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The deceased sisters were identified as Kalani Rae Melvin, Kendall Xaiya Melvin, Josephina Renee Melvin, Sophia Nachelle Melvin, per Columbia County News and Spectrum Local News.—
Angel Saunders,
PEOPLE,
5 Sep. 2025 -
To date, no human H5N1 infections have been identified among people handling raw pet food products, the FDA said.—
Natalie Neysa Alund,
USA Today,
5 Sep. 2025
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Checks drawn from an IRA account and made out to the charity, either by the account holder or the IRA custodian, are considered qualified charitable distributions as long as other rules are met.—
Liz Weston,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
31 Aug. 2025
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From Hawaiian to Californian wood The brothers had grown up riding the waves atop giant surfboards made out of native Hawaiian woods such as ulu and koa.—
Chloe Veltman,
NPR,
31 Aug. 2025
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Milan’s fifth triumph in 1994 put them one behind the Spanish side, but this ended when Madrid picked up their seventh crown in 1998 and remains the closest anybody has got to them.—
Will Jeanes,
New York Times,
4 Sep. 2025
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The hot fitness trend has picked up steam in recent years.—
Lauren Leffer,
Popular Science,
4 Sep. 2025
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