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Just two days after students returned from winter break, the Chicago Teachers Union voted to revert to remote instruction in the nation’s third-largest school district. Chicago Public Schools responded by canceling classes altogether on Wednesday. Classes were canceled again on Thursday after no agreement was reached on Wednesday evening. District officials have blasted the union’s move as an “illegal strike” and insist that schools are safe for students with protocols in place....

The $12.5 million “Chicago Moves” effort will see eligible Chicagoans possibly receive one of 50,000 cards with $150 that can be used at Chicago gas stations, along with 100,000 cards with $50 able to be used on the city’s public transit system, Lightfoot said at a Thursday press conference. The announcement from Lightfoot is the latest in a recent series of campaigns from elected officials to lower the record-high gas prices seen across the U....

Defense led the way for both teams, and Central Florida won the game by stopping Auburn from putting together what could have been the winning drive with two minutes left. Earlier in the game, Auburn forced a missed field goal that opened the door for its final drive. McKenzie Milton was the Knights’ hero offensively, throwing 16 for 35 with 242 yards and two touchdowns. Milton led UCF’s resurgence in the second half by throwing two touchdowns to answer Auburn’s two consecutive touchdowns to start the second half....

Kane, who has two years left on his current deal at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, has been a force to be reckoned with in the Premier League for the past eight seasons. He is the third-highest goalscorer in the league’s history with a whopping 188 goals in 288 appearances. A complete forward in every aspect, the 29-year-old has started the 2022-23 season in fine fettle. He has already netted five times in eight matches across all competitions for Antonio Conte’s side....

Purslow, who previously filled a similar role at Liverpool, is walking away after a little over two years in the position. During that time he has overseen commercial operations during a hugely successful period for the Blues. David Luiz & Alonso to be rested Purslow was part of the negotiations that saw Chelsea lad a £60 million-a-year kit deal with Nike that is due to start in 2017-18 and a £40m-a-year sponsorship agreement with Yokohama....

Zappacosta, 25, joins up with the Azzurri after completing a move from Torino to Chelsea on transfer deadline day. Italy 15/4 to beat Israel 2-0 Italy needed a reinforcement at the back after Saturday’s 3-0 defeat to Spain in Madrid saw Leonardo Bonucci booked, meaning he will be suspended against Israel, while Leonardo Spinazzola suffered a late injury. Zappacosta will immediately join up with Italy for training on Sunday afternoon in preparation for the game in Reggio Emilia....

Johnson says he was sexually abused by Chelsea’s former chief scout Eddie Heath, who is now dead, after being groomed by him from the age of 13. Heath worked at Stamford Bridge from 1968 to 1979. Child abuse is football’s worst-kept secret Chelsea agreed a settlement with Johnson in relation to Heath’s conduct and it is understood to be the only claim of this nature that the club is currently dealing with....

Blues boss Jose Mourinho is thought to be very interested in signing Paris Saint-Germain’s forward, Lavezzi, meaning he is now open to offers for Oscar, who flattered to deceive in the second half of last season. Oscar started the season extremely well, notching up six league goals in his first 18 games in the Premier League season. He was leading the way at Chelsea until Eden Hazard got into his groove and since then, the Brazilian has played a supporting role to the Belgian....

All the latest transfer rumours The England Under-21 international has struggled to make an impact since Antonio Conte’s arrival at Stamford Bridge, with his appearances limited to just 32 minutes of Premier League action last season. He becomes Frank De Boer’s first signing since replacing Sam Allardyce as manager of the Eagles, and the 21-year-old was thrilled to move to Selhurst Park. “I had the option of coming to Palace and I thought that it would be great for me,” he told the club’s official website....

Abramovich’s assets have been frozen by the UK government following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. A special football license was issued by the government in conjunction with the sanctions in order to allow Chelsea to continue to operate as a club, but those come with significant restrictions. The club is not able to produce or benefit from any revenue streams, stopping all merchandise and ticket sales. Any expenses that were agreed before the March 10 sanctions will need to continue to be paid by the club, but any revenue, including from media rights deals, will have to be frozen....

