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The season officially began this year with the games played between Dodgers and the Chicago Cubs on March 18 and 19 at Japan's Tokyo Dome.

Vanessa Trump's love life has been nothing less than a Hollywood movie script. Prior to marrying Donald Trump Jr., she was romantically associated with a gangster, a prince, and an A-list actor. Now she's in the news again, this time for dating golf icon Tiger Woods. The celebrity couple made their relationship public with a shocking statement on Sunday, making Tiger Woods the most recent addition to Vanessa Trump's turbulent romantic life. Ten days prior, Tiger Woods, 49, and Donald Trump, 47, posted two images on social media expressing their love, confirming the story that was exclusively reported by the Daily Mail. «With you by my side, life is better and love is in the air!» We are excited to travel through life together. We would value privacy at this time for everyone we care about," Woods wrote in the caption, as quoted in a report by the Daily Mail. After being connected to a number of intriguing figures in the past, including a Saudi prince and a Latin gang member, the golf legend's new partner has had an exciting dating life. She later wed Don Trump Jr. in 2005, and the two of them have five children together. On March 15, 2018, she filed for an uncontested divorce, as quoted in a report by the Daily Mail.

Chicago Mercantile Exchange is a leading global financial institution. It trades commodities, currencies and exotic products like weather derivatives. But it started in 1898 as the Chicago Butter and Egg Board, a more downmarket operation from the grain traders who dominated the market. Eggs were disregarded by leading traders because they came not from the farmers who raised grain and cattle on Midwestern farms, but from their wives who tended to backyard flocks of chickens. “Local merchants often accepted the eggs as a courtesy to the farm wives; they then packed the eggs off to Chicago,” writes Kara Newman in The Secret Financial Life of Food. A ‘nest egg’ was a dummy egg placed in nests to encourage hens to lay, but it also came to mean the private funds that women built through this trade. The US is currently reeling under egg shortages, primarily caused by flocks being culled due to avian flu. At one point, the price crossed $8 per dozen, more than double their usual price. The US is desperately searching for eggs abroad, much to the amusement of countries like Canada, which are suffering under President Trump’s tariffs. Trump recently posted a link to an article with the ill-tempered headline: ‘Shut Up About Egg Prices – Trump is Saving Consumers Millions’.

Los Angeles Lakers down the stretch toward the postseason. And then almost nothing else went right for the Lakers during a 146-115 thrashing from the Chicago Bulls. «We've got to play better basketball than we did tonight, and what we did on our last road trip,» James said before the Lakers headed out on a four-game trip beginning in Orlando on Monday. James scored 17 points after missing the Lakers' previous seven games with a strained left groin, but the top scorer in NBA history looked rusty in certain moments — particularly late in the first quarter, when he threw a long sideline inbounds pass that curled out of bounds without ever getting close to one of his teammates. But James' return was just one part of a comprehensively poor effort by the Lakers, who took their second straight loss and hit the latest trough in their peaks-and-valleys season since acquiring Luka Doncic.

tariffs expected to begin in early April may not be as burdensome as feared. Trump said there will be flexibility on tariffs and that his top trade chief plans to speak with his Chinese counterpart next week. The president also reiterated his plan to use duties as a way to narrow the U.S. trade deficit with China.

Kim, furious about the association, may reconsider custody arrangements. However, she reportedly fears Kanye's ability to reveal Kardashian family secrets, escalating the conflict. Kim Kardashian made a polite statement just as his declining mental health was ending their marriage. Having been diagnosed with bipolar disorder, she urged fans to have «compassion and empathy» for Kanye West, calling him «a brilliant but complicated person,» as quoted in a report by the Daily Mail. Kanye's actions, such as his tirades about being a Nazi on X and his public displays of his second wife, Bianca Censori, at the Grammys, must have tried Kim's patience numerous times in the years since, but she has largely remained silent to protect their kids. The rapper has now crossed a line, though.

