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David Hearn, the former Olympics canoeist accused of damaging Washington's Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool before prosecutors dropped the case, cannot be recharged, a judge has ruled.—Arkansas Online,
2 Oct. 2026 In the 1980s, the UK had 18 refineries, but that has dropped to just four.—
Will Barker,
TheWeek,
1 Oct. 2026 The temperature finally dropped below 80 degrees, and yet the reindeer are already primed to take their yearly trip from the North Pole.—
Joy Harden Bradford,
AJC.com,
1 Oct. 2026 But five providers that dropped WPLG haven’t yet signed up to carry the station again.—
Barry Jackson,
Miami Herald,
1 Oct. 2026 Media reports point to the aircraft having dramatically dropped 17,400 feet in under two minutes before the plane was able to stabilize in flight.—
Etan Vlessing,
HollywoodReporter,
30 Sep. 2026 Plans for a 30-foot wall through the park were dropped, but roads, lights, vehicle barriers and surveillance technology remain under consideration; opponents want the pause on work extended.—
Rebecca Santana,
Los Angeles Times,
30 Sep. 2026 As officers stopped him, Guillen-Molina allegedly dropped a long gun on the steps of a residence in the 500 block of Benton Boulevard.—Kansas City Star,
30 Sep. 2026 An August poll found relatively broad support for the idea among North Carolina voters, though voter support dropped when respondents were given more context about the amendment.—
Mary Ramsey,
Charlotte Observer,
30 Sep. 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.
When Rodríguez Diez asked to keep his 25th anniversary of being at the company low-key, Andersen threw him a surprise reception, flying in his two children from Spain.
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Sam Birchall,
Fortune,
2 Oct. 2026
The deal itself kind of threw the business narrative off for investors, for the press, for other folks.
The stage musical based on one of the biggest movies ever made in Connecticut finally makes it here on a national tour and an earlier tour was canceled.
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Christopher Arnott,
Hartford Courant,
26 Sep. 2026
In August, Bonnaroo, the beloved Tennessee festival, was canceled to take a break and fortify the grounds after back to back years of heavy storms.
Hawaii residents are still recovering from Hurricane Lala, which produced heavy rain and winds strong enough to sweep about 100 homes off their foundations on the Big Island.
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Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
29 Sep. 2026
Suppressing this same pathway produced the opposite result, limiting the ability to switch behavior, driving longer bouts of the repetitive behavior, as per the release.
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