Major opposition candidates were excluded from the race in the lead-up to voting, including former Credit Suisse president Tidjane Thiam and former President Laurent Gbagbo.
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Paige Bruton,
semafor.com,
28 Oct. 2025
Participants were relatively inactive, which was defined as walking less than 8,000 steps per day, and the study excluded people who already had major illnesses to reduce bias.
Surveillance teams outside the museum prevented the suspects from setting their vehicle alight but could not prevent their escape on scooters along the banks of the Seine.
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Hilary Whiteman,
CNN Money,
23 Oct. 2025
Terms of the settlement prevented Cards Against Humanity from disclosing specifics.
In retrospect, the houses should have been protected from redevelopment with a deed covenant, which could have precluded new development on the site.
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Kim Velsey,
Curbed,
20 Oct. 2025
Though Combs’ defense argued that his acquittals on the most serious charges precluded the court from considering the women’s claims of coercion, Judge Arun Subramanian said the women’s claims of violence and exploitation were major factors in the prison sentence of four years and two months.
There’s an opportunity for the boys, too, in the village chorus, sorely deprived by the draft of male voices — and soon its young choirmaster too.
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Guy Lodge,
Variety,
19 Oct. 2025
The collective failure to scrutinize this evidence, Zumot argued, deprived a jury of the opportunity to fairly assess his credibility and the prosecution’s case against him.
Gabbie Monagle-Fleming scored twice and Teagan Graham had two assists as Concord-Carlisle (9-1-4) shut out Wayland 3-0 in Dual County League play.
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Kristina Banahan,
Boston Herald,
22 Oct. 2025
The Chiefs shut out the Raiders 31-0 on Sunday in what might have been the most dominant regular-season win of Andy Reid’s 27-year head-coaching career.
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