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Later, the Moon squares Mars in Aries, which can make reactions feel rushed.—
Tarot.com,
Baltimore Sun,
7 May 2026 -
The post quickly drew a wave of reactions online, with some users poking fun at both the situation and Jones’ outfit.—
Stepheny Price,
FOXNews.com,
6 May 2026
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Luis Esteves, director of the Irvine Great Park, outlined the new rebates OCPA offered this year, including a $1,000 rebate for home battery storage, up to $1,000 for home EV chargers and free home energy efficiency kits.—
Hanna Kang,
Oc Register,
12 Sep. 2025
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According to Shapiro's office, 522,434 rebates totaling more than $319 million were sent to Pennsylvanians who submitted a rebate application in 2024.—
Aliss Higham,
MSNBC Newsweek,
18 Aug. 2025
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Fairley also intends to plead guilty in a separate NCAA point-shaving case in the Eastern District of Pennsylvania over allegedly recruiting players who would accept bribes to influence games, the documents showed.—
Chloe Atkins,
NBC news,
1 May 2026
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Prosecutors also alleged that, in return for that pressure campaign, Diamantis accepted $95,000 in bribes from Helen Zervas, an optometrist, and her fiancé, former state Democratic lawmaker Christopher Ziogas.—
Andrew Brown,
Hartford Courant,
1 May 2026
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And Target has also dealt with boycotts and backlashes to the company’s political and social stances, such as its rollback of diversity, equity and inclusion pledges and its decision not to publicly oppose the surge of immigration enforcement in its hometown.—
Melissa Repko,
CNBC,
18 Feb. 2026
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Previous backlashes led to laws like California’s Proposition 13, a 1978 initiative that limited property tax rates and how much local governments could increase property valuations for tax purposes.—
Jeff Amy,
Los Angeles Times,
1 Feb. 2026
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Learn more about each option (and their free trials and new subscriber discounts) below.—
Erin Lassner,
HollywoodReporter,
9 May 2026
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Organizers are offering major discounts, just in time for Mother’s Day weekend.—
Allison Gibson,
Sacbee.com,
9 May 2026
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Mental health is one of the clearest payoffs.—
Hanna Wickes,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
7 May 2026
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Each month, the indictment says, a member of the Chapitos gang responsible for overseeing operations in Culiacán received a box stuffed with a large amount of cash, along with a list of corrupt officials who were supposed to receive the payoffs.—
Kate Linthicum,
Los Angeles Times,
29 Apr. 2026
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But his responses in press gatherings to whatever umpires did (or didn’t do) in his opinion were vanilla instead tutti-frutti.—
Terence Moore,
Forbes.com,
10 May 2026
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According to the presentation, 56,202 community members viewed the outreach efforts and 1,584 survey responses were submitted.—
Nicole Buss,
Sacbee.com,
10 May 2026
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Other approaches try to battle the countervailing incentives with fancier math.—
Joseph Howlett,
Scientific American,
11 May 2026
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To fill the void left by streamers, Nigeria is attracting new productions and investment through tax incentives and industry reforms.—
Daron James,
Los Angeles Times,
11 May 2026
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“Kickbacks.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/kickbacks. Accessed 12 May. 2026.
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