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The Hornets dropped a 28-17 contest at Eastern Michigan last Saturday, a Mid-American Conference opener in which the defense led the way with a defensive touchdown and in limiting the Eagles to 69 yards rushing.—
Joe Davidson,
Sacbee.com,
3 Sep. 2026 Shoot days for digital productions rose 47% in the second quarter to 661 compared to the same period a year — even as the overall number of on-location shoot days dropped 13% during that period.—
Cerys Davies,
Los Angeles Times,
3 Sep. 2026 Crews fighting the fire took an innovative approach Monday, using ground vehicles to apply a fire retardant typically dropped from airplanes, according to a post on the forest service’s Facebook page.—
Lillie Davidson,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
3 Sep. 2026 However, charges were dropped against several people accused of vandalizing the pool.—
Mike Stunson,
USA Today,
3 Sep. 2026 Carter Jensen hit a pair of solo homers and Salvador Perez had a two-run shot for the Royals (62-78), who have dropped three straight following a 12-1 stretch.—Miami Herald,
3 Sep. 2026 Unlike other shows, the prices never dropped closer to showtime, with the lowest hovering around $300-$400 in the last hour.—
Rachel Chang,
Travel + Leisure,
3 Sep. 2026 In fact, the number of OEMs that reported being satisfied with their reshoring results dropped precipitously in 2026 to 65 percent, down from 96 percent in 2025.—
Kate Nishimura,
Footwear News,
3 Sep. 2026 Despite meeting or beating estimates, shares dropped as investors remained unimpressed.—
Arjun Kharpal,kai Nicol-Schwarz,
CNBC,
28 Aug. 2026
Some of these studies even suggest a decreased risk of breast cancer with certain formulations of menopausal hormone therapy.
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Versha Pleasant,
The Conversation,
30 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.
Rincker, a German immigrant, was known for casting the bell that hung from the first Cook County Courthouse, which was felled by the Great Chicago Fire of 1871.
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Kori Rumore,
Chicago Tribune,
25 Aug. 2026
Frightened that she may be plagued by the same mental illness that felled her mom, Gemma stubbornly refuses to believe anything is wrong.
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Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
21 Aug. 2026
Group argued construction could be irreversible The National Trust for Historic Preservation, which is challenging the ballroom, had told the justices that the project would likely become irreversible unless it is stopped now.
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Maureen Groppe,
USA Today,
1 Sep. 2026
Bilt, for its part, said the issue had to do with an earlier iteration of its credit cards that had stopped accepting customers.
When a friend pointed out some weighted bags lining the path at the bottom of the staircase one day, the siblings quickly abandoned the water jug idea.
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Jenna Belhumeur,
Los Angeles Times,
3 Sep. 2026
Geren said the convention center was part of a larger effort to revitalize downtown Fort Worth in the 1960s after it was partly abandoned by commercial tenants in the previous decade.
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Matthew Adams,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
3 Sep. 2026
The company says the model could use battery inlays produced at scale in France or Taiwan before downstream partners assemble them into cells, modules and packs closer to customers.
Joie de Vivre is produced by MeMo Films, the production company co-founded in 2010 by entrepreneur and fashion designer Gabriele Moratti and distributor and film producer Francesco Melzi d’Eril.
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