The trial was delayed for years due to motions, disputes over evidence, and calendar conflicts.
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Carlos E. Castañeda,
CBS News,
26 Mar. 2026
For instance, disputes over the HOA’s authority to impose certain assessments can delay the resolution of financial issues, leaving homeowners uncertain about how to resolve their financial liabilities.
The pair have been in physical altercations in the past, including Manning's 2012 arrest for allegedly punching, scratching, kicking and choking Hartman – whom media outlets have referred to as Manning's former make-up artist and assistant – and slamming her head against the floor and wall.
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Taijuan Moorman,
USA Today,
31 Mar. 2026
Multiple defendants, however, appeared to have been hurt in the altercations.
The dozens of lawsuits that followed had been entangled in legal imbroglios about how to interpret the untested law.
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Nora Gamez Torres,
Miami Herald,
8 Sep. 2025
These people online have also said that the Owens family has long lived way beyond their means, while Ronn Owens and Jan Black should take responsibility for enabling their daughter’s costly legal imbroglios with these different men, who also have faced harm to their reputations in the process.
But even with the reduced wishlist, many bills died in House-Senate squabbles.
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Romy Ellenbogen,
Miami Herald,
17 Mar. 2026
But the amount of water flowing downstream has been dropping due to a long-term drought at the same time, causing squabbles among the states over who gets how much for farming, drinking and industrial uses.
The dynamic left senators convinced that the deal was the only way to move past their disagreements and reopen the Homeland Security Department.
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Stephen Groves,
Los Angeles Times,
28 Mar. 2026
There were disagreements over his war with Iran, pride over his immigration crackdown and lots of encouragement to avoid infighting as the Republican Party faces a difficult midterm election.
Perhaps a tougher challenge will be persuading skeptical US politicians of the benefits of Chinese investments; Ford’s multi-year deal with Chinese battery giant CATL to license its technology created a political storm, resulting in wrangles over tax credits and other government incentives.
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Andy Browne,
semafor.com,
24 Feb. 2026
Safdie wrangles a massive ensemble cast that mixes seasoned actors with nonpros to seamless effect, including real-world ping pong champions like Kawaguchi.
To those in the industry, he was known as a hardworking executive who worked long hours even when sick and who was not afraid to get into spats with retail industry leaders.
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Alysa Guffey,
IndyStar,
23 Mar. 2026
Trump’s use of a global trade war to alienate friends and abuse neighbors, and his spats with allies over the fates of Greenland and Ukraine, seem to have left room for Xi to grow his power.
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