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  • Chicago Blackhawks beat Boston Bruins in 11-goal overtime thriller

    Bryan Bickell and Jonathan Toews of the Chicago Blackhawks celebrate after Brent Seabrook (not pictured) scores the game winning goal against Tuukka Rask of the Boston Bruins in overtime in Game Four of the 2013 NHL Stanley Cup Final at TD Garden on June 19, 2013 in Boston, Massachusetts. Photograph: Bruce Bennett/Getty ...

  • Jackson unable to corral Molina in sixth inning

    CHC@STL: Barney lifts a sacrifice fly in the second ST. LOUIS -- Before Wednesday's game, Cubs manager Dale Sveum spoke about how good Yadier Molina is, and then the Cardinals catcher proved it. Molina belted a tiebreaking two-run home run in the sixth to lift the Cardinals and Jake Westbrook to a 4-1 victory over the Cubs, who dropped to 9-23 against National League Central Division ...

  • Mass layoffs begin in Chicago Public Schools

    On June 14, Chicago Public Schools (CPS) announced the first wave of layoffs--a total of 663 teachers, teaching assistants, and aides--as part of the impending closure of 50 schools. This is only the beginning, however, with more layoffs of teachers and other CPS employees in the works as Mayor Rahm Emanuel and the Democratic Party spearhead an attack on public education in America's third ...

  • Chicago level NHL finals in overtime

    Brent Seabrook's overtime goal has earned the Chicago Blackhawks a 6-5 NHL win to level their Stanley Cup series with the Boston Bruins at ...

  • Chicago beats Boston 6-5 in OT to cap crazy roller-coaster Stanley Cup game

    Chicago Blackhawks right wing Marian Hossa (81), of Slovakia, looks for a pass as Boston Bruins right wing Jaromir Jagr (68), of the Czech Republic defends, during the first period in Game 4 of the NHL hockey Stanley Cup Finals, Wednesday, June 19, 2013, in Boston. (AP Photo/Charles ...


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Movie Review

Thirteen Days [DVD]

Thirteen Days [DVD]

In a lean, tense two and a half hours, Roger Donaldson's Thirteen Days tells the story of the inner workings in the White House during the Cuban Missile Crisis, one of the most severe political moments of the 20th century and likely the closest the world has ever come to engaging in actual nuclear exchange. The script by David Self condenses and dramatizes some 23 hours of recorded mee ... ...

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  • Game 4 Chicago 6 Boston 5 OT With Goalies Shaky Momentum Sways to Blackhawks

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  • Sale works five rocky innings in fourth straight loss

    De Aza blasts a homer to lead off the game MINNEAPOLIS -- Despite a game-opening home run from Alejandro De Aza, a pair of tough outings from ace Chris Sale and reliever Deunte Heath unraveled the White Sox, 7-4, at Target Field on Wednesday. A usually solid Sale struggled, pitching only five innings and giving up four runs on eight hits, two walks -- one intentional -- and striking out ...

  • Sox Fall To Twins 7-4

    MINNEAPOLIS (AP) -- Justin Morneau homered for the first time in almost two months, a two-run shot that helped the Minnesota Twins to a 7-4 victory over the Chicago White Sox on Wednesday. Morneau’s third homer of the season followed an RBI single by Josh Willingham in the sixth off Deunte Heath after ace Chris Sale’s night ended after five shaky innings. Morneau last went deep on ...

  • Chicago tops in owner-vacated properties in foreclosure

    Chicago has the highest number of owner-vacated foreclosed properties among major U.S. cities in June, online foreclosure marketplace RealtyTrac said. In a report released Thursday, RealtyTrac -- which tracks foreclosures -- said Chicago documented 14,717 owner-vacated properties, the most of any metro area in the country. Miami was second with 13,901, followed by New York with 10,074. Two ...

  • MLS Chicago 2 Colorado 1

    Austin Berry scored in the opening moments of the second half Wednesday to complete a Chicago rally that gave the Fire a 2-1 win over Colorado. Chicago (4-7-3) extended its unbeaten streak to four games as it tries to dig its way out of an early-season hole. Colorado (5-6-5) suffered its second straight loss after having gone six games without one. Deshorn Brown scored in the 17th minute to ...

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