This permanent chip is inserted under the skin on the scruff of their neck and can’t be tampered with.
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Jessie Quinn,
USA Today,
17 Apr. 2026
Paramount has also started opening sports inventory to commercials that are inserted in programmatic fashion, making some of its top programming available in new ways that might bring in a wider array of ad backers.
Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass released a budget bombshell last year, stunning the city workforce by proposing widespread layoffs and other cuts in a bid to erase a $1-billion spending gap.
Kennard weaved through the lane to deposit a layup on a fast-break opportunity to knot the score at 42-all in the second quarter.
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Benjamin Royer,
Oc Register,
8 Apr. 2026
On the opening shift, Boldy got the puck at the far blue line, weaved though a few Rangers defenders and fired through a screen to beat the New York goalie just 35 seconds into the period.
That year's pages showcased Richard Sears' talent for homespun, conversational copywriting in listings for watches, jewelry, saddles, carriages, musical instruments, revolvers and sporting goods interspersed with quality guarantees and customer testimonials.
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Domenica Bongiovanni,
USA Today,
15 Apr. 2026
Then, the ocher reveals itself as a carpet of yellow blooms, the mauve a blaze of deep purple interspersed with lighter lavender.
Instead of pitons that damaged the rock walls climbers were ascending, Chouinard Equipment started selling chocks, metal anchors that could be wedged into existing cracks in the rock.
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Tony Biasotti,
USA Today,
15 Apr. 2026
The 16-month-old girl died April 8, 2025, from what the Medical Examiner’s Office ruled was accidental asphyxia after her head got wedged between a plastic cot and a crib’s railing.
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City News Service,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
9 Apr. 2026
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