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Recent Examples of appealedLouisiana appealed to our court and sought a stay pending appeal.—Aria Bendix, NBC news, 1 May 2026 But then federal prosecutors appealed a judge's decision granting him bond with electronic monitoring, and the judge agreed Friday to put it on hold while that appeal plays out.—ABC News, 10 Apr. 2026 Gilbert appealed Wilson’s ruling; however, in December 2024, a Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals panel turned down Gilbert’s appeal, per Courthouse News Service.—Mathew Rodriguez, Them., 8 Oct. 2025 The White House appealed to the Supreme Court, and now the high court has agreed to examine the appeal.—Danielle Kurtzleben, NPR, 9 Sep. 2025
Lamont and Bysiewicz cited Connecticut’s nearly $17 minimum wage.
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Andrew Brown,
Hartford Courant,
12 May 2026
Politico, which was first to report Makary’s resignation, cited an administration source as saying Kyle Diamantas, an FDA food official, will become acting head of the agency.
Hungarian Prime Minister Péter Magyar said his new government has summoned the Russian ambassador over a drone attack near Hungary’s border, in a significant shift from his predecessor Viktor Orbán’s friendly relations with Moscow.
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Hanna Arhirova,
Chicago Tribune,
14 May 2026
Such stars are the key quarry that JWST was designed for—stellar orbs composed of the pristine, primordial hydrogen and helium gas that was summoned into being by the big bang.
Following the arrest, Vargas was held on a $25,000 bond and was arraigned in Rockville Superior Court.
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Justin Muszynski,
Hartford Courant,
17 May 2026
He was released without bail after being arraigned in Manhattan Criminal Court the next day but ordered to surrender his passport and follow a strict curfew.
In addition to the issues with the tax collector and the city’s credit card, Stewart was also criticized by Fazio for skipping two consecutive debates last week in Farmington and Berlin.
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Christopher Keating,
Hartford Courant,
11 May 2026
Carr publicly criticized the late-night host for remarks made about the killing of Turning Point USA co-founder Charlie Kirk, which was followed by Kimmel’s show being removed from the air for several days before it was reinstated.
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Claire Carter,
The Washington Examiner,
11 May 2026
Each side has blamed the other for ceasefire violations.
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Sudarsan Raghavan,
New Yorker,
12 May 2026
The report, which was reviewed by The Times, blamed the issue on lax oversight and confusion among officers about when they were required to press record.
Jessica Moncallo, 30, was arrested and booked into the Dawson County Jail on May 11 in connection with a single-vehicle crash that claimed the life of a 16-year-old driver on April 15 on County Road 18, the Texas Department of Public Safety said in a press release on Tuesday, May 12.
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Angel Saunders,
PEOPLE,
16 May 2026
Khusanov actually got booked for another one of those comings-together, well outside the box, down near the touchline, but this was not a yellow-card sort of game, all blood and thunder.