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The trial was designed to appeal to cash-conscious customers, who’ve been cutting eating out from their budgets, hurting restaurants’ profits.—
Jordan Valinsky,
CNN Money,
4 Oct. 2025 -
China has ramped up calls this year to encourage overseas investors to reinvest their profits within the country, and introduced tax incentives to encourage them to do so.—
Anniek Bao,
CNBC,
3 Oct. 2025
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Kentucky officials have not announced any developments in the case publicly, but Jackson said the Texas murders shared similar details.—
Jean Casarez,
CNN Money,
5 Oct. 2025
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Gein eventually confessed to two murders, according to the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel.—
Christopher Rudolph,
PEOPLE,
4 Oct. 2025
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Premium subscription activity continued to lag the global average but posted strong gains in Japan, South Korea, Vietnam and Thailand.—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
29 Sep. 2025
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All told, about 90% of home sales generate less than $500,000 in gains, so the overwhelming majority of sellers already owe no tax.—
Beverly Moran,
The Conversation,
29 Sep. 2025
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The paper notices warning of upcoming cleanups have a phone number for people to call when belongings are taken, and the city is supposed to hold onto that property for at least 90 days before it is thrown away.—
Blake Nelson,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
28 Sep. 2025
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Local cleanups were part of the larger effort organized by the California Coastal Commission, where volunteers were on the hunt for litter in creeks and rivers statewide.—
Anne Gelhaus,
Mercury News,
28 Sep. 2025
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Torture, mutilations, massacres.—
Greg Grandin
September 23,
Literary Hub,
23 Sep. 2025
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Syria’s current government has in some cases released Assadist figures accused of massacres and appointed former militia leaders accused of crimes against civilians to high ranks in the new army.—
Robin Yassin-Kassab,
Time,
17 Sep. 2025
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Some analysts argue that other lunar resources like water ice may offer clearer early payoffs for deep-space logistics and fuel production.—
Kaif Shaikh,
Interesting Engineering,
24 Sep. 2025
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Taking primo concert tickets doesn't compare to classic Kilpatrick capers like demanding $10,000 payoffs and pocketing cash a campaign worker pulled from her bra in the mayor's office.—
M.L. Elrick,
Freep.com,
22 Sep. 2025
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The deployment comes as the city has grappled with violent crime, including persistently high rates of homicides and carjackings, in recent years.—
Hanna Park,
CNN Money,
2 Oct. 2025
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And despite headlines about shootings inside sanctuaries, 71% of homicides occurred outside – in parking lots, courtyards or on steps – when people were gathering or leaving.—
James Densley,
The Conversation,
1 Oct. 2025
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Plus, the cash payouts can feel like windfalls when your account value is shrinking.—
Catherine Brock,
Forbes.com,
17 Sep. 2025
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These foundations will wield tremendous power, especially as their windfalls contrast with catastrophic cuts to the social safety net like those in the GOP's Big Beautiful Bill.—
Nicholas Creel,
MSNBC Newsweek,
13 Aug. 2025
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“Killings.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/killings. Accessed 6 Oct. 2025.
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