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Iris Apatow and Costa D'Angelo are the latest troublemakers to stir the pot at Baird.—
Allison DeGrushe,
Entertainment Weekly,
14 Jan. 2026 -
Mindy went from having sort of nothing to too much, and the idea of Mindy and Alfie was just too irresistible, these two troublemakers who find each other.—
Carly Thomas,
HollywoodReporter,
21 Dec. 2025
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In accordance with the village’s Affordable Housing Ordinance, 5% of the development’s total units (4 total units for this development plan) must qualify as affordable housing, or petitioners may pay a $100,000 per unit (or $400,000 in total) fee-in-lieu of onsite affordable units.—
Claire Murphy,
Chicago Tribune,
21 Feb. 2026
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State Supreme Court Justice Jeffrey Pearlman sided with the Democratic petitioners in January.—
Molly Parks,
The Washington Examiner,
13 Feb. 2026
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If the tormenters keep it up, grackles do eventually move.—
Michael Barnes,
Austin American Statesman,
18 Feb. 2026
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And her tormentors are all abruptly, painfully departing the scene or, at the very least, becoming ensnared in one humiliation after another.—
Howie Carr,
Boston Herald,
16 Jan. 2026
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He was released on a personal recognizance bond before a federal grand jury in Minnesota returned the indictment against him and eight co-defendants, all of whom are also named in Doucette’s lawsuit.—
Isabel Yip,
NBC news,
26 Feb. 2026
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On Wednesday, supporters of the defendants gathered outside the federal courthouse, distributing fliers to passersby.—
Sarah Bahari,
Dallas Morning News,
26 Feb. 2026
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The prisoners got out and the saw the torturers.—
Scott Roxborough,
HollywoodReporter,
21 Jan. 2026
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As my experience showed, a heavy reliance on physical abuse makes for proficient torturers, not skilled interrogators.—
Elizabeth Tsurkov,
The Atlantic,
11 Jan. 2026
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Shakespeare humanizes the Elizabethan stage stereotype of the villainous Jew by giving Shylock ample reason for wanting to get back at his Christian persecutors.—
Theater Critic,
Los Angeles Times,
17 Jan. 2026
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Amish are part of the wider Anabaptist movement, which puts heavy emphasis on Jesus’ Sermon on the Mount, containing some of his most radical and counter-cultural sayings — to love enemies, live simply, bless persecutors, turn the other cheek and to endure sufferings joyfully.—
Dave Smith,
Fortune,
30 Oct. 2025
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Moreover, when harassers disproportionately target women, people of color and LGBTQ officials, entire communities are systematically excluded from participation in self-governance.—
Ernestine Nettles,
Mercury News,
22 Nov. 2025
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Along with Al Raby, head of the Coordinating Council of Community Organizations, Jackson helped select Marquette Park as the target for a 1966 fair housing march, at which racist white hecklers infamously threw rocks, bricks and bottles and hit King in the head.—
David Greising,
Chicago Tribune,
26 Feb. 2026
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Nanjiani, 44, became famous for stand-up comedy based on his real-life experiences, including growing up in Pakistan, moving to Iowa for college at 18, and dealing with racist hecklers as a Muslim post-9/11.—
Kylie Gilbert,
InStyle,
6 Jan. 2026
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