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What initially seems like a novel about the Second World War unspools into the stories of the researchers who first documented and wrote about camp life, and then of the scholars and activists who followed them.—
Hua Hsu,
New Yorker,
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That take is in sharp contrast to the one offered by Democrats, who see Bondi as a central figure in the Epstein controversy, one who initially led the administration’s charge to release the files only to later resist doing so.—
Rebecca Beitsch,
The Hill,
20 Apr. 2026
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This story was originally produced by Stateline, which is part of States Newsroom, a nonprofit news network that includes Maryland Matters, and is supported by grants and a coalition of donors as a 501c(3) public charity.—
Kevin Hardy,
Baltimore Sun,
20 Apr. 2026
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Original crew members, NASA astronauts Zena Cardman, who was originally slated to be commander but would have been making her first spaceflight, and Stephanie Wilson, a veteran of three space shuttle flights, were pulled from the mission.—
Richard Tribou,
The Orlando Sentinel,
19 Apr. 2026
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The deduction primarily goes to wealthier Americans who own homes with big mortgage payments.—
Stephan Bisaha,
NPR,
15 Apr. 2026
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Unlike current treatments that primarily manage symptoms by replacing dopamine, the experimental therapy aims to modify the disease itself, a shift experts describe as potentially transformative.—
Ted Scouten,
CBS News,
15 Apr. 2026
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“Incipiently.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/incipiently. Accessed 23 Apr. 2026.
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