owen michael

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newsman, sporto Angeleno from Chicago

The president’s Marine One helicopter took off from the White House Tuesday afternoon, but air-traffic controllers hadn’t halted commercial flights at nearby Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport as required under safety protocols.

There were 37 homicides in the city last month, the lowest total for any such month dating back to at least 1970. That total is down 18% compared to July 2025, and is less than half the totals of July 2020 and 2021, which each saw more than 100 killings.

Chicago Sees Lowest Homicide Total For Any July in Decades

There were 37 homicides in the city last month, the lowest total for any such month dating back to at least 1970. That total is down 18% compared to July 2025.

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I'll be honest: I have never decided not to take public transit because it is too expensive. when I decide not to take public transit it is because it is too slow or too infrequent or too logistically complicated or does not serve the places I want to go

Mayor Karen Bass@mayor.lacity.gov · 2w ago

As Chair, I’ll build a long-term financial plan to make Metro fare-free. I’ve fought for a world-class transit system my entire career because public transit should create opportunity for everyone.

Congrats to Spain on winning the World Cup! Trump cut off trade to Spain a few weeks ago. He also gave $20 billion to his fascist buddy Javier Millei who runs Argentina. Everything he touches turns to crap.

France really is a beautiful machine in this World Cup - most likely they meet Argentina in the final but the (hopeful) match against Spain will be the best demonstration of the beautiful game this tournament

It’s important that cable and network news start bringing on leftists to talk about this moment. Their perspectives are infinitely more important than those of folks like David Brooks and Jonathan Capehart, who didn’t see this coming, fought it, and don’t understand it.