Under the North Korean constitution promulgated in 1998, that title remains his indefinitely.
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Ethan Teekah,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
6 Aug. 2026
Well versed in what the lunar surface truly offers, Britt scolded a number of arty accounts of lunar territory promulgated by both NASA and commercial space ventures.
Lenti Ponsetto, after 18 years leading DePaul athletics—and 42 years overall at the private Big East school—announced her retirement in June 2020, just six weeks after Conviser filed her initial suit in Cook County court.
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Daniel Libit,
Sportico.com,
17 Aug. 2026
Trump’s White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt announced her resignation shortly after the airplane-swap incident.
The Springboks scrum was better than advertised until props Ox Nché and Wilco Louw were substituted.
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ABC News,
ABC News,
22 Aug. 2026
Rams rookie quarterback Ty Simpson might assume the transition to the NFL will be a little easier than advertised — because the Chiefs made his job too easy.
George’s arrival was celebrated with gun salutes, and bells at Westminster Abbey—where William and Kate had married over two years prior on April 29, 2011—tolled continuously for three hours in celebration of the future king’s arrival.
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Rachel Burchfield,
InStyle,
22 July 2026
Everyone watched in silence, in the rain, as Holzinger tolled the bell.
It's been a good six episodes since Rhaenyra Targaryen (Emma D'Arcy) at long last seized the Iron Throne and proclaimed herself Queen of the Seven Kingdoms in House of the Dragon Season 3.
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Megan McCluskey,
Time,
10 Aug. 2026
On Thursday, LeVota proclaimed his innocence and vowed to stay in office as the case proceeds.
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