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The Great Successor? Who Is North Korea's Kim Ju Ae

She oversees military drills with her father, a military marshal knelt before her, state media use leader-level honorifics to describe her -- a fresh slew of signals indicate Kim Jong Un's teenage daughter Ju Ae could be North Korea's next ruler.

International Business Times

Is North Korea’s Kim Jong Un planning war? Experts have conflicting views

While some analysts say Kim’s moves are out of the ordinary, others say he is working from a familiar playbook.

Al Jazeera

Is North Korea's Kim Preparing For War?

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has declared the South his country's "principal enemy", jettisoned agencies dedicated to reunification and outreach, and threatened war over "even 0.001 mm" of territorial infringement.

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Bally’s Chicago casino closes out year $9.7M short of Lightfoot’s budget bet

The temporary casino at the historic Medinah Temple made less than a quarter of the money former Mayor Lori Lightfoot had estimated it would churn out for police and firefighter pension funds.

Chicago Sun-Times

Bally’s temporary casino at Medinah Temple nets $6.7 million and 80,000 visitors in first few weeks

Figures released by the Illinois Gaming Board suggest the city’s first casino could fall behind initial city revenue projections this year — but they also hint at why it could become the most popular in the state.

Chicago Sun-Times

Bally’s casino at Medinah Temple will ‘secure Chicago’s fiscally strong and vibrant future,’ Johnson says

Johnson helped cut the ceremonial ribbon Tuesday at Medinah Temple, which is expected to take bets for the next three years while a bigger permanent casino is built in River West.

Chicago Sun-Times

Bally’s temporary casino at Medinah Temple opens Saturday

The casino at 600 N. Wabash Ave. will open to the betting public at 8 a.m. Saturday, when Bally’s will fire up almost 800 slot machines and 56 table games in the heart of River North.

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Bally’s Medinah Temple temporary casino landlord Albert Friedman will hit $20 million jackpot under 4-year lease

Albert M. Friedman will get more than $16.5 million in rent and a $330,000 management fee under his four-year lease, obtained by the Sun-Times. Bally’s also must pay a property tax bill that’s topped $1.1 million a year.

Chicago Sun-Times

North Korea says its 2nd attempt to launch a spy satellite has failed

The failed launch prompted neighboring Japan to issue a brief "J-alert" ordering some residents to evacuate to safe places as the North Korean rocket flew over its southernmost islands of Okinawa.

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North Korea says U.S. soldier crossed border after being disillusioned with American society

Pvt. Travis King entered the North while on a civilian tour of a Korean border village July 18, becoming the first American detained in the North in nearly five years.

Chicago Sun-Times

N. Korea confirms detention of US soldier, claims he is 'disillusioned' with America

North Korea asserted Wednesday that a U.S. soldier who bolted into the North across the heavily armed Korean border last month did so after being disillusioned with the inequality of American society and racial discrimination in its Army.

France 24

All bets are ... ‘a little delayed’? Temporary Chicago casino now expected to open in September

Bally’s executives initially aimed for a mid-August opening at the Medinah Temple. The corporation still needs the final green light from state gambling regulators.

Chicago Sun-Times

While A’s finalize ballpark plan, Trop demolition plan on hold

LAS VEGAS — When and how the Tropicana hotel will be torn down is still up in the air as Bally’s Corp. executives wait for the Oakland Athletics to finalize their Las Vegas ballpark plans.

Tribune News Service

If A’s need more land for retractable roof ballpark, they may be in luck

LAS VEGAS — If the Oakland Athletics’ planned Las Vegas ballpark needs more than the 9 acres of land allotted to them to accommodate a retractable roof, they could be in luck.

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Bally’s Corp. to focus on Tropicana demolition, future A’s plans

LAS VEGAS — With Senate Bill 1 providing funding for an A’s ballpark in Las Vegas now signed into law by Gov. Joe Lombardo, Bally’s Corp. will now turn its attention to when the Tropicana hotel will be demolished.

Bangkok Post

North Korea spy satellite crashes into sea

SEOUL: North Korea attempted to launch a spy satellite Wednesday but it crashed into the sea after a rocket failure, with the South Korean military retrieving part of the likely wreckage in a potential intelligence bonanza.

Tribune News Service

Funding gap of $75M holding up A’s stadium deal

LAS VEGAS — The Oakland Athletics are negotiating with Clark County to bridge a $75 million dollar gap in public financing for the proposed $1.5 billion MLB Las Vegas ballpark.

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Standard General Tries, Tries Again With FCC on Tegna Deal

Grabs at what it calls suggestion FCC could find way to ‘yes’ on station-group merger

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Standard General Makes New Tegna Commitments in Runup to Crucial FCC Meeting

Will meet with FCC on May 18 in a last ditch effort to resolve issues with Tegna deal

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Parties Spar at FCC as Standard General-Tegna Financing Deadline Looms

Former FCC, FTC chairs employed to pitch deal decision

Broadcasting & Cable

After Financing Expires and His Bid for Tegna Dies, Standard General’s Soo Kim Will Seek Answers

‘If it could happen to us, it could happen to anybody,’ managing partner says

Broadcasting & Cable

Guest Blog: FCC Was Right To Not Greenlight Standard General-Tegna Deal at Expense of Local News

NABET-CWA chief says decision to designate merger for review is a matter of due process

TV Tech

Standard General Makes Additional Commitments to Unions in Tegna Deal

Promises TNG and NABET additional job protections, no layoffs and increased news budgets at Tegna stations

Broadcasting & Cable

Standard General Files Brief Asking Court To Force FCC To Rule on Tegna Deal

Broadcasters want decision by April 28, before financing expires May 22

TV Tech

Standard General Urges Appeals Court to Force FCC Vote on Tegna Deal

The court must “compel the FCC to follow its own procedural norms by putting the deal to a vote,” said Standard General’s Soo Kim

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