During the Paris Commune of 1871, a socialist tailor named Herminie Cadolle experimented with corset design in the hope of allowing women to move around more freely and, presumably, evade the gendarmes.
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Jennifer Wilson,
New Yorker,
7 Sep. 2026
Another 170 gendarmes, or law enforcement officers, have also been dispatched to the region to support the firefighting effort.
But the changes came after the early signing day for high school recruits and just before the transfer portal opened — not much time for new staffers to assess FSU’s personnel and fortify its roster.
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Matt Baker,
New York Times,
14 Sep. 2026
In the Army, by far the Pentagon's largest service, Hispanic recruits made up nearly 27% of new soldiers last year, up from just under 20% in 2020.
From Highland Park listening bars Gold Line and Palomino to his KCRW show, Chris Manak champions deep listening and human curation amid streaming-era oversaturation and increasingly precarious touring and nightlife economies.
—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
14 Sep. 2026
Lacascade champions setting the standard of inclusive innovation.
Peyr’s book was inspired by the real case of the disappeared of Mourmelon, in which a number of young men, most of them military conscripts, went missing over several years in the 1980s.
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Ed Meza,
Variety,
3 Sep. 2026
The country announced that new conscripts from the Schleswig Infantry will deploy to Greenland for an exercise this month.
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Max Grinstein,
The Washington Examiner,
3 Aug. 2026
The Medicare Prescription Payment Plan, which lets enrollees spread costs into monthly installments rather than paying in full at the pharmacy, now automatically renews for 2026 unless the enrollee opts out.
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Allison Palmer
March 3,
Miami Herald,
3 Mar. 2026
The Warriors brought back almost every major rotation player from last season’s team, with the only newcomers until this week being draftees Yaxel Lendeborg and Lajae Jones.
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Joseph Dycus,
Mercury News,
27 Aug. 2026
Last year’s Dolphins team blamed most of the early season struggles (2-7 start) on the draftees playing prominent roles in 2025.
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