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Carter and Marks scouted venues across Los Angeles, considering Griffith Observatory, Hollyhock House, and even legendary producer Bob Evans’s Woodland Estate.—
Elise Taylor,
Vanity Fair,
3 Mar. 2026 -
Round 7, Jeadyn Lukus, CB Clemson The Bills need to configure their cornerback depth with players who are more capable of playing man coverage, as the previous regime favored a heavy zone scheme and scouted primarily for those skills.—
Joe Buscaglia,
New York Times,
18 Feb. 2026
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Agartha, a mythical white civilization promoted by the Nazi politician Heinrich Himmler, has been repopularized by the young online right.—
Claire Heddles,
Miami Herald,
5 Mar. 2026
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O'Brien was promoted to major in August 2024, according to a Facebook post, which shows him alongside two young children.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
5 Mar. 2026
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With the iPhone 17 (starting at $799), Apple has upgraded the base model in meaningful ways that level it up against the rest of the iPhone 17 family—and competing flagship phones.—
Eric Zeman,
PC Magazine,
9 Mar. 2026
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The upgraded Type-12 land-to-ship missiles will be deployed at Camp Kengun in Japan’s southwestern prefecture of Kumamoto by the end of March, completing the process of deployment, Chief Cabinet Secretary Minoru Kihara said without giving details.—
Mari Yamaguchi,
Los Angeles Times,
9 Mar. 2026
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“Headhunted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/headhunted. Accessed 11 Mar. 2026.
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