4 observations from the Class 4A O'Fallon Regional boys basketball semifinals

Belleville East (10-19) will face Southwestern Conference rival Alton (20-11) in the regional final at 7 p.m. Friday.

Roxana's Chloe Skiles wins second Illinois girls wrestling state title

Girls wrestling is in its fifth season as a championship sport in Illinois, and Skiles is the 13th multi-time state champ.
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Pakistan's defense minister says there is now 'open war' with Afghanistan after latest strikes

Pakistan's defense minister said his country has run out of "patience" and considers that there is now an "open war" with ...
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The GEO Playbook: How (& Why) to Optimize for AI Discovery (2026) – Shopify

We’re seeing AI search grow at a tremendous rate—AI-driven traffic to Shopify sites is up 8x and AI-driven orders to Shopify ...
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Fullcart Review (2026): One AI Platform to Replace Your Entire Shopify Tool Stack

The average Shopify brand doing $500K per year is paying for five or six separate tools that do not talk to each other. Fullcart is betting that one platform, ...