Heavy sunflowers weeping over fences; iris curling and browning at the edges far away from their purple hearts; ears of corn letting their auburn hair wind down to their stalks.
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Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
17 Feb. 2026
Staff move fences as the Women's Snowboard Slopestyle Final is postponed due to heavy snow in Livigno.
Past disputes have included Australian intelligence wiretapping accusations involving Indonesia's former president, the execution of Australian drug smugglers and tensions over people smuggling.
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NINIEK KARMINI,
Arkansas Online,
8 Feb. 2026
These days, most kidnappings are typically connected to domestic or family issues, human smugglers or mental illness.
The neighborhood is home to hundreds of merchants selling everything from neckties to quinceañera dresses to bright swaths of fabric.
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Matthew Ormseth,
Los Angeles Times,
10 Feb. 2026
Also, businesses suffer from the fees Visa and Mastercard charge merchants on customer payments; those have climbed steadily as well because the two dominant processors use a variety of techniques to keep their grip on that market.
By turning a blind eye to scalpers, even giving them the tools to bypass limits and harvest tickets, Live Nation has acted as the promoter, the primary ticket seller, the artists’ manager, and the scalper.
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