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The Dolphins not only brought in Alabama’s Ty Simpson and UM’s Carson Beck, but also summoned Penn State’s Drew Allar to team headquarters, NFL Network’s Tom Pelissero reported this week.
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Barry Jackson,
Miami Herald,
21 Apr. 2026
Musk was summoned after a search took place in February at the French premises of X as part of an investigation opened in January 2025 by the cybercrime unit of the Paris prosecutor’s office.
Putin unilaterally declared a 30-hour ceasefire last Easter, but each side accused the other of breaking it.
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ABC News,
ABC News,
12 Apr. 2026
In the run-up to the vote, Orbán accused Ukraine of sabotaging a key oil pipeline, while Hungarian authorities seized a shipment of cash from a Ukrainian bank.
Patel, in the lawsuit filed in district court in Washington, denied the allegations of his behavior and criticized the magazine for relying on anonymous sources.
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David Bauder,
Los Angeles Times,
20 Apr. 2026
Radev also criticized the European Union for relying too heavily on renewable energy.
The inspector general's office also faulted the city for a lack of policies, strategies, and goals to collect the debt owed.
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Dorothy Tucker,
CBS News,
16 Apr. 2026
His remarks sparked a torrent of criticism on social media, where some commentators faulted him for embracing technology that could kill jobs in the entertainment industry.