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Over the course of more than 612 hours of observation across nine locations, the researchers documented 46 different instances of geophagy among at least 44 individual monkeys out of the territory’s 230 or so macaques.
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Adam Kovac, Scientific American, 22 Apr. 2026
Today the podcaster is among a growing number of right-wing influencers who have turned on their former leader.
—Lorraine Ali, Los Angeles Times, 22 Apr. 2026
No deaths were listed among residents ages 18-24.
—Nathan Ansell, Arkansas Online, 22 Apr. 2026
The South Asian country is among the naitons fielding the military soldiers who will be making up the 5,500-member Gang Suppression Force.
—Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 22 Apr. 2026
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Adam Kovac, Scientific American, 22 Apr. 2026
Today the podcaster is among a growing number of right-wing influencers who have turned on their former leader.
—Lorraine Ali, Los Angeles Times, 22 Apr. 2026
No deaths were listed among residents ages 18-24.
—Nathan Ansell, Arkansas Online, 22 Apr. 2026
The South Asian country is among the naitons fielding the military soldiers who will be making up the 5,500-member Gang Suppression Force.
—Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 22 Apr. 2026
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Two Palestinians, among them a 14-year-old boy, have been shot and killed at a school in the occupied West Bank amid an attack by Israeli settlers, the Palestinian Health Ministry and multiple eyewitnesses said.—
Zeena Saifi,
CNN Money,
22 Apr. 2026
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There is evidence that the planet is healing amid massive efforts to mitigate climate change and fight biodiversity loss.—
Julia Jacobo,
ABC News,
22 Apr. 2026
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In the course of the narrative, as John is embraced by friends and assaulted by strangers, Jones’s storytelling veers between breakthroughs and setbacks with a rhythm so mechanical as to verge on metronomic.—
Justin Chang,
New Yorker,
17 Apr. 2026
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But use of the six pods, arranged in a triple-bunk style layout between cabins, will put fliers in close proximity to others, prompting the airline to publish etiquette notes.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
17 Apr. 2026
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The Navy is likely tracking ships linked to Iran through satellites, drones and other forms of surveillance as well as each commercial vessel’s past history, said Kevin Donegan, a retired vice admiral and former commander of the Navy’s Fifth Fleet, which is based in Bahrain.—
Konstantin Toropin,
Chicago Tribune,
17 Apr. 2026
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With officers trailing behind, the suspect sped through a red light, nearly striking cross traffic at an intersection.—
Matthew Rodriguez,
CBS News,
17 Apr. 2026
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“Among.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/among. Accessed 24 Apr. 2026.
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