In simpler language, doctors located the arteries feeding the prostate gland using dye injected into the blood, then partially blocked the blood flow to diminish the prostate.
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Joseph States,
Chicago Tribune,
7 Apr. 2026
Van Nuland was more interested in what was happening underground, where sprawling systems of fungal threads — from microscopic ducts to arteries thick as yarn — extended dozens of feet horizontally in all directions.
Along with its work on public lands, Pacific Coast Seed also works frequently with BART and the California Department of Transportation to replant around stations or along highways with native plants and flowers — meaning that your nearest wildflower display could be as close as your commute.
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Alissa Greenberg,
Mercury News,
13 Apr. 2026
Slow-moving convoys of vehicles also caused traffic jams on major highways.
The normally bustling streets of Islamabad were deserted Saturday morning as security forces sealed roads ahead of the talks.
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ABC News,
ABC News,
11 Apr. 2026
More than 270 people have died on city streets since the pledge, according to city data, and Sacramento ranked second-worst among California’s 15 largest cities for injury and fatal crashes, with 4,214 people killed or injured in 2023.
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Chris Fusco. Story produced with AI assistance,
Sacbee.com,
11 Apr. 2026
For shoes, Rosen points to tilting cabinets that are perfect for narrow passageways or clear shoe boxes for the bottom of a closet.
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Clio Chang,
Curbed,
8 Apr. 2026
The immersive, motion-simulation experience — which is located in the Wizarding World of Harry Potter - Hogsmeade land at Universal’s Islands of Adventure park — first brings guests through the familiar castle gates and passageways of Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry.
But that central gathering represented just one of the day’s events demonstrations with the Sacramento region, with hundreds showing up that morning and afternoon to march, chant and wave signs along busy thoroughfares in surrounding suburban cities.
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ANDREW GRAHAM,
Sacbee.com,
28 Mar. 2026
While the state takes care of maintenance for a number of major roads like interstates and highways, the city must maintain other high-traffic thoroughfares.
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Charlotte Observer,
Charlotte Observer,
25 Mar. 2026
She’s been in at least 12 counties and has possibly covered more than 1,000 miles in her lifetime — crossing dangerous freeways multiple times, Hunnicutt said.
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Lila Seidman,
Los Angeles Times,
7 Apr. 2026
Multiple railway lines, freeways and other roads across Iran were struck Tuesday, including one attack on a railway bridge which killed two people.
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