Bill de Blasio had campaigned against aggressive policing, particularly the city’s controversial policy of briefly detaining people and patting them down for weapons.
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Elizabeth Glazer,
The Atlantic,
19 May 2026
Agents executing a search warrant seized the phone and then found a second phone while patting Sprei down, Wang said.
This time of year pollen can frequently be seen blowing through the air and forming clumps on the ground, as trees shed pollen as part of the reproductive process.
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Stephen Underwood,
Hartford Courant,
29 May 2026
Flash freezing also prevents those pesky ice crystals from forming and turning your berries into flavorless ice cubes.
Advocacy is rising in a similar fashion around AI with initiatives like the No Fakes Act, a bill championed by SAG-AFTRA and others in Hollywood that is is working its way through Congress.
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Dade Hayes,
Deadline,
31 May 2026
Rescue teams from Laos and neighboring Thailand have been working together in the last week at the site in a rugged area in the central province of Xaisomboun, about 75 miles north of the capital, Vientiane.
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Jintamas Saksornchai,
Los Angeles Times,
31 May 2026
Deep in a cavernous New York City warehouse, the artisans behind some of the world’s most beloved children’s characters have been fashioning costumes and puppets for years in relative anonymity.
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Philip Marcelo,
Fortune,
25 May 2026
Kennedy died in October and the team was playing for her all season, ending it with a second consecutive state title while fashioning a 24-6 record.
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