The lifts have stopped for the day and skiers have shed their Bogner gear by the roaring central fire.
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Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
20 Feb. 2026
Johnson’s administration and Burke’s team had discussed the executive order via email and phone calls before the announcement, according to records obtained by the Tribune via a Freedom of Information Act request that shed more light on the rare public disagreement.
All three figures were once associated with the regime’s internal movement for incremental reform; all three long ago abandoned that stance to advocate the wholesale transformation of the system instead.
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Arash Azizi,
The Atlantic,
20 Feb. 2026
Despite the relatively recent creation of the Government Oversight Committee, the legislature has largely abandoned its oversight role.
The venue compound was largely deserted after three days of large crowds at the event.
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Aditya Soni,
USA Today,
19 Feb. 2026
In 2020, CalGEM ordered AllenCo to plug the wells after if determined the company had essentially deserted the site, leaving the wells unplugged and in an unsafe condition.
Pressure on British Prime Minister Keir Starmer is growing, after another key aide resigned over revelations about Epstein’s contact with a senior politician.
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Prashant Rao,
semafor.com,
16 Feb. 2026
Wetzel replaces Donnie Yantis, who in January resigned as head coach after four seasons at the private school.
Its roots are in publicly paying penance for serious sins or crimes in the eyes of the church, like adultery or apostasy, which means renouncing the church and its beliefs.
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Lianna Norman,
Florida Times-Union,
16 Feb. 2026
Besson’s vision explores the love that was ripped away from Dracula and how that loss led him to renounce God and live for an eternity as his punishment.
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