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Brandt also notes that subjective cognitive impairment — the participants’ personal sense of changes in their memory, attention, visual and spatial cognition, and executive function — was the focus of the study.—
Tom Gavin,
EverydayHealth.com,
23 Feb. 2026 -
The driver remained at the scene to cooperate with the LBPD investigation, police said, noting that speed, distracted driving and impairment did not appear to be factors.—
Dean Fioresi,
CBS News,
21 Feb. 2026
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On one hand, Davidson’s disability is the inspiration for I Swear; the film’s star, Robert Aramayo, won the BAFTA rising-star award on Sunday as well as the lead-actor prize over front-runners Timothée Chalamet and Leonardo DiCaprio.—
John Ross,
Vanity Fair,
23 Feb. 2026
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Jeopardizing government benefits Research shows that mutual aid disproportionately supports low-income households, undocumented families, people with disabilities and communities of color.—
Pamala Wiepking,
The Conversation,
23 Feb. 2026
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Many of the failings against Monaco — and there were plenty — have been recurring motifs in recent months.—
Jack Lang,
New York Times,
26 Feb. 2026
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Read Credit Suisse’s own post-mortem report on its Archegos failings, prepared by law firm Paul Weiss.—
Liz Hoffman,
semafor.com,
25 Feb. 2026
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Trump claimed sweeping victories on crime and border security despite political weakness and record-low approval ratings.—
Kevin Rector,
Los Angeles Times,
25 Feb. 2026
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Advertisement On social media, people describe suffering from a range of side effects after experimenting with unapproved peptides, including migraines, weakness, depression, nausea and vomiting, and anhedonia, a condition in which people stop being able to experience joy or pleasure.—
Dominique Mosbergen,
Time,
24 Feb. 2026
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Stricklen said the new neighbor would not be a visual detriment since the rooftop view will be from the Indiana Avenue side of the center and the new development is southeast of the Walker.—
Domenica Bongiovanni,
IndyStar,
5 Feb. 2026
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Do keep in mind that Mercury is in detriment when transiting this Water sign, which isn’t ideal for problem-solving and logistics.—
Valerie Mesa,
PEOPLE,
1 Feb. 2026
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Neither agency found fault with Johnson’s plan to break the payment up.—
A.D. Quig,
Chicago Tribune,
26 Feb. 2026
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Mays is charged with two counts of second-degree murder, one count of reckless driving causing death and one count of leaving the scene of an at-fault accident causing death, the Wayne County Prosecutor's Office said.—
Paula Wethington,
CBS News,
26 Feb. 2026
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“Defectiveness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/defectiveness. Accessed 28 Feb. 2026.
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