His two-point conversion did get intercepted by Dani Dennis-Sutton, which could have been a problem — except on the very next play, Oregon safety Dillon Thieneman leapt and picked off Allar to seal the biggest win yet of Lanning’s thus-far 40-6 tenure.
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Stewart Mandel,
New York Times,
28 Sep. 2025
Inter Miami took a 1-0 lead right before the first half whistle when Tadeo Allende leaped and drilled in a header off a perfect cross from Jordi Alba.
Merck’s shares jumped over 5%, amid an announcement that deputy CEO Kai Beckmann will take the reins currently held by CEO Belén Garijo.
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Tasmin Lockwood,Chloe Taylor,
CNBC,
1 Oct. 2025
The five-year survival rate for a woman diagnosed with breast cancer has jumped up from around 75% in the early 1980s, to over 90% in the past few years.
With their wins, those three teams conquered a major challenge on their path toward a second straight College Football Playoff berth.
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Scott Dochterman,
New York Times,
29 Sep. 2025
Today, the incredible deserted ruins of this once-powerful city, perched like a fortified eagle’s nest high in the mountains of southwestern Turkey, can be conquered by anyone willing to make the hike up here.
They were dismissed in six games by eventual champion Golden State in the second round in 2022, and, after entering the following campaign as a favorite to make a deep playoff run, they were bounced by the Lakers in the first round.
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Joe Vardon,
New York Times,
1 Oct. 2025
The museum was founded in 1962 on Balboa Island, and bounced among several locations over the decades.
Then, as if that were not enough excitement for any hunter at one time, a big mule-deer buck broke out of the thicket and bounded away to my left, straight for Sally.
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Robert Merchant,
Outdoor Life,
1 Oct. 2025
In the clip, the puppy dashed toward his new little friend; at first the Chihuahua retreated, stuck his tongue out and paw up, and then bounded toward him.
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