Takaichi introduces tax cut and ambitious spending Takaichi, as part of her measures to combat rising prices, has pushed a two-year cut in the consumption tax to 1% from the current 8% and payouts to households.
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Mari Yamaguchi,
Los Angeles Times,
17 Sep. 2026
The stock traded above $500 in 2021, then spent the next three years getting cut in half, then cut in half again, as growth slowed, the Grail acquisition blew up under regulatory pressure and the market wanted nothing to do with it.
Wake Forest nearly overcame a holding penalty that set up third and 24 when Lopez completed a pass to Hernandez, who weaved and broke his way through the defense for a 21-yard gain.
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Jordan McPherson,
Miami Herald,
19 Sep. 2026
Chatfield weaved seamlessly through different social movements in California throughout his life.
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Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
18 Sep. 2026
But other parts of the country are more like sensor deserts, where AQI scores are interpolated from readings made in far-off places, and precision is reduced.
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Daniel Engber,
The Atlantic,
24 July 2026
There are interpolated bits of backstory to explain character — Simon and Jack would be left at school over Christmas by their parents (abusive and cold, respectively).
Although the first stretch and Mirren’s presence might lead you to expect a character study, the film soon moves into the other storylines, interspersed with Edward’s visit to the author.
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Caryn James,
HollywoodReporter,
14 Sep. 2026
Named after colorful French traditional candies, Les Berlingots designs, all one-of-a-kind, combine beads interspersed with brass rings set with rhinestones.
In 1996, when the first three novels were reprinted again, Kennedy appended a prelude that reads like an account of the cycle’s evolution—except that the author of these books is identified as Billy Phelan’s nephew Daniel Quinn.
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Cynthia Zarin,
Harpers Magazine,
1 Sep. 2026
Earlier this month, The Financial Times appended a note to a guest column after readers questioned whether it was written using AI.
The man, later identified as Myers, was wedged inside the vent.
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Dan Raby,
CBS News,
16 Sep. 2026
Its studio show has consistently been the most-watched on Sundays because it is wedged between the end of the afternoon games and the national spotlight matchup in primetime.
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