This 1-inch diameter is the size at which hail can start to cause damage, like denting cars, siding or cracking windshields, especially if strong winds increase the force of its impact.
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Chris Dolce,
CNN Money,
13 Apr. 2026
Higher energy costs push inflation higher, straining household budgets and denting the consumer spending that is a main driver of many big economies.
As a performer, Tetzloff uses a natural physicality, at times leaning back from the piano as if to take a good look at his hands on the keys, and at other times coiling forward in rapt concentration.
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Sheila Regan,
Twin Cities,
14 Apr. 2026
Look to Hermès for a fresh take on jewelry styling by coiling a silk scarf around a pendant and pairing with a simple button-up and trousers.
The area was gridlocked with traffic, with people coming back to check on their homes and Hezbollah supporters zooming on scooters, waving the group’s flag.
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ABC News,
ABC News,
17 Apr. 2026
The suspect drove through several freeways while waving at officers before entering the 91 Freeway in the Downey-Norwalk area to make his way to LA County.
Ship captains are too nervous to enter the waterway, choking off supply and sending prices spiraling.
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Eleanor Pringle,
Fortune,
13 Apr. 2026
Haiti, the most impoverished country in the Western Hemisphere, has been hit the hardest by rising oil prices that experts warn will deepen a spiraling humanitarian crisis.
Adorned with a hotel, shops, restaurants, parks, walking trails and meandering creeks, the new Walmart campus is a far cry from the prior headquarters that were located in one of the company’s original warehouses nearby.
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Steve Lackmeyer,
USA Today,
15 Apr. 2026
This lake house retreat features a meandering layout that takes in a wide breadth of the shoreline.
—
Patricia Shannon,
Better Homes & Gardens,
12 Apr. 2026
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