Fortunately, North Carolina’s Avetts aced the assignment with a soul-gripping version of George Harrison’s melodically rich proclamation of hope, this time inflected with fiddle and banjo.
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Melissa Ruggieri,
USA Today,
20 May 2026
Next, stop at 1701 Barbecue, which helped kick off a new generation of Beaumont joints in 2020 with Central Texas-style ‘cue inflected with Cajun and Creole influences.
Victor Wembanyama stepped off the court for a moment before Game 1 of the NBA Finals, accepted greetings from a handful of well-wishers in San Antonio Spurs jerseys, then bowed his head to join them in a quick prayer.
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Tim Reynolds,
Chicago Tribune,
5 June 2026
Fort Lauderdale’s street art would have been gone months ago if commissioners had bowed to a statewide crackdown.
Two days after the Knicks were booed frequently while trailing by 30 points in the first half of their 114-97 loss to Dallas, the scoreboard was crooked in their favor.
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CBS News,
CBS News,
22 Jan. 2026
When other players noticed the rim was crooked, the Spurs' Jeremy Sochan jumped up and hung on it to try to straighten it out.
Her high-speed bat cracked as a blur of fluorescent yellow arced over the fence, sending Soo-Jin Berry, Jolyna Lamar and Rylee Slimp across the plate for a grand slam.
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Haley Sawyer,
Daily News,
18 May 2026
No matter — everyone rushed outside when the daily mist gave way to a broad rainbow that arced across the bay.
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