Revellers in Knicks capes pleaded their cases fruitlessly.
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Dan Greene,
New Yorker,
20 June 2026
Seven different looks rotate throughout the World Cup season, each one conceived by designer Ricardo Zuccolini, with Diana Dubinsky and her team at Wynwood studio’s DesignLab22 swathing the sea nymphs in capes inspired by FIFA teams’ country colors.
The officers cuffed the survivors with plastic restraints, placed hoods on their heads and demanded that no one speak, according to the fishermen.
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Foreign Correspondent,
Los Angeles Times,
15 June 2026
Police said dozens of people climbed onto a row of school buses parked in Times Square after shuttling fans to the World Cup in New Jersey, then ripped off hoods and smashed windshields before igniting one of the buses.
At the funeral for Pope Francis in April, Jill Biden, Queen Letizia of Spain, Princess Charlene of Monaco and Queen Rania of Jordan were among the high-profile royals and global dignitaries who wore mantillas with their mourning attire.
Decked out in Vikings helmets, Norway jerseys and shirts, and even a few with face paint, the Norwegian fans’ chants reverberated at Citi Field.
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Meghan Montemurro,
Chicago Tribune,
25 June 2026
In one study, children ages 7-12 were aware that their parents’ own use of safety items like seat belts, bicycle helmets and sunscreen were significantly less common than the parents’ expectations for the child to use them.
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David C. Schwebel,
The Conversation,
24 June 2026
The resident Manta Trust team has catalogued 150 individual rays and uses the world's first underwater contactless ultrasound scanner to check on pregnant mantas, while the Olive Ridley Project leads turtle research across Laamu Atoll.
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Jonny Bierman,
Time,
12 Mar. 2026
The mantas are still spotted in May and October, but in fewer numbers.
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