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Recent Examples of billingsDays beyond 10 hours help fuel significant billings for some lawyers, including two from the firm Rock Fusco & Connelly whose billing amounts last year led all attorneys working for the city on this kind of case.—Joe Mahr, Chicago Tribune, 19 Apr. 2026
Cornyn's campaign spent almost $600,000, and Paxton's campaign spent more than $500,000 on television ads, the firm reported — though a spokesman for the Paxton campaign said the number was closer to $1 million.
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James Osborne,
Houston Chronicle,
1 May 2026
The Colorado Restaurant Association, which supports the bill, has also spent several thousand dollars on digital ads backing SB-134.
Obama raised millions of dollars, produced a raft of advertisements, and took the unusual step of endorsing dozens of candidates for state legislative office.
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Peter Slevin,
New Yorker,
4 May 2026
San Diego had the most open advertisements, with 1,727.
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Phillip Molnar,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
1 May 2026
The Cass County Emergency Services Board, National Weather Service and Everbridge are investigating the cause of the misleading notifications.
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Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
25 Apr. 2026
No more trying to scale castle walls, no more nose-drops of death from sub-2-inch-tall curbs, and thankfully, no more push notifications asking for help.
The product announcements come one day before Amazon is set to report its first-quarter results, which will take place after the close of market on Wednesday.
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Alexei Oreskovic,
Fortune,
29 Apr. 2026
On Singapore’s subway, called the MRT, announcements are sometimes made in as many as four languages; on Hong Kong’s subway, called the MTR, announcements are made in three.
The Braves’ powerful right-hander was pulled after 3 1/3 innings and 87 pitches Sunday afternoon at Coors Field against the Rockies, a game the Braves would eventually win 11-6 to sweep a three-game series.
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Chad Bishop,
AJC.com,
3 May 2026
Márquez at least saved the Padres’ bullpen to some extent, throwing 95 pitches to get through five innings.