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boardman

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as in officer

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Bossell is charged with first-degree murder, armed criminal action, third-degree assault of a law enforcement officer, resisting arrest and tampering with a motor vehicle in connection with the death of 29-year-old Graham Hoffman.

— Ben Wheeler, Kansas City Star, 5 Sep. 2026
Carrie Skains, the former human resources director at Trinity Valley School, alleged in the suit that the school’s chief financial officer, Adam Wojtelwicz, berated her and other female employees.

— Lillie Davidson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 5 Sep. 2026

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Election officials have said there was simply no way to carry out a complete overhaul in the weeks before the midterms.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 15 Sep. 2026
Airport officials said the additional revenue would help pay for new parking amenities, as well as rising debt and operating costs.

— Madison Smalstig, Sacbee.com, 14 Sep. 2026

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About 25 years ago, then-NBA commissioner David Stern reduced the five-first-round-pick penalty imposed on the Minnesota Timberwolves for circumventing the salary cap in signing Joe Smith.

— Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 14 Sep. 2026
Despite signing a five-year extension in July 2024, McIntosh left Wisconsin in April to become the Big Ten’s deputy commissioner for strategy.

— Tim Graham, New York Times, 13 Sep. 2026

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