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Ambush began with a brush fire Kootenai County Sheriff Bob Norris said firefighters first responded to an early afternoon report of a brushfire at Canfield Mountain, a popular hiking and biking area near the outskirts of town.—
Rebecca Boone,
Chicago Tribune,
1 July 2025 -
The ages of rocks at this time were known only in a relative sense — as in, what formed first and what followed.—
Laura Poppick,
Rolling Stone,
30 June 2025
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Huawei is now pushing a third mobile OS, bringing real competition to iOS and Android for the first time in a decade.—
Zak Doffman,
Forbes.com,
8 July 2025
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The techy Ascent series has gotten an upgrade in the last year or so, but the older models (now on sale) are still good.—
Brittany Romano,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
8 July 2025
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Home Depot stores will open at their regular times on July 4, according to a company spokesperson, and will close early at 8 p.m. local time.—
Gabe Hauari,
USA Today,
5 July 2025
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So Garrett leaned into the execution of his sinker early and splitter late to work around a single in the eighth and to retire the side in order in the ninth, keeping Judge in the on-deck circle for the final out.—
Tim Britton,
New York Times,
5 July 2025
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Things obviously don’t run smoothly in your lookout tower, and before long a simple summer job turns into something of a psychological thriller.—
Barry Collins,
Forbes.com,
2 July 2025
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Their characters here were killed before long, but Kevin Williamson, who co-created the original series with Plec, told EW recently that their scene was meant to last longer.—
Raechal Shewfelt,
EW.com,
26 June 2025
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