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Daily Bean: Nikishin Ends Holdout; Heritage Classic; Bruins Wrap

The Boston Bruins return to the practice rink today ahead of their two-game road trip, and they still hold a three-point lead atop the Atlantic Division. The Bruins were off yesterday after sweeping their two-game homestand. They took down the Predators on Thursday and the Sharks on Saturday and extended their point streak to eight games. They're back in Brighton this morning at 11:00 AM, and they will fly south after they wrap up practice. Happy Monday, catch up on Bruins and league news in today's Daily Bean: MARAT KHUSNUTDINOV: The Bruins took care of some business off the ice last week. Marat Khusnutdinov signed a three-year extension with a $3.95M cap hit. The 24-year-old has established himself as a valuable piece of Marco Sturm's lineup, and now he will be sticking around until 2030. "I'm very excited to be a Bruin for a few more years," Khusnutdinov said after morning skate on…

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Bills Get Major Help Around NFL During Bye Week as Chiefs, Patriots Lose

The Buffalo Bills couldn't improve their record during their Week 7 bye, but the rest of the NFL gave them plenty of reasons to feel good about where they stand heading into the second half of the season. Buffalo entered the bye week at 5-1 after consecutive narrow victories over the Los Angeles Rams and Las Vegas Raiders. The Bills were already in first place in the AFC East, but a pair of significant losses around the league helped strengthen their position in the division and the AFC playoff race. The biggest results came from the Chicago Bears and Seattle Seahawks, who each handed a contender a loss that benefited Buffalo. The Bills received their first bit of help Thursday night when the Bears defeated the New England Patriots 30-24. New England entered the matchup at 4-2, looking to keep pace with Buffalo in the AFC East. Instead, the Patriots fell 4-3, giving the Bills a 1…

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Fearing Trump, Vermont nonprofits rolled back racial equity loans

Four years ago, Champlain Housing Trust took a bold — and legally untested — step to try to help people of color buy homes in Vermont. Backed by a private grant, the nonprofit land trust launched a program that provided up to $25,000 toward the down payment on a home in the land trust’s portfolio in northwest Vermont. The bold, untested part: Only Black, indigenous and other people of color could apply. The new approach was intended to compensate for decades of overt and covert racism in lending that contributed to today’s reality in Vermont, where 75% of white residents own their homes but only 33% of Black Vermonters own theirs. The new program chipped away at that inequity. The proportion of minority homebuyers in the land trust’s shared equity program doubled over the next two-and-a-half years, to more than 40% of new buyers, the organization said at the time. The trust added…

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5 Restaurant Chains With the Best Chicken Alfredo Pizza, According to Diners

If you love chicken alfredo pasta but you haven’t tried the pizza version, are you really living? Chicken alfredo pizza takes the popular chicken-and-cream sauce combo and puts it directly on a pizza crust. If done right, it can be one of the most delicious pies. Where can you get the best chicken alfredo pizza? Here are 5 restaurant chains with the best chicken alfredo pizza, according to diners. Cicis Pizza Specialty Alfredo Pizza is a buffet favorite, featuring creamy alfredo sauce and real mozzarella on a crispy crust. Customers can also request custom combinations—such as chicken and Alfredo—directly from staff at the buffet line. Jet’s Pizza has a legendary Alfredo Chicken Pizza. It is made with Alfredo sauce, premium mozzarella, feta, grilled chicken, and red onions. You can also get it with a flavored crust: Cajun, Poppy Seed, Sesame Seed, Shredded Parmesan, or Butter. “Ordered…

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