International films are quite frequently excluded from eligibility because they’re generally not written by WGA members who are under the guild’s collective bargaining agreement.
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Brian Welk,
IndieWire,
8 Mar. 2026
During their sophomore year of high school, Shelia and Rachel had grown closer, leaving Skylar feeling excluded.
Firearm safety activists say the shootings could have been prevented by following Michigan's safe storage law.
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Heath Kalb,
CBS News,
3 Mar. 2026
However, the contract included non-disparagement and binding arbitration clauses which would have prevented the siblings from going to the police with their allegations or suing the Jackson estate in open court.
Reflecting the global reach of American hegemony, as well as the way the bureaucratic style of Soviet espionage precluded such individual initiative, eighteen of these thirty operatives were Americans.
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Alfred McCoy,
Literary Hub,
26 Feb. 2026
The Heat schedule precluded more organizational presence, with the team hosting the Memphis Grizzlies on Saturday night at Kaseya Center, where the court a year ago was named in Riley’s honor, and then returning for a practice there Monday ahead of a two-game trip.
Sleeping in on weekends can somewhat offset the risk in people who are sleep deprived during the week, but increases the risk in those getting enough sleep.
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Tom Gavin,
EverydayHealth.com,
5 Mar. 2026
The risk of vehicle crashes also increases each spring when drivers are especially sleep deprived after losing an hour of rest, the academy said.
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