Extramarital affairs and relationships that were not disclosed to board members have felled CEOs at companies as prominent as Boeing and McDonald’s in the past.
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Andrew Edgecliffe-Johnson,
semafor.com,
9 Nov. 2026
Collins faces Democrat Troy Jackson, a former Maine Senate leader who stepped in to the race after scandals felled nominee Graham Platner in July.
Simon Holmstrom had his first career hat trick, Matthew Schaefer added three assists and the New York Islanders rolled to a 6-2 victory over the Anaheim Ducks on Saturday night.
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ABC News,
ABC News,
15 Nov. 2026
Libertyville, which rolled past Joliet West 25-12, 25-20 in the other semifinal, is riding a 13-match winning streak and will provide the next challenge.
Meanwhile, Buffalo receiver Don Beebe sprinted after him like his life depended on it, caught Lett just before the goal line and knocked the football out of his hand.
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Jon Root,
FOXNews.com,
13 Nov. 2026
No birds were harmed, but their survival depended on people holding the fire at bay.
The semiaquatic predator’s eyes would have also protruded from the skull, similar to the Indian gharial, because the eye sockets were raised like a telescope, Burke added.
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Taylor Nicioli,
CNN Money,
6 Oct. 2026
The stranger’s hollow cheeks, his dark eyes, whose lashes always appeared wet, the bony shoulders that protruded from the singlet Chee Meng had lent him—all of it frightened Shawn.
The Republican Governors Association poured $19 million into television and digital advertising, according to the ad-tracking firm AdImpact, and attacked Holscher as an extreme liberal.
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John Hanna,
Chicago Tribune,
12 Nov. 2026
And the latter was only allowed after it was demonstrated that the piano's mahogany wouldn't catch fire even when burning gasoline was poured over it.
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