Both sides come into the game on the back of impressive Champions League victories during the week and will be brimming with confidence as a result. Chelsea & Man City 8/15 both to score Home side Chelsea are currently third in the division with 13 points from their first six games and victory would see them draw level with City, who, along with Manchester United, are leading the way....

The two sides met in the 2021 UEFA Champions League final in May with Chelsea pulling off what was then considered a 1-0 upset victory over the Premier League champions. It represented Chelsea’s third win in a row against Man City across all competitions and all three were masterminded by manager Thomas Tuchel, who only took over the squad in January. It’s that coaching battle between Tuchel and Manchester City’s Pep Guardiola that makes for another fascinating subplot....

Hudson-Odoi was taken off late in the first half of Chelsea’s 2-2 draw with Burnley on Monday and the severity of his injury was announced after full-time. Chelsea are yet to put a timescale on Hudson-Odoi’s return, but he took to his official Instagram channel on Wednesday to provide an update. “Operation was successful. Thank God always and thank you all for your messages and support, the return begins now!...

Ruthless Chelsea are the anti-Arsenal The 31-year-old has been filling in for John Terry as captain this season and helped Chelsea to open up a 10-point lead at the top of the table courtesy of a 2-1 win at West Ham on Monday night. Chelsea’s dominance in recent months has seen former manager Jose Mourinho call his old team ‘boring’, while Manchester City boss Pep Guardiola and Tottenham striker Harry Kane have also chipped in with comments....

Wing-back Hendry Antonay led the CFC B team out, which saw central defender Ajith K., and midfielders Shubham Mane, Melroy Assisi and Vignesh V. making their first CFC appearances. The other boys in the side have been retained from last season, with the likes of Mohammed Sarif Khan in defence, Joysana Singh on the wings and Bawlte Rohmingthanga upfront. There was a familiar face on the Gokulam bench in Brazilian midfielder Bruno Pelissari, a former fan-favourite who won the Indian Super League title with CFC in 2015, even scoring in the final....

Ukraine’s nuclear agency said it was recording increased radiation levels at the site in Pripyat, around 60 miles from the capital, which was abandoned following the world’s worst nuclear disaster in 1986. However, the agency said the increase was “insignificant” and caused by dust coming from Russia moving in its military artillery. Russia took the Chernobyl area on Thursday, and there were concerns that gun fire and explosions could lead to more lethal radiation leaking from the plant....

RELATED: Famous Chess Games Every Beginner Should Study Unfortunately, the current third boom isn’t as flattering for the sport, as the spike in popularity and attention has come from an ongoing cheating scandal. Magnus Carlsen has accused Hans Niemann of cheating, a claim that Chess.com have supported with a 72-page report where it’s claimed that Niemann “has likely cheated over 100 times.” Hans Niemann admitted to cheating online in the past but claims to have never cheated over the board, despite Magnus’ very public accusation....

His excellent run in Test Cricket lasted for what seemed forever. His bad form, well, it seems to be outliving even that. It’s been pretty fascinating, noticing Pujara’s form with the bat over the past three years. It has never borne any semblance to normalcy, his run scoring. It’s been sky high. It’s been rock bottom. It’s been extreme. It’s been all things bar normal. The 2014 Boxing Day Test in Melbourne was Cheteshwar Pujara’s 27th match....

The protesters have since been forced out of the park by a mass police presence. The protesters seemed to come from the Black and Indigenous Solidarity Rally Protests at the Buckingham Fountain three miles east of Arrigo Park. The marchers held banners reading “Defund CPD” (meaning the Chicago Police Department), “Black Lives Matter” and “Decolonize Zhigaagoong,” a slogan of a movement seeking to restore lands to Native Americans who lived in Chicago before being forcibly removed by the U....

Indiana Senator Mike Braun on Tuesday tweeted that he was “ready to help connect Chicago police officers to an Indiana police department that is hiring now and doesn’t have a vaccine mandate.” By Thursday afternoon, the Republican claimed that his office had “already heard from many Chicago police interested in serving Hoosiers.” “Indiana’s a place where I built my business, we don’t like those top-down mandates,” Braun said during a Thursday Fox Business interview....