Lithuania celebrates 36 years of independence while battling modern democracy threats—protests for free speech, online disinformation, and voter apathy—amid Russian pressure and a proud legacy of resistance from the Baltic Way to 1991’s parliament defense. Meanwhile, Chicago grapples with shuttering taxpayer-funded Save A Lot stores meant to fight food deserts, the controversial arrival of rescued belugas from a Canadian park, and a political twist: two independent candidates disqualified from a congressional race, leaving only Lyons Mayor Chris Getty on the ballot.

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