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The store clerk, who sustained a broken nose and two black eyes from being pistol-whipped during the robbery, later identified Talley and her wallet, which police found in a trash can near the store.
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Caroline Kubzansky, Chicago Tribune, 30 Apr. 2026
Mann repeated her prior testimony about Weinstein using the bathroom before the attack and her later finding a syringe in the bathroom’s trash can afterward.
—Molly Crane-Newman, New York Daily News, 29 Apr. 2026
Then shake the hose gently over the trash can to dislodge any debris that might be hidden within it.
—Libby Monteith Minor, Southern Living, 26 Apr. 2026
But cardboard drink holders don’t have to be an addition to your trash can.
—Christianna Silva, The Spruce, 22 Apr. 2026
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Caroline Kubzansky, Chicago Tribune, 30 Apr. 2026
Mann repeated her prior testimony about Weinstein using the bathroom before the attack and her later finding a syringe in the bathroom’s trash can afterward.
—Molly Crane-Newman, New York Daily News, 29 Apr. 2026
Then shake the hose gently over the trash can to dislodge any debris that might be hidden within it.
—Libby Monteith Minor, Southern Living, 26 Apr. 2026
But cardboard drink holders don’t have to be an addition to your trash can.
—Christianna Silva, The Spruce, 22 Apr. 2026
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“Trash can.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/trash%20can. Accessed 7 May. 2026.
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