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It’s managed by vigilantly avoiding animal products that could contain alpha-gal and working closely with doctors to find relief for symptoms and to prevent reactions.—
Helen Carefoot,
Flow Space,
27 May 2026 -
Negative reactions were not just from the media.—
Neil Winton,
Forbes.com,
27 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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This represents one major leap in the direction of authoritarianism — the president directly raiding the public coffers to enrich cronies, not just via his corrupt business dealings and pseudo-bribes from foreign governments, but straight up getting checks from the public treasury.—
The Orlando Sentinel,
The Orlando Sentinel,
23 May 2026
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Kickbacks and bribes are perhaps the most obvious place to start.—
Meily Perez,
Miami Herald,
22 May 2026
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And sometimes backlashes are built out of nothing.—
Charlie Warzel,
The Atlantic,
15 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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Best Outdoor Lighting Deals Get the best outdoor lighting deals for every space with discounts on string lights and more.—
Caley Sturgill,
Southern Living,
24 May 2026
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Keep scrolling to shop more Nordstrom Memorial Day deals or check out the department store’s colossal sale section for even more discounts.—
Alyssa Grabinski,
PEOPLE,
23 May 2026
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There would be many other payoffs for fans who’d hungered for years to see America’s top soccer league come to San Diego.—
Tom Krasovic,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
22 May 2026
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But it's been noticeable through the first two rounds of the Stanley Cup payoffs that Makar has been dealing with lingering injury.—
Jack Lowenstein,
CBS News,
20 May 2026
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In the same months that OpenAI was building its public support for the Illinois bill, the company was filing legal responses denying its responsibility in wrongful death lawsuits brought by the families of teenagers who died by suicide after extensive interactions with ChatGPT.—
Jason Snyder,
Forbes.com,
24 May 2026
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Better understanding nuclear fallout All vital pieces of a puzzle that can then be used to help plan emergency responses, cleanup operations, and weapons monitoring.—
Christopher McFadden,
Interesting Engineering,
24 May 2026
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Yes, the state more than doubled tax incentives for local production to $750 million beginning last summer.—
David Bloom,
Forbes.com,
25 May 2026
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Lawmakers also attempted to pass tax incentives for the industry in 2024 and 2025, but failed both years.—
Elise Schmelzer,
Denver Post,
25 May 2026
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“Kickbacks.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/kickbacks. Accessed 29 May. 2026.
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