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CHICAGO — Los Angeles-based developer CIM Group has agreed to buy Tribune Tower for up to $240 million, marking the end of media ownership for the historic building and the beginning of a new chapter, likely as part of a mixed-use redevelopment. Chicago developer Golub & Co partnered with CIM to buy the tower and

Maine Governor Paul LePage says he’s considering resigning following a rash of incendiary and odd outbursts, including calling a state legislator a “socialist” and a “cocksucker” in a voicemail message. “I’m looking at all options,” the twice-elected Republican governor said while appearing on WVOM, a radio station in Bangor. “I think some things I’ve been

TRENTON, N.J. — Gov. Chris Christie vetoed legislation Tuesday that would have gradually raised New Jersey’s minimum wage to $15 an hour, thwarting a Democratic effort being tested around the country. New Jersey would have become the third state to raise the hourly wage to $15, after California and New York. But the bill never

Donald Trump’s campaign manager said a new ad buy that had been announced for nine battleground states will also cover Michigan, a traditionally blue state in presidential years that Mr. Trump has talked frequently about flipping red. The Trump campaign announced this week that a new economy-focused ad will air on broadcast and cable in

People whose judgment is called into question by Anthony Weiner’s sexting: Anthony Weiner. Anyone who participates in sexting with Anthony Weiner. People whose judgment is not called into question by Anthony Weiner’s sexting: Huma Abedin. Hillary Clinton. “It’s just another example of Hillary Clinton’s bad judgment,” Donald Trump said Monday. No. A guy texting photos

Friday started as it usually does: an early wake-up call, an interview with the next president of the United States and a hateful personal attack from Donald Trump. Such is life during the dog days of August in a nasty presidential campaign not even near its ugly end. These days, a rudely out-of-bounds Trump attack

The good citizens of Maine may have been surprised last week when they learned their governor, Paul LePage, left a threatening message on a state senator’s telephone answering machine—he called the legislator a “socialist” and a “cocksucker”—but they probably weren’t shocked. After all, since he was elected in 2010, the 66-year-old Republican has been known

WASHINGTON — He resigned from Congress after his last sexting scandal and promised to seek treatment as he and his wife announced she was pregnant with their first child. Now, it seems Anthony Weiner is up to his old tricks as his wife, Huma Abedin, travels the country with Hillary Clinton’s presidential campaign. Abedin announced