael Jordan on October 21, 2013 in Highland Park, Illinois. Twenty-three is the number Jordan wore while playing basketball for the Chicago Bulls. The home which had been offered for sale for $29 million and later dropped to $21 million is scheduled to be sold at auction on November 22. The 32,683-squre-foot home features nine bedrooms, 19 bathrooms, a 15-car attached garage and an “NBA-quality” basketball court. (Photo by Scott Olson/Getty Images)

Michael Jordan's suburban Chicago mansion has finally sold after more than a decade

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HIGHLAND PARK, IL – OCTOBER 21: A gate with the number 23 controls access to the home of basketball legend Michael Jordan on October 21, 2013 in Highland Park, Illinois. Twenty-three is the number Jordan wore while playing basketball for the Chicago Bulls. The home which had been offered for sale for $29 million and later dropped to $21 million is scheduled to be sold at auction on November 22. The 32,683-squre-foot home features nine bedrooms, 19 bathrooms, a 15-car attached garage and an “NBA-quality” basketball court. (Photo by Scott Olson/Getty Images)

Michael Jordan's suburban Chicago mansion under contract 12 years after it was listed

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Illinois home with unexpected tie to Frank Lloyd Wright and a notable history hits market for $2.5M

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Chicago Politics

WATERFORD, MICHIGAN – OCTOBER 24: Republican vice presidential nominee, U.S. Sen. J.D. Vance (R-OH) speaks during a campaign rally at the Elite Jet at Contact Aviation facility on October 24, 2024 in Waterford, Michigan. Vance and his running mate Republican presidential nominee, former U.S. President Donald Trump continue rallying with people across the battleground swing state of Michigan ahead of the November 5 election. (Photo by Brandon Bell/Getty Images)

Who is the youngest vice president ever, and is JD Vance among them?

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Michael Madigan defense attorneys rest in corruption trial

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