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That percentage was reported by CBS, which obtained an internal DHS document that showed that less than 14% of nearly 400,000 immigrants arrested by ICE were charged or convicted of violent criminal offenses.—
Ruben Vives,
Los Angeles Times,
25 Feb. 2026 -
Allen, who earned a base salary of $325,000 per year, was paid out for the rest of the year and will continue to receive health benefits through June 30, according to her voluntary separation agreement obtained by The Sacramento Bee.—
Jennah Pendleton,
Sacbee.com,
24 Feb. 2026
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The board directed the county’s Department of Purchasing and Contracting to competitively procure the services, which could run through mid-2031 if all contract options are exercised.—
Walker Armstrong,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
1 Mar. 2026
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Meanwhile, the parent group Schools Beyond Screens, launched a petition calling for an emergency audit of all technology contracts procured under Carvalho’s tenure.—
Teresa Liu,
Daily News,
26 Feb. 2026
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Faith, or a spiritual connection, also seemed to help women gain the same level of success with the recovery process as men.—
Jen Christensen,
CNN Money,
2 Mar. 2026
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The American public doesn’t have the appetite for such an eventuality, and that would necessitate Trump gaining Congressional approval, which for now has not yet materialized.—
Javed Ali,
Fortune,
1 Mar. 2026
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Our guiding principle throughout this process has been to secure a transaction that maximizes the value of our iconic assets and our century-old studio while delivering as much certainty as possible for our investors.—
Brady Knox,
The Washington Examiner,
28 Feb. 2026
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And if bankers became worried that Paramount was too leveraged, the tech mogul agreed to put in more money in order to secure the bank financing.—
Meg James,
Los Angeles Times,
28 Feb. 2026
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The brake cables are pulled with an electric motor rather than a hand lever.—
Hartford Courant,
Hartford Courant,
28 Feb. 2026
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These paths are designed to pull your car seat as close to the vehicle seat as possible, depending on its orientation.—
Andee Tagle,
NPR,
28 Feb. 2026
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And now the Panthers’ already thin hopes to make a run to get into the Stanley Cup playoffs are getting thinner.—
Jordan McPherson,
Miami Herald,
28 Feb. 2026
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After suffering defeat in the north London derby on his debut as Tottenham Hotspur interim manager, Igor Tudor must find a way to get a positive reaction out of his new players at Craven Cottage this Sunday.—
Graham Ruthven,
New York Times,
28 Feb. 2026
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Bamboo extract lipopeptides form a weightless, protective film that helps fortify the hair fiber.—
Michelle Rostamian,
Allure,
27 Feb. 2026
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These simulations help test how well the algorithms can extract critical details even when the available information is incomplete.—
Sujita Sinha,
Interesting Engineering,
27 Feb. 2026
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But Coach never agreed to that deal, and once Ozzy got the key on the ground, Coach dragged it over to win supplies.—
Dalton Ross,
Entertainment Weekly,
26 Feb. 2026
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Software stocks have been caught up in a sell-off that dragged the sector into bear market territory, amid fears AI could make software as a service — or SaaS — obsolete.—
Chloe Taylor,
CNBC,
26 Feb. 2026
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“Coax (out).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/coax%20%28out%29. Accessed 4 Mar. 2026.
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