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Recent Examples of hearingsThe two companies provide staff for detention centers, beds to house them, and ankle monitors to surveil those out on bond awaiting their hearings.—
Nick Penzenstadler,
USA Today,
31 Aug. 2026 Over five hearings between June 2025 and May 2026, panels dismissed all but two of the citations, the suit said.—
Jaweed Kaleem,
Los Angeles Times,
31 Aug. 2026 All three made initial court appearances over the weekend and were in custody at the Lake County jail pending detention hearings.—
Steve Zalusky,
Chicago Tribune,
31 Aug. 2026 Immigrants who were denied bond hearings began challenging mandatory-detention policies in federal court through habeas corpus, under which the government must legally justify a person’s detention.—
Emily Witt,
New Yorker,
31 Aug. 2026 The invocation came amid years of congressional investigations and hearings scrutinizing his handling of the pandemic.—
John C. Besley,
The Conversation,
31 Aug. 2026 Talwani, the judge, quickly set dates for new hearings, and late Thursday night issued a temporary restraining order blocking key parts of the new rule for at least two weeks.—
Sharon Bernstein,
Sacbee.com,
30 Aug. 2026 While the senators linked Kennedy’s anti-vaccine work to that deadly measles outbreak, Kennedy denied any connection during the confirmation hearings.—
Beth Mole,
ArsTechnica,
28 Aug. 2026 The district says it should be allowed to use the existing law and that any major changes to California's fiscal oversight system should go through the normal legislative process, including public hearings and input from all involved parties.—
Madisen Keavy,
CBS News,
28 Aug. 2026
But weeks after the largest IPO in history, Musk talked more about the moon during SpaceX’s first earnings call, which investors say is a strategic threshold that will likely be crossed before SpaceX can fully set its sights on Mars.
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Amanda Gerut,
Fortune,
26 Aug. 2026
And Freddie had his sights set on becoming a CPA and taking over his dad’s business.
The approach, developed by a team led by researchers from York University in Toronto, could improve how humanoid robots judge distances, recognize object orientation, and navigate complex environments.
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Jijo Malayil,
Interesting Engineering,
27 Aug. 2026
Death Valley is an extraordinary place, but its heat, distances, and remoteness can be dangerous, regardless of experience.