The locomotive’s engine cylinders have been removed, and its crankcase was bare.
—
Graham Womack,
Sacbee.com,
22 Aug. 2026
The vaccine, in combination with Keytruda , met key goals in patients with higher-risk or advanced melanoma whose detectable cancer had been completely removed through surgery.
And is all that trust about to be obliterated in the next 15 minutes?
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Dalton Ross,
Entertainment Weekly,
18 Aug. 2026
That $750,000 first feature has obliterated all box-office expectations, grossing a staggering $488 million worldwide to become the industry’s biggest success story.
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.
—
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.
In 1979, the United States became the first country to declare polio eradicated following years of mass vaccinations; in subsequent decades, many other countries reported similar results.
—
Eli Cahan,
Rolling Stone,
21 Aug. 2026
Now, there is a constant obsession over energy levels and management that has eradicated the previous ‘flat out’ approach to racing.
In the early 20th century, a massive national mosquito-eradication effort, which led to the CDC’s creation, ultimately expunged the disease from the country.
—
Sarah Zhang,
The Atlantic,
3 Aug. 2026
Five students were charged after the incident, but all of them have entered diversionary programs to have the charges expunged.
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