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Catalan-Torreblanca had previously avoided the database because his only prior criminal history was a misdemeanor DUI arrest, which does not require a DNA swab, according to authorities.—
Alexandra Koch,
FOXNews.com,
7 May 2026 -
The Supreme Court announcing the VRA decision closer to the end of its term next month could have avoided this 11th-hour frenzy.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
6 May 2026
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While testing the model, Anthropic discovered decades-old software flaws and bugs that had evaded millions of previous attempts.—
Jeffrey Sonnenfeld,
Fortune,
2 May 2026
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After Noah Cates won the faceoff back to Cam York, York moved the puck to Michkov, who evaded Penguins center Ben Kindel and sent the puck back to York for the series-winner.—
Shayna Goldman,
New York Times,
1 May 2026
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Nearly a year after 10 inmates escaped a New Orleans jail through a hole in the wall, a special grand jury has indicted the local sheriff on criminal corruption and obstruction charges in connection with the biggest jailbreak in recent American history.—
Greg Hilburn,
USA Today,
30 Apr. 2026
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Authorities said the 10 inmates escaped from the Orleans Justice Center in the early morning hours after climbing through a hole behind a toilet.—
Meredith Deliso,
ABC News,
30 Apr. 2026
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During Saturday’s Kentucky Derby, Repole will attempt to capture a prize that has eluded his team at Repole Stable.—
Jerry Brewer,
New York Times,
30 Apr. 2026
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Engineering an efficient, affordable solar-power car has eluded automotive enthusiasts for decades.—
Andrew Paul,
Popular Science,
29 Apr. 2026
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Its leaders have been working to rebuild relations with Arab and Western countries that had shunned Syria under former President Bashar Assad, who was ousted in December 2024 by rebels, who then installed a new government.—
Abby Sewell,
Los Angeles Times,
1 May 2026
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Its leaders have been working to rebuild relations with Arab and Western countries that had shunned Syria under former President Bashar Assad, who was ousted in December 2024 by rebels, who then installed a new government.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
30 Apr. 2026
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Adolph Ochs, publisher of The New York Times from 1896 until his death in 1935, eschewed bylines until the 1920s when the paper’s position on the issue began changing, as did that of many other publications.—
Encyclopedia Britannica,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
27 Apr. 2026
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For one thing, his coach, the grand master Vishnu Prasanna, eschewed computer chess engines for young players.—
Louisa Thomas,
New Yorker,
26 Apr. 2026
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When shots were fired, hundreds of attendees ducked under tables or took cover inside the ballroom before being evacuated, and the event was subsequently postponed.—
Ashley Hume,
FOXNews.com,
27 Apr. 2026
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The president was evacuated off the stage as thousands of guests dived under tables and ducked for cover.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
27 Apr. 2026
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Minutes into the execution, the team warden briefly flicked Hitchcock‘s face and yelled his name twice and shook his shoulders.—
Jeffrey Collins,
Sun Sentinel,
30 Apr. 2026
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Bukele shook off his delusions of being the emperor of social media and abandoned his bullying tactics in the face of the biggest bully.—
Óscar Martínez,
The Dial,
30 Apr. 2026
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“Outflanked.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/outflanked. Accessed 8 May. 2026.
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