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After the team shared results with state officials, DTSC committed to perform soil testing at 100 homes that had their work done early in the process, before procedures underwent an overhaul.—
Tony Briscoe,
Los Angeles Times,
11 Apr. 2026 -
Even the name is a misnomer, Mackey said, since the same pain can arise among women who’ve had other procedures, including lumpectomies and lymph node surgeries.—
CNN Money,
CNN Money,
11 Apr. 2026
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Sanjar’s hope is that land managers elsewhere in the state will be able to use the method to complement other techniques — something that the South Florida Water Management District may pursue.—
Bill Kearney,
Sun Sentinel,
19 Apr. 2026
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One session led by Google software engineer Deep Shah focused on new techniques intended to help manage the operational costs of running tons of AI agents.—
Jonathan Vanian,
CNBC,
19 Apr. 2026
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Lawmakers should not double down on a legally vulnerable statute or attempt to expand it further, as some recent proposals have attempted.—
Jeffrey S. Trimbath,
Baltimore Sun,
20 Apr. 2026
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The new proposals are part of an ongoing effort by some lawmakers and policymakers to address the financial strain caregiving can place on individuals, including their ability to save for retirement.—
Sarah Agostino,
CNBC,
20 Apr. 2026
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Safety features have been strengthened with a Category 1 stop mechanism, safety PLCs, an onboard emergency stop, and FailSafe over EtherCAT protocols, aligning the system with evolving industrial safety standards.—
Jijo Malayil,
Interesting Engineering,
20 Apr. 2026
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Across the landscape, a narrative has taken hold — often advanced by some of the movement’s most visible leaders — that emphasizes compounds, protocols, and neurological mechanisms.—
Dimitri Mugianis,
STAT,
20 Apr. 2026
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The work demonstrates that mathematical ideas from classical physics can be used to describe weird and ‘spooky’ behavior that is often attributed to quantum particles.—
Ameya Paleja,
Interesting Engineering,
23 Apr. 2026
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Every Gothic cathedral is the product of ideas that altered over generations, ambitions abandoned or superseded, compromises with ballooning budgets, labor shortages, or bottlenecks in the supply chain from quarries and forests and mines.—
Justin Davidson,
Curbed,
23 Apr. 2026
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Beijing calls for an immediate and comprehensive ceasefire and cessation of hostilities, Xi was cited as saying by Xinhua, while supporting all efforts conducive to restoring peace and remaining committed to resolving disputes through political and diplomatic means.—
Will Clark,
NBC news,
20 Apr. 2026
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Victims are stripped of their social networks, of their means, of their access to resources like finances.—
Elliot Mann,
Twin Cities,
19 Apr. 2026
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The Governor's office applies pressure The governor's office has accused Dallas of violating a cooperation agreement and is threatening to withhold millions in state funding unless the city changes its policies.—
Robbie Owens,
CBS News,
18 Apr. 2026
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Proponents of the administration's policies, such as Brandy Perez Carbaugh, former research associate at the Border Security and Immigration Center of the Heritage Foundation, said the backlog highlights a need for more scrutiny in reviewing applications.—
Ximena Bustillo,
NPR,
17 Apr. 2026
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“Counterplans.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/counterplans. Accessed 25 Apr. 2026.
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