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Luxury yachters, kayakers, and recreational fishermen routinely navigate these waterways without knowing their connection to enslavement.—
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Also on view are photos by Adrian Burrell, a third-generation resident of Oakland, California, whose photos are inspired by a family history of enslavement that threads from Senegal to Louisiana.—
Brian Boucher,
ARTnews.com,
10 Apr. 2026
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Another patient had to switch to an injection because the pill’s dietary restrictions — which involve taking it with a small amount of water and waiting 30 minutes before eating or drinking — did not fit into their lifestyle, Hofflich said.—
Annika Kim Constantino,
CNBC,
7 Apr. 2026
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There’s something to be said of Augusta National’s cell-phone restriction this time every year.—
Gabriel Burns,
AJC.com,
6 Apr. 2026
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In the criminal confinement case, Page took a hammer on March 1 and broke glass on a dresser, telling the same victim to pick up the pieces.—
Meredith Colias-Pete,
Chicago Tribune,
9 Apr. 2026
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Chavez, who once ran a ketamine clinic, pleaded guilty in October 2024 to one count of conspiracy to distribute ketamine and was sentenced to eight months home confinement in December 2025.—
Meredith Deliso,
ABC News,
8 Apr. 2026
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Tasha Beamon, 48, was charged with vulnerable adult abuse and unlawful imprisonment.—
Landon Mion,
FOXNews.com,
9 Apr. 2026
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The co-conspirator was sentenced to two years imprisonment for his involvement in Schiller's kidnapping and Jorge Delgado got 15.—
Troy Roberts,
CBS News,
8 Apr. 2026
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The remote chain of more than 60 islands off the tip of India, south of the Maldives, has been under British control since 1814.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
11 Apr. 2026
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Some tribes, including the Choctaw Nation in Oklahoma and Oneida Indian Nation in New York, have their own store chains.—
Mead Gruver,
Fortune,
11 Apr. 2026
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Lorincz spoke out for the first time since her arrest, conviction and incarceration in a September 2025 interview with the local ABC affiliate WCJB.—
Lynsey Eidell,
PEOPLE,
7 Apr. 2026
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As part of his plea deal, Epstein was allowed to spend the majority of his incarceration working out of the plush personal office, returning to the county jail each night.—
Cheyenne Roundtree,
Rolling Stone,
2 Apr. 2026
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Watani Stiner is a memoirist and former Black Power activist whose writing explores revolution, exile, captivity, and reconciliation with family and history.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
8 Apr. 2026
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He was brutally tortured during his captivity and held in solitary confinement for four of the years he was detained but stalwartly refused to provide the North Vietnamese with information.—
Tracy Grant,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
6 Apr. 2026
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Jet fuel prices have doubled over the past month as crude supply problems have translated into supply constraints.—
David Goldman,
CNN Money,
7 Apr. 2026
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That said, Springfield has hindered municipalities in important ways from addressing their budget constraints.—
The Editorial Board,
Chicago Tribune,
7 Apr. 2026
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“Enchainment.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/enchainment. Accessed 12 Apr. 2026.
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