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The pilot program took off and over the next two decades, 5,357 schools, teacher homes, and shop buildings were built in underserviced Black communities.—
Chadd Scott,
Forbes.com,
18 May 2026 -
As a Fond du Lac County sheriff's deputy and another trooper arrived, the driver took off.—
Sean Joseph OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
17 May 2026
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Your 11th House of Friendship is uplifted by chatty Mercury, who sextiles Uranus in your steadfast sign before stepping into your quiet zone.—
Tarot.com,
Baltimore Sun,
14 Apr. 2026
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In the original fairytale, the stepmother is portrayed as cold, self-serving and wicked, but Hochhauser recognized and uplifted a different version of the character.—
Rachel Raposas,
PEOPLE,
8 Apr. 2026
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As Psyche zoomed past the red planet, its cameras captured a wide-angle overhead view of Mars’ southern polar ice cap.—
Stephen Clark,
ArsTechnica,
20 May 2026
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His well struck header zoomed toward Lloris, who lifted his left arm in time to deny the attempt.—
Josh Gross,
Daily News,
30 Apr. 2026
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Morteza Nikoubazl/NurPhoto/Getty The stage was festooned with balloons and a giant image of Supreme Leader Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei, who has yet to appear in public since being elevated to the position after the killing of his father and predecessor Ali Khamenei on the first day of the war.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
19 May 2026
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Are more acute vulnerabilities being exposed by the rise in yields, and will elevated inflation expectations create an undertow to equity valuations?—
Michael Santoli,
CNBC,
19 May 2026
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Delivery times for the laptop have ballooned to as much as four weeks as Taiwan’s Quanta and Foxconn rush to fill orders from factories in Vietnam and China.—
Ewan Spence,
Forbes.com,
16 May 2026
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Take note that the Roundhill Memory ETF (DRAM) , which has Micron Technology , SK Hynix and Samsung as its largest holdings, has already ballooned to $10 billion in assets under management, after only launching a little over a month ago.—
Sarah Min,
CNBC,
15 May 2026
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In reaction to the strong Q1 print, TD Cowen analyst Joshua Buchalter reiterated a buy rating on AMD stock and boosted his price target to $500 from $290.—
TipRanks.com Staff,
CNBC,
17 May 2026
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The state’s political ethics watchdog is investigating the campaign of gubernatorial candidate Tom Steyer and an influencer who boosted him online for potentially violating a state law on political advertisements.—
Lia Russell,
Sacbee.com,
15 May 2026
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Earnings of 38 cents per share, excluding items, topped the FactSet consensus estimate of 31 cents per share.—
Sarah Min,
CNBC,
19 May 2026
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Sasha Miller contributed five goals, two assists and four draw controls as Beverly topped Andover, 15-12.—
Tyler McManus,
Boston Herald,
19 May 2026
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China scaled it faster than anyone before clean technologies had fully matured.—
Ingmar Rentzhog,
Forbes.com,
15 May 2026
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Developed from inexpensive materials and standard paint manufacturing processes, this glue can be easily scaled up for mass production.—
Mrigakshi Dixit,
Interesting Engineering,
15 May 2026
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“Blasted off.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/blasted%20off. Accessed 21 May. 2026.
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