In recent weeks, Lebanon proved to be a particularly sensitive flashpoint, with Israel continuing attacks in southern Lebanon and its ground troops razing towns and villages.
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Nabih Bulos,
Los Angeles Times,
8 June 2026
The historic designation effectively saved the building from demolition, but only for three years, at which point the brothers were no longer bound by any restrictions on razing the home to the ground.
It was compounded when a West Contra Costa storage unit caught fire, destroying Alvin’s belongings, their mother testified.
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Nate Gartrell,
Mercury News,
29 May 2026
Truly domesticating bees required a hive with movable frames, one that would allow beekeepers to examine their bees and harvest honey without destroying the colony.
Those teams already are wrecking the owners’ claims that baseball lacks competitive balance.
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Ken Rosenthal,
New York Times,
27 May 2026
Junk yards and auto wrecking services will soon be paying $354 instead of $273 for their new license, and secondhand dealers will see reduced fees — paying $354 instead of $480.
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Julie Gallant,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
26 May 2026
SpaceX has been blowing up Starship rockets left and right, and the space nerds seem to be cheering them on.
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Eric Berger,
ArsTechnica,
29 May 2026
At the time, teen powerhouses like Aaliyah, Brandy, and Monica were blowing up the charts and Interscope was hoping Mýa could be their own proverbial cash cow.
That includes overturning a decades-old decision that had given regulators an advantage in court and stripping another agency of a major tool in fighting securities fraud.
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ABC News,
ABC News,
4 June 2026
South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson disagreed with the court overturning Murdaugh's convictions.
The entire lighting system can be neutralized by flipping a single switch, obliterating all visibility except for a spotlight on the enemy’s crotch.
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Dahlia Gallin Ramirez,
New Yorker,
9 June 2026
If the 38 days of devastating air strikes that began on 28 February failed to bring Tehran to heel, what difference would obliterating a few more targets make?
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