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Dust Regularly Dust furniture one or two times a week with a damp microfiber cloth that traps dust and prevents it from being scattered in the air.—
Karen Brewer Grossman,
Southern Living,
8 Oct. 2025 -
They’re made with the same cotton-blend fleece that traps warmth without overheating.—
Nicol Natale,
PEOPLE,
28 Sep. 2025
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Testing found the highest levels of phthalates in coffee sold in cans, followed by pods and finally bags.—
Sandee LaMotte,
CNN Money,
11 Aug. 2025
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Better known for its sunnier festival galas at Cannes and Venice, amfAR lands in London for the first time on Friday night with a dinner and auction at the Chancery Rosewood hotel and local girl Joely Richardson on hosting duties.—
Alex Ritman,
Variety,
17 Oct. 2025
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Advertisement Covering a peaceful protest is not the same as covering a plane that lands safely.—
Nancy Gibbs,
Time,
17 Oct. 2025
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Draghi noted that Europe captures just 5% of global venture capital funds, while the US commands 52%.—
Jan Hammer,
Fortune,
18 Oct. 2025
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The video captures the them bending forward, flexing smoothly at the knees and hips, as well as lifting slightly off the ground in a motion that closely resembles a human warm-up exercise.—
Georgina Jedikovska,
Interesting Engineering,
17 Oct. 2025
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Never one to sit idly by, Danny grabs his NYPD shield and goes bulldozing his way to the crime scene.—
Aramide Tinubu,
Variety,
17 Oct. 2025
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And then Rising walks away, grabs the iPad and motions for Mayer to join him.—
Brian Hamilton,
New York Times,
17 Oct. 2025
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SpaceX’s Starship nails 11th test flight SpaceX’s Starship, the biggest and most powerful spacecraft ever launched, successfully completed its 11th test flight, bringing the company closer to sending humans to other worlds.—
Ben Smith,
semafor.com,
17 Oct. 2025
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Endless Space 2 nails the basics of the genre and then stacks plenty of distinct elements on top to create something that’s memorable.—
Fran Ruiz,
Space.com,
14 Oct. 2025
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His grandfather, Leroy Hanlon, frustrated by this hesitancy, snatches the instrument out of Mike’s hand and carries out the deed himself.—
Nick Romano,
Entertainment Weekly,
8 Oct. 2025
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Wednesday then rescues Pugsley as Gomez and Morticia arrive, but before the family can properly reunite, Isaac snatches Wednesday into his telekinetic grip, choking her.—
Selome Hailu,
Variety,
4 Sep. 2025
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The Greek financial crisis shows the need for reliable and independent economic data, the country’s economy and finance minister said Thursday, as the US grapples with a similar lack of confidence in government statistics.—
J.D. Capelouto,
semafor.com,
16 Oct. 2025
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The project represents a significant test case for AI technology in feature filmmaking, as the industry grapples with questions about the role of artificial intelligence in creative production.—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
14 Oct. 2025
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