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Our new science of reading law identifies students who need more support, but what does that actually look like?—
DeJanay Booth-Singleton,
CBS News,
26 Feb. 2026 -
The statement identifies those detained as Amijail Sánchez González, Leordan Enrique Cruz Gómez, Conrado Galindo Sariol, José Manuel Rodríguez Castelló, Cristian Ernesto Acosta Guevara and Roberto Azcorra Consuegra.—
Nora Gámez Torres,
Miami Herald,
26 Feb. 2026
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Even Fraser makes out with Rainbeau and Damo.—
Rafaela Bassili,
Vulture,
16 Sep. 2025
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The Long Game picks up around three years after the events of Heated Rivalry and finds Shane and Ilya still dating in secret.—
Mekishana Pierre,
Entertainment Weekly,
26 Feb. 2026
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Two years ago, Mitchell began hearing the same concerns over and over from her mother, a daycare owner who regularly picks up children from Stege Elementary in Richmond.—
Brad Hamilton,
CBS News,
23 Jan. