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This time around in talks with studios, union negotiators will be facing a new but familiar opponent on the other side of the table after longtime studio negotiator Carol Lombardini stepped down.—
Katie Kilkenny,
HollywoodReporter,
20 Aug. 2025
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Amidst its wars with Iran and its proxies and tensions with Turkey, Israel has also started expressing concerns about Egypt and its military.—
Paul Iddon,
Forbes.com,
26 May 2026
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That’s a reference to Iran’s support for proxies, including Houthi rebels in Yemen, Hamas militants in Gaza and Shiite armed groups in Iraq.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
25 May 2026
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In a complaint filed Thursday, Texas AG attorneys said Meta’s claims are false and that the company can and does read the unencrypted contents of WhatsApp messages.—
Dan Goodin,
ArsTechnica,
22 May 2026
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The attorneys for former Miami Dolphins coach Brian Flores’ discrimination lawsuit against the NFL subpoenaed 25 teams and requested more than 1,000 documents, according to recent court filings.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
22 May 2026
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Several factors can cause tomato leaves to curl, and some are more serious than others.—
Kim Toscano,
Southern Living,
29 May 2026
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Offer availability, placement, and display are determined by the third party and may be influenced by compensation and other factors.—
Liz Knueven,
CNBC,
28 May 2026
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Martin County Sheriff's Office deputies allegedly found two hydrocodone pills in his left pants pocket, according to the police affidavit obtained by PEOPLE on March 31.—
Charna Flam,
PEOPLE,
28 May 2026
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Former agents could still become California sheriff’s deputies and cops — after going through the state’s law enforcement training.—
Stephen Hobbs,
Sacbee.com,
28 May 2026
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Hill’s new plan will also reinstate four Department of Social Services liaisons that work to help the district’s students currently in foster care.—
Rebecca Noel,
Charlotte Observer,
13 May 2026
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In the end, the reporter came to the conclusion that the one-liners were Monroe’s own, a judgment backed up by an anonymous Fox press agent who had been one of the main liaisons between Monroe and the studio.—
Rachel Syme,
New Yorker,
4 May 2026
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And yet debate moderators spend comparatively little time on public health preparedness.—
Brian Castrucci,
Forbes.com,
23 May 2026
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Even when hate speech is explicit, content moderators struggle with the volume and deciding how much to monitor users’ speech.—
Nathalie Japkowicz,
The Conversation,
18 May 2026
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Vucic, government officials and the pro-government media have branded critics as foreign agents who wish to destroy the country — rhetoric that has ramped up political polarization.—
Jovana Gec,
Los Angeles Times,
24 May 2026
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Carbajal isn’t the only business owner who says fear of immigration agents kept customers home.—
Jack O'Connor,
Chicago Tribune,
24 May 2026
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“Pacifiers.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pacifiers. Accessed 29 May. 2026.
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