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Month: October 2025

Jordan's performance in the "Flu Game" in 1997 has gone down in NBA history.

Michael Jordan disapproves of ‘load management’ in today’s basketball and 3 things you missed from Tuesday’s NBA action

By Ben Morse, CNN (CNN) — If there’s anyone who knows what it takes to win, it’s Michael Jordan. Arguably the greatest basketball player of all time, Jordan won six NBA championships and five MVP awards during his storied spell with the Chicago Bulls. But looking at today’s landscape, Jordan isn’t overjoyed by the current

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Vladimir Guerrero Sr. when he was playing for the Montreal Expos and his son Vladimir Jr. tip their caps to the crowd on September 2002 in Montreal.

From homegrown to home runs, Vladimir Guerrero Jr. is the Toronto Blue Jays’ postseason hero heading into the Fall Classic

By Frank Nunns O’Connell, CNN (CNN) — The most beloved athlete in Canada right now might be Toronto Blue Jays first baseman Vladimir Guerrero Jr. The 26-year-old slugger, who signed with the Blue Jays organization in 2015 and has played his entire big league career with the team since 2019, has set the world alight

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5 things to know for Oct. 29: Hurricane Melissa, Asia tour, Trump third term, Middle East, Boat strikes

By Alexandra Banner, CNN Every air traffic controller in the US received a zero-dollar paystub this week, marking their first missed paycheck of the nearly monthlong government shutdown. It highlights the mounting strain on essential federal employees required to report to work without compensation. Here’s what else you need to know to get up to

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5 things to know for Oct. 29: Hurricane Melissa, Asia tour, Trump third term, Middle East, Boat strikes

CNN By Alexandra Banner, CNN Every air traffic controller in the US received a zero-dollar paystub this week, marking their first missed paycheck of the nearly monthlong government shutdown. It highlights the mounting strain on essential federal employees required to report to work without compensation. Here’s what else you need to know to get up

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Could Breece Hall (No. 20) be on the move?

Big names to be traded before deadline? Start of late charge in Baltimore? QB uncertainty in Minnesota? NFL Week 8 takeaways

By Ben Morse, CNN (CNN) — The theme of the 2025 NFL season’s Week 8 was gnarly blowouts from pre-game favorites, with a sprinkling of shock results. There wasn’t a more surprising result than the New York Jets getting their first win of the season in a high-scoring affair against the Cincinnati Bengals, while the

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Federal agents deploy tear gas as demonstrators gather at Portland's ICE facility on October 18.

Appeals court will reconsider decision that allowed Trump to deploy National Guard troops to Portland

By Andy Rose, Danya Gainor, CNN (CNN) — The appeals court that paved the way for President Donald Trump to deploy National Guard troops in Portland while the state’s legal case against the administration plays out announced Tuesday it will reconsider its decision. The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals agreed to an “en banc rehearing,”

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President of Venezuela Nicolás Maduro waves following a press conference at Hotel Melia Caracas in Caracas

CIA cyberattacks targeting the Maduro regime didn’t satisfy Trump in his first term. Now the US is flexing its military might

By Katie Bo Lillis, Sean Lyngaas, Kylie Atwood, CNN (CNN) — In the final year of President Donald Trump’s first administration, the CIA carried out a clandestine cyberattack against the Venezuelan government, disabling the computer network used by Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro’s intelligence service. The attack, described to CNN by four sources familiar with the

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Viral infections can raise the risk of heart disease both immediately after an infection and over the long term

Common viral infections like flu and shingles can raise your risk of heart attack and stroke, analysis finds

By Asuka Koda, CNN (CNN) — Covid-19 infections have been strongly linked with cardiovascular conditions like heart disease and stroke, but new research shows that other viral infections such as influenza, HIV, hepatitis C and shingles can also increase the risk of heart problems and cardiovascular disease. The meta-analysis, published Wednesday in the Journal of

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William Rehnquist, his clerk John Roberts and the Supreme Court precedent at the center of Trump’s tariffs case

By Joan Biskupic, CNN Chief Supreme Court Analyst (CNN) — Most judges who have considered President Donald Trump’s disputed tariffs have ruled against him. But when the Supreme Court hears his appeal next week, it may be influenced by a forceful dissenting opinion that highlighted a 1981 case from the Iranian hostage crisis. Chief Justice John

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