High Point Panthers were elated after the team achieved a historic milestone in the Big South Tournament Championship game last week. The Panthers booked a spot for the first time in the NCAA Tournament with their victory. Two High Point University students, Jimmy Rosselli and Griffin Wright, have now gone viral for their exuberant celebration to the Panthers’ 81-69 win against Winthrop.

WWE announcer Alicia Taylor has been a favourite of many RAW fans. Taylor was present at this week’s RAW match in Brussels, which featured John Cena for the first time since he turned heel. Amid all the excitement for the game, there were questions about why Alicia Taylor was not present at the brand’s RAW match at Madison Square Garden last week. Mike Rome had replaced her announcer there. Now, it has been revealed why Taylor failed to make it to the WWE match in New York.

Lollapalooza 2025, which is scheduled from July 31 to August 3 at Chicago’s Grant Park, has announced its 2025 lineup. The artistes for one of the world’s most famous music festivals include Sabrina Carpenter, A$AP Rocky, Tyler The Creator, Luke Combs, Olivia Rodrigo, Rufus Du Sol, Twice, Korn, Gracie Abrams and Doechii. Apart from the abovementioned names, there are over 50 others who will take part in Lollapalooza 2025 and entertain the audience. The four-day long musical extravaganza will witness more than 170 acts across eight stages.

Shohei Ohtani, who won the third BBWAA Most Valuable Player Award of his career last year, kicked off the 2025 MLB season in style as Los Angeles Dodgers secured a 4-1 win against Chicago Cubs in the opening game of the Tokyo Series on Tuesday. Reigning World Series champion Dodgers are among the favourites this time as well. The game in Tokyo started early for MLB fans in the US, who had to get up early to catch the first pitch that was through shortly after 5 AM ET, Sports Illustrated reported.

Lollapalooza 2025. Among them, Doechii is considered to be a potential performer. The festival will run from July 31 to August 3.

Texas is continuing to stake a claim as a rival to Wall Street as a key financial hub in the United States, with Gov. Greg Abbott on Tuesday saying his state has a «stronger brand than New York.»

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. Air India’s journey under the Tata group has been replete with mis-steps. The latest was on 5 March when an Air India aircraft headed to Delhi had to fly back to Chicago as eight of the 12 lavatories in the aircraft had become unserviceable.

While the consumption of «green beer» and several popular Irish beverages is one of the most common traditions associated with the festival, there's no harm in throwing a bucket of fried chicken and some great sporting fixtures in the mix.

Chicago Fire left its fans in a stupor after killing off one of the show’s most loved characters. The 13th season of the series has taken a tragic route for one of the main characters. Chief Dom Pascal (Dermot Mulroney) has always remained a mystery to the world, yet his true self was always known to his wife Monica Pascal (KaDee Strickland). The couple faced numerous tests in Chicago Fire Season 13 before they started restoring their mutual happiness. The narrative for the couple in Episode 15, titled Too Close, took an irreversible tragic route.

A new documentary titled «Tune Out The Noise» brings together some of the academic heavyweights whose work reshaped the financial industry and helped lower costs for all investors.

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. McDonald’s is giving its 43,000 restaurants a technology makeover, starting with internet-connected kitchen equipment, artificial intelligence-enabled drive-throughs and AI-powered tools for managers. The goal? To drive better experiences for its customers and workers who today contend with issues ranging from broken machines to wrong orders, according to Brian Rice, the Chicago-based burger giant’s chief information officer.

In India, the fastest-expanding major economy, economic growth quickened to close out 2024 on a pickup in government spending and strong rural-area consumption. Here are some of the charts that appeared on Bloomberg this week on the latest developments in the global economy, markets and geopolitics:

The outage was concentrated in major cities, including New York, Chicago, and Los Angeles. Many users took to social media platform X to express frustration, fearing a broader global issue.

Chicago Midway International Airport on Tuesday has reignited concerns over aviation safety, with social media abuzz over the dramatic moment a Southwest Airlines plane narrowly avoided a collision with a Flexjet aircraft on the runway.