The pop star sits on a kitchen floor, sporting a white turtleneck minidress that barely grazes her upper thigh.
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Hannah Malach,
InStyle,
14 Jan. 2026
After someone in the other party fires a potshot that grazes the head of one of Rex’s fiends, another buddy returns fire and kills the original shooter.
According to the Kansas Department of Wildlife and Parks (KDWP), daytime coyote sightings increase January through late March in Kansas, when the species of North American canine hunts for food and searches for a mate.
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Kendrick Calfee
Updated January 22,
Kansas City Star,
22 Jan. 2026
The concierge team can book truffle hunts, vineyard tastings, or boat charters with just a few hours’ notice.
The issue is critical because the Fourth Amendment is supposed to protect people from invasive government actions in their homes, shielding them from unreasonable searches and seizures.
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Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
24 Jan. 2026
Après-ski is more popular than ever right now, with Google searches for the term increasing by 1,011% and 876,000 posts on Instagram with the #apresski.
Cinematographers and directors thinking about references can effectively comb through their catalogs, while location scouts and casting directors can cast a wide net to track down a specific person or place.
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Caitlin White,
Variety,
23 Jan. 2026
The nature festival is designed for families with young children, students of every age, scouts, birders and naturalists.
Hopefully there will be new quests also, though this isn’t mentioned anywhere.
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Erik Kain,
Forbes.com,
27 Jan. 2026
The arc of the season sputters between big and little problems in a haphazard manner, with strange side quests for Simon and Trevor that are more head-scratching than adventurous.
In 2022, during the Biden administration, federal prosecutors uncovered a scheme to defraud a pandemic meals program in Minnesota’s Somali community, leading to charges against dozens of defendants and a growing number of convictions.
Internal Affairs investigators sustained five of the complaints, finding sufficient evidence that Kirchberg violated department policies involving suspect pursuits, firearms handling and vehicle operation.
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Austin Sanders,
Austin American Statesman,
23 Jan. 2026
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