Ever since Freestyle began popping up in restaurants and movie theaters, the dispensers have poured more than 67 billion 8-ounce servings of beverages; Coke has been able to track them all, thanks to the equipment’s real-time data collection.
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Amelia Lucas,
CNBC,
22 Aug. 2026
Tributes poured in for Wright over the weekend, highlighting his masterful performances playing often wounded, complex characters.
There was a pause, as a room full of songwriters — the event was specifically for the Recording Academy’s Songwriters & Composers Wing — erupted into laughter.
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Chris Willman,
Variety,
25 Aug. 2026
The move further escalates a trade war with the United States' northern neighbor that erupted after negotiations between the two countries collapsed over the weekend.
As gunfire sprayed around them, Rajab’s cousin, 15-year-old Layan Hamada, called the Palestinian Red Crescent paramedic center, telling them that a tank was approaching and her family had been killed.
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Julia Frankel,
Los Angeles Times,
19 Aug. 2026
The large truck could be seen on its side, surrounded by white foam after firefighters sprayed the area down.
Pirates reliever Camilo Doval pitched one inning of scoreless relief in the sixth before being ejected.
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CBS News,
CBS News,
23 Aug. 2026
Cal Raleigh delivered the big blow with a game-tying three-run home run in the second inning, followed by Brendan Donovan’s go-ahead RBI single three batters later, aided by a controversial balk call that led to manager Craig Counsell being ejected.
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Meghan Montemurro,
Chicago Tribune,
22 Aug. 2026
Around 74,000 years ago, a caldera on what is now Sumatra emptied thousands of cubic kilometers of magma in about two weeks, roughly a thousand times more than Mount Pinatubo spewed out in 1991.
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Jacek Krywko,
ArsTechnica,
9 Aug. 2026
Early Tuesday morning, the volcano spewed lava that reached a height of about 300 meters (984 feet), triggering red alerts, evacuations, a highway’s closure, and the suspension of classes in three departments.
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