Brendan Smialowski | Afp | Getty Images When most people think of AI and jobs, the conversation often pivots to which occupations are most likely to be obliterated by its arrival.
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Kevin Williams,
CNBC,
26 Sep. 2026
The Strip had been largely obliterated in the war between Hamas and Israel, and most of its two million inhabitants were living in tents or in the ruins; images of human misery had flooded screens around the world.
The two once presented a live demo minutes after a computer cloud crash wiped out their materials, winning anyway after Andreou pitched the product entirely from memory.
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Sebastian Herrera,
Fortune,
27 June 2026
Widespread flooding across Kentucky has left at least four dead Saturday, prompting dozens of rescues after heavy rains wiped out bridges, inundated roads and flooded homes, with more significant rainfall on the way.
The team has eradicated every invasive casuarina pine, the Australian import whose needles poison the native plants beneath it, along with invasive sea grapes that chew up the dunes.
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Sydney Lake,
Fortune,
10 Sep. 2026
Screwworm had been considered eradicated from the US, Mexico and most of Central America decades ago.
But records for the case — as well as Nick’s home address, cell phone number, and place of work — remained publicly available on the Duval courts website for more than a year after the judge ordered the records expunged.
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Kate Payne,
Miami Herald,
30 Sep. 2026
Have you been arrested, charged or convicted of a crime, had an adjudication withheld, or had a matter sealed or expunged?
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José Javier Rodríguez,
Sun Sentinel,
11 Sep. 2026
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