5 things to watch in Tuesday’s Illinois primaries

The Illinois primaries have seen gobs of spending, both in the highly-watched Senate race and further down the ballot in competitive open House seats. Groups affiliated with the American Israel Public Affairs Committee have poured millions of dollars into key contests, potential 2028er and Democratic Gov. JB Pritzker has found himself at odds with several…

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I tested the best MacBook alternatives and found 7 worthy rivals

IMO, a Windows laptop or Chromebook is doing a good MacBook impression if it has above-average performance, battery life, and build quality. (Again, those are the main hallmarks of a modern Apple laptop.) I’ll add some extra qualifiers depending on the exact Mac model: MacBook Air alternatives should be super lightweight and portable MacBook Neo…

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The GOP race for SC governor heats up without Trump’s endorsement — for now

One Republican candidate in South Carolina’s open gubernatorial primary said Donald Trump would “decide my fate.” Another pledged to send the state’s National Guard troops wherever Trump wants. A third accompanied the then-presidential candidate to his 2024 criminal trial in Manhattan. In recent interviews with POLITICO, three contenders for the seat being vacated by Gov….

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