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Asian stock markets also dropped on Friday in another wobble from investors over the sustainability of the AI boom.—
Brad Lendon,
CNN Money,
17 July 2026 On Thursday, the Hawks dropped their fourth game of the Summer League tournament in Las Vegas.—
Lauren Williams,
AJC.com,
17 July 2026 That limited workload dropped him below 1,000 on the 64 Analytics portal rankings.—
Barry Jackson,
Miami Herald,
17 July 2026 These comments come after it was revealed that the second season of Beef dropped nearly 60% in its first week back with its second season compared to season one, The Four Seasons was down 63% and A Good Girl’s Guide To Murder was down more than 76%.—
Peter White,
Deadline,
16 July 2026 Morgan Stanley is in the middle of a private-markets push and just dropped the velvet rope to make its $1 billion flagship fund open to more investors.—
Liz Hoffman,
semafor.com,
16 July 2026 Shares dropped 4% despite the company's second-quarter earnings and revenue beat.—
Michelle Fox,
CNBC,
16 July 2026 The depth dropped to around 10 feet and the amount of bottom vegetation increased significantly.—
Kristine Fischer,
Outdoor Life,
16 July 2026 Immigration raids and wildfires dissuaded tourists from visiting, and even Canadian tourists who typically make up the largest number of foreign visitors to California dropped 21%.—
Lily Wright,
Los Angeles Times,
10 July 2026
He was slowed early in his recovery from a knee injury and then saw a decreased role in the rotation in the last month, playing only seven minutes in three tournament games.
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Joseph Duarte,
Houston Chronicle,
28 Mar. 2026
Just like in humans, salmonella exposure can sicken pets, causing lethargy, bloody diarrhea, vomiting, fever and a decreased appetite.
Brewers relievers Chad Patrick, Aaron Ashby, Abner Uribe and Trevor Megill threw shutout innings before Craig Yoho (1-0) did the same in the 10th with Heriberto Hernandez on second base to start the inning for his first MLB win.
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Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
18 July 2026
Pages handled the carom and fired the ball towards the infield, where Betts, on the run, threw to Rushing at the plate.
Countless trees were felled and taken to Eugene for processing in mills or floated up the Willamette to Portland, the sawn trunks chained together in massive, bobbing rafts.
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Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
10 July 2026
Messi had produced another vintage performance three weeks earlier, this time at the Nou Camp, where the Bayern Munich defender Jerome Boateng toppled over like a tree that had been felled.
After Blake Street Cemetery stopped accepting new burials in 1931, New Haven began relying on another paupers’ cemetery located on Woodin Street.
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John Moritz,
Hartford Courant,
20 July 2026
On May 2, 2024, in the midst of worsening conditions in Gaza, Petro severed diplomatic relations with Israel and stopped lucrative exports of coal to Israel, as well as all weapons deals.
SpaceX stock has plunged below the IPO price of $135 a share and is now 45% below its high, which briefly put its market cap above Microsoft’s.
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Jason Ma,
Fortune,
17 July 2026
Other food companies that sell fresh lettuce also saw their shares drop, like salad chain Sweetgreen, which plunged nearly 13% this week, and fast casual chain Cava, which sank more than 3%.
Events ranging from a baby parade in Flint, Michigan, to a rock concert in Herndon, Virginia, and the America’s Mile marathon in Pittsburgh were canceled Friday as smoke lingered.
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Dalia Faheid,
CNN Money,
18 July 2026
The two were due to battle in La Finalissima — the match pitting the reigning Copa América and Euro winners against each other — in March in Qatar, but the occasion was canceled due to the conflict in nearby Iran.
In addition to Bridges, artists Lydia Kitto and J Lloyd produced the album.
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Brayden Garcia
July 14,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
15 July 2026
This story was produced with financial support from supporters including The Green Family Foundation Trust and Ken O’Keefe, in partnership with Journalism Funding Partners.
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