The tactic has become more popular with smugglers as police on the beaches try to thwart crossings by puncturing the rafts that groups of migrants have to inflate and carry to the water.
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ABC News,
ABC News,
11 Apr. 2026
To keep the poly from taking on water and sinking, use pool balls and blow-up rafts to support the poly.
Those talents would mostly be found at the clubs playing their gigs at night.
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Jonathan Bernstein,
Rolling Stone,
14 Apr. 2026
Cutting his teeth in part through college gigs booked via the The National Association for Campus Activities, or NACA, Holmes went on to do multiple specials for Comedy Central — back when those were a thing — and further bolstered his momentum with late-night sets and festival appearances.
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