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During his temporary leadership, FEMA ceased door-to-door canvassing to reach survivors after disasters, and canceled a multibillion-dollar resilience grant program, since restored by a federal judge.—
Gabriela Aoun Angueira,
Los Angeles Times,
12 May 2026 -
The president told Congress on May 1 that hostilities had ceased, on the day that would have been the deadline for congressional authorization.—
Garrett Downs,
CNBC,
12 May 2026
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Two Connecticut State Police troopers have been cleared in connection with a fatal shooting in Bozrah last August after the state Inspector General concluded that the armed woman who was shot was apparently trying to commit suicide by cop.—
Justin Muszynski,
Hartford Courant,
12 May 2026
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Personnel in full-body protective gear and breathing masks escorted the travelers from ship to shore in Tenerife, an effort that concluded Monday.—
Mike Corder,
Chicago Tribune,
11 May 2026
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The movie, which literally just finished post-production, arrived on tracking this morning.—
Anthony D'Alessandro,
Deadline,
7 May 2026
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The Barons finished 25-8 last season, losing in the CIF San Diego Section Open Division championship game to rival Mater Dei Catholic 6-1, then falling to the Crusaders again, 5-4, in the SoCal Regional semifinals.—
Don Norcross,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
7 May 2026
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The silver speed machine was one of the fastest cars of its era and features the kind of engine that’s been sorely missing from the Audi lineup since the R8 was discontinued in 2024.—
Bryan Hood,
Robb Report,
6 May 2026
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It was discontinued last year by Sheriff Rosie Cordero-Stutz after an original launch in May of 2024.—
Sarah Perkel,
USA Today,
6 May 2026
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Hagerty batted around against three different West Orange pitchers and before the bleeding was stopped, the Huskies had plated 10 runs in a crazy inning.—
Chris Hays,
The Orlando Sentinel,
10 May 2026
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For nearly two hours, Kid Rock barely stopped moving.—
Théoden Janes,
Charlotte Observer,
10 May 2026
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The sites were previously in imminent danger of shutting down after the Interior Department terminated a 50-year lease held by National Links Trust in December.—
David Zimmermann,
The Washington Examiner,
9 May 2026
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Four years after overhauling its professional standards program in the wake of that scandal, the state agency terminated nine firefighters and disciplined five others for drinking on duty during a six-week training session at the same academy.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
9 May 2026
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The loss marked an early end for the Frost, which had previously gone a perfect 6-0 when facing elimination in the PWHL playoffs, and halted the team’s quest for a rare threepeat.—
Hailey Salvian,
New York Times,
13 May 2026
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Waymo has drawn criticism for its vehicles failing to yield to school buses in Austin, and for the performance of its vehicles during widespread power outages in San Francisco in December, when robotaxis halted in traffic, causing gridlock.—
Lora Kolodny,
CNBC,
12 May 2026
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After the review, McNabb was assessed a five-minute major penalty for interference and a game misconduct that ended his night.—
Eric Stephens,
New York Times,
13 May 2026
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After one more look-ahead sizzle reminding the audience about the power of WBD’s IP, the show ended at just about 10 minutes over the hour mark.—
Jennifer Maas,
Variety,
13 May 2026
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“Desisted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/desisted. Accessed 14 May. 2026.
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