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Jim Bob Morris helps Indy 500 fans take “Tequila to the Track” and raises a trackside toast for Memorial Day!

Fans celebrate trackside with El Bandido Yankee at the Indy 500 – all photos Dane Neal/WGN Radio El Bandido Yankee Tequila co-founder Jim Bob Morris joins Dane Neal live on the WGN Radio Indy 500 ...
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Scotland celebrates World Cup return with banknote featuring image of McTominay’s overhead kick

EDINBURGH, Scotland (AP) — To mark Scotland’s long-awaited return to the World Cup, one of the nation’s great goals of recent times is being celebrated all the way to the bank. The Bank of Scotland ...
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Dane Neal’s trackside 110th Indy 500 pre-race show!

WGN Radio pre-race host Dane Neal with racing legend Mario Andretti before the Indy 500 – all photos Dane Neal/WGN Radio Dane Neal broadcasts live on WGN Radio before the 100th running of the ...
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Cypriot social media star Fidias will keep his European Parliament job after winning Cyprus seat

NICOSIA, Cyprus (AP) — Cypriot YouTuber and TikToker Fidias Panayiotou, who translated his online popularity into a meteoric political career at home and in Europe, said Monday that he’ll hold onto ...
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Leaders keep a wary eye on Belarus after Russia’s biggest missile attack of the year on Ukraine

KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Belarus’ exiled opposition leader visited Kyiv on Monday as the Ukrainian capital cleaned up after Russia’s biggest missile attack of the year, and world leaders kept a close eye ...
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Pope calls for robust regulation of AI in manifesto that ponders the future of humanity

Pope Leo XIV called Monday for robust regulation of artificial intelligence and for its developers to work for the common good rather than profit, issuing a sweeping manifesto ...
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Ugandan health officials report new Ebola virus infections, bringing cases to 7

KAMPALA, Uganda (AP) — Ugandan health authorities on Monday reported two new Ebola cases, bringing the number of infections to seven. All the cases are linked to the outbreak in neighboring Congo, ...
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Pope Leo XIV makes historic apology for Holy See’s own role in legitimizing slavery

VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Leo XIV made a historic apology on Monday for the role the Holy See itself played in legitimizing slavery and for having failed to condemn it for centuries, calling the ...
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Drone attacks raise fears as Colombians vote to elect a new president

Gladys Marín only has to cross the street to reach a school where polling stations will open Sunday in her small town in Colombia. But she’s still not sure ...
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Southern California officials trying to prevent explosion or leak from damaged chemical tank

A damaged chemical tank in Southern California cracked over the weekend but the interior temperature rose as authorities worked to reduce the risks of a powerful explosion that has led to the ...
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Muslims begin the annual Hajj in sweltering heat against a backdrop of war concerns

The annual Hajj pilgrimage, one of the Five Pillars of Islam, officially began Monday. More than 1.5 million pilgrims have arrived in Saudi Arabia from outside the ...
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3 dead, 17 mostly workers still missing in collapse of unfinished hotel in Philippines

Rescuers pulled out two workers early Monday from an immense pile of rubble that was a nine-story hotel which collapsed while under construction in a northern ...