San Jose Mayor Matt Mahan, a Democratic candidate for governor, has said inequality starts at the federal level, where the tax code is riddled with loopholes.
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MIchael R. Blood,
Fortune,
18 Feb. 2026
The report was riddled with fake citations that appeared to be hallucinated by AI, which the White House attributed to formatting errors; HHS then corrected the report by removing the false citations and swapping in new references.
Belt-Stubblefield ignored orders to stop and raised his hands, and Neely punched him in an attempt to de-escalate the situation, according to Chamberlain’s account in the days after the shooting.
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Noelle Phillips,
Denver Post,
24 Feb. 2026
Charges stemmed from claims that Beverley grabbed his teenage sister by the neck and punched her in the eye during a family altercation.
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Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
24 Feb. 2026
Just before halftime, Hoffmann poked a loose ball ahead to midcourt, beat a Vernon Hills player to the ball and raced to the basket for a layup to give the Rams a 21-13 lead.
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Bobby Narang,
Chicago Tribune,
25 Feb. 2026
Later, outside of Guthrie's home, Tucson resident Lupita Tello poked the dirt with a sharp metal rod soldered to a handle.
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