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Rescuers in hard hats and high-visibility overalls carried a person down a mound of rubble as others approached with a stretcher, seen in footage shared by Venezuela’s Acting President Delcy Rodríguez.
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Uthmeier, the Florida Attorney General, refused to stop and answer questions about Alligator Alcatraz when he was approached by a CBS Miami reporter on Saturday at the Republican Party of Florida's annual gathering.
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Nearly half of Gen Zers cited worries about their finances and personal well-being as deterrents from looking for jobs focused on helping others.
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Its summer program is built as a four or five-day series, with each two-hour session focused on a theme like pastry-making or global flavors.
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As the Antetokounmpo sweepstakes neared their conclusion, Brown addressed some of the negativity recently directed at him by others.
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But as Cooper's deadline for his name to be stripped from the building neared, the Justice Department asked the federal appeals court in Washington to pause the district court's order.
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“Closed in (on).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/closed%20in%20%28on%29. Accessed 2 Jul. 2026.
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