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In October 2025, Baumgarten dropped his claims against both Opera Carolina and Williams, court documents show.—
Catherine Muccigrosso
july 24,
Charlotte Observer,
24 July 2026 The Manhattan District Attorney’s Office later dropped the felony count.—
Charisma Madarang,
Rolling Stone,
23 July 2026 But its operating Income dropped to $224 million from $241 million, while adjusted OIBDA of $388 million was down from $398 million in the year-ago period.—
Georg Szalai,
HollywoodReporter,
23 July 2026 But left fielder Mauricio Dubón took a step back before running up futilely as Fermin’s ball dropped to the grass.—
Kevin Acee,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
23 July 2026 After the agent was implemented, technicians moved faster, tickets closed faster, response times dropped, but the downtime didn't.—
Sanjay Brahmawar,
Forbes.com,
23 July 2026 Films and commercials both dropped, offsetting an increase in TV production for the quarter — though all three categories remain well below historic levels.—
Gene Maddaus,
Variety,
23 July 2026 Initial jobless claims dropped to 187,000 in the week ended July 18, the Labor Department reported.—
Alex Harring,
CNBC,
23 July 2026 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
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.
But the traps that felled Starmer lurk in most issues Burnham must tackle.
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Issy Ronald,
CNN Money,
17 July 2026
Spain came into the game unbeaten in 36 games and took the lead from the penalty spot when Lucas Digne swung a leg without looking and felled Lamine Yamal.
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.
The influx of moisture and that storm system’s stalling front have already produced bands of rain in eastern Tennessee, southern Virginia and northern North Carolina.
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Briana Waxman,
CNN Money,
23 July 2026
The Odyssey are being produced by Insight Editions for late summer and fall releases.
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