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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
The data taken in the April 29 incident included personal information of users at affected organizations, including names, email addresses, student ID numbers and messages among Canvas users, the company said.
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Jon Haworth,
ABC News,
8 May 2026
Data accessed included user names, email addresses, student ID numbers, and messages exchanged on the platform.
Supporters also outspent opponents 10-to-1 on television ads, while former President Barack Obama appeared in statewide ads backing the measure.
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Samantha-Jo Roth,
The Washington Examiner,
8 May 2026
The pro-redistricting group Virginians for Fair Elections spent more than $64 million and former President Barack Obama cut television ads to push for its approval.
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 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.