In several cases, Attorney General Pam Bondi has maneuvered to keep appointees who do not have enough bipartisan support to win confirmation in the jobs longer than typically allowed.
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JESSICA HILL THE ASSOCIATED PRESS,
Arkansas Online,
19 Feb. 2026
The five-term Louisiana congressman earned a law degree and maneuvered his way to become speaker of the House.
Against the odds, Ukraine managed to repel the initial Russian attack on Kyiv and, within a few months, took back large swaths of land originally seized by Moscow.
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Ivana Kottasová,
CNN Money,
20 Feb. 2026
Abstaining from all fluids may sound challenging, but it can be managed with proper planning, says fitness and mental health coach Saima Husain, who is also fasting during Ramadan.
Every one of the NFL’s 32 teams has played a regular-season game outside the United States and is signed up to the league’s Global Markets Program.
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Tom Chitty,
CNBC,
15 Feb. 2026
Savolainen played a huge role in Finland’s historic run in the 2019 hockey women’s world championship, in which the country made it to the final against the United States who, along with Canada, had previously dominated the competition and its gold medal matches.
Unlike their peers in other major leagues, NBA players can invest in sports gambling companies and advertise for them, a right negotiated in the 2023 collective bargaining agreement.
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Mike Vorkunov,
New York Times,
18 Feb. 2026
In recent weeks, Baker McKenzie, a white-shoe law firm, axed 700 employees, Salesforce sacked hundreds of workers, and the auditing firm KPMG negotiated lower fees with its own auditor.
Eventually, though, the pendulum swung the other way, as the chunky, shell-toed shoe fell out of fashion, making way for the the return of the streamlined Samba.
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Hannah Jackson,
Vogue,
20 Feb. 2026
Cue bedlam as the momentum swung decisively Wrexham’s way in a title race that had seen both teams already reach 100 points.
Sakamoto plans to retire after the Olympics, but will leave the sport in good hands with her teammate and new talent Nakai, who landed a triple axel that pulled her into first.
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