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But the appeals court blocked that ruling and said the in-person dispensing requirement should return while Louisiana appeals the judge’s decision.—
Maureen Groppe,
USA Today,
4 May 2026 -
Those actions included allowing mifepristone to be taken later into a pregnancy, expanding the healthcare workers who can prescribe it and lifting an in-person dispensing requirement to allow the drug to be sent through the mail.—
Melissa Quinn,
CBS News,
4 May 2026
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As of March, Goldman had found no meaningful relationship between AI and economy-wide productivity, although the bank noted isolated gains of around 30% on specific tasks where companies were actively measuring.—
Nick Lichtenberg,
Fortune,
4 May 2026
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Though the gauge measuring American consumers’ confidence has ticked up the last two months, the reading remains mired near its lowest level since the COVID-19 pandemic.—
Michelle Chapman,
Los Angeles Times,
4 May 2026
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Denver could cut his cap number almost in half by guaranteeing him $8-10 million, paying it as a bonus and prorating it out.—
Parker Gabriel,
Denver Post,
5 Mar. 2026
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The players don’t lose any money, but the team gets to reduce their cap numbers by prorating the signing bonus over the term of the contracts.—
Jonathan M. Alexander,
Houston Chronicle,
9 Feb. 2026
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Every anecdote and metric suggests that the Chicago Cubs made a mistake dealing Cruz at last year’s trade deadline.—
Spencer Nusbaum,
New York Times,
1 May 2026
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Between trading for Rashan Gary and drafting Lawrence, third-rounder Jaishawn Barham and fourth-rounder LT Overton, the Cowboys are at least building that unit back up after dealing away Micah Parsons before last season.—
Jim Barnes,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
27 Apr. 2026
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Shoemaker’s case is one of a flood of complaints tied to TRICARE’s transition to TriWest, which is now responsible for administering military health benefits in more than half the country under a nine-year contract worth about $65 billion.—
Jason Kane,
NBC news,
6 May 2026
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The Boys uncover evidence that Vought has been covertly administering the performance-enhancing chemical mixture called Compound V to newborns to manufacture Supes.—
Encyclopedia Britannica,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
5 May 2026
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Calculated by dividing the number of at-bats by home runs.—
Assistant Sports Editor,
Los Angeles Times,
7 May 2026
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Colbert grilled the former president on the topic dividing the city, baseball.—
Elyssa Kaufman,
CBS News,
6 May 2026
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The plant will feed on renewable power from Paraguay’s vast Itaipu dam to produce hydrogen by splitting water through electrolysis, which is then combined with nitrogen to create zero-carbon ammonia.—
Natasha Bracken,
semafor.com,
28 Apr. 2026
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The shooting has also intensified calls by conservatives to fully fund DHS through a single bill — blaming Democrats for the shutdown and arguing that splitting apart ICE and Border Patrol funding will only give the minority party leverage.—
Mike Lillis,
The Hill,
28 Apr. 2026
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Airline representatives were also handing out keychains and pins.—
Zach Wichter,
USA Today,
10 May 2026
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In total, Clark dropped 20 points on 7-of-18 shooting (2-for-9 from three), while handing out seven assists and grabbing five rebounds.—
Ryan Morik OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
9 May 2026
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“Metering.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/metering. Accessed 12 May. 2026.
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