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Recent polls have shown Jackson holding only a narrow lead over Democrat Keisha Lance Bottoms.

— DEMOCRAT-GAZETTE STAFF FROM WIRE REPORTS, Arkansas Online, 17 Oct. 2026
While 52% of Americans support Fort Hood shooter Nidal Hasan's execution, 80% say his death should not be livestreamed, according to an October poll from ABC News/Washington Post/Ipsos.

— Nate Perez, NPR, 16 Oct. 2026

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The fragment, which comes from the rear of the skull, had a distinctive combination of features that researchers linked to the megaraptorans.

— Daniel Cassady, ARTnews.com, 15 Oct. 2026
A shot to her back and a bullet grazing her skull led to medical complications and her ultimate retirement from the Army.

— ABC News, ABC News, 15 Oct. 2026

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The kitchen makes its own terrines, pates and pickles, among other pantry staples, which shine in dishes like mussels in tomato-miso escabeche and burrata with pistachio pistou and fermented honey.

— Kate Bradshaw, Mercury News, 25 Aug. 2026
French research suggests that people with numerous, deep forehead wrinkles are more likely to die of heart disease than those with smooth frontal pates.

— Scott Lafee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 Aug. 2026

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Now, in yet another blow to national self-esteem, the ex-head of Germany’s foreign intelligence agency, the BND, has been arrested on charges of exploiting state secrets.

— The Week UK, TheWeek, 17 Oct. 2026
Instead of exchanging the entire print head, the K3 swaps a smaller assembly containing the nozzle, hotend and filament path.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 17 Oct. 2026

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The 39 partial remains that will return to Nagaland by the end of this year include a warrior’s cranium, a woman’s skull, and a young person’s jaw, among others.

— Francesca Aton, ARTnews.com, 8 Sep. 2026
In August 1983, workers in Prescott found a human cranium, a collection of non-human bones and a time capsule, Othram said.

— David Chiu, PEOPLE, 12 Aug. 2026

Definition of cranium

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Wearing her Kansas City Chiefs puffer jacket, Stephanie Hannaway, 66, of Olathe, held a sign with a picture of a crown crossed out.

— Kendrick Calfee, Kansas City Star, 17 Oct. 2026
In his fourth title defense, Jack Johnson KOs Stanley Ketchel in the 12th round at Mission St Arena, Colma, California to retain his heavyweight boxing crown.

— Assistant Sports Editor, Los Angeles Times, 16 Oct. 2026

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Coke may not have been involved, but clearly something went down, because Combs was taken to a local hospital early on October 10 with something wrong with his noggin.

— Dominic Patten, Deadline, 15 Oct. 2026
Whatever special kind of brain worms have established themselves in Elon Musk’s noggin appear to be spreading throughout his companies.

— Joe Wilkins, Futurism, 24 Sep. 2026

Definition of noggin

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Here is what two industry voices say about pre-shampoo treatments, what to look for in a scalp oil and who stands to benefit most.

— Lauren Jarvis-Gibson, Miami Herald, 17 Oct. 2026
On dry hair, use it to gently massage the scalp or detangle lengths to prevent pulling or breakage when the hair is at its most fragile (when wet).

— Laura Sandroni, Vogue, 16 Oct. 2026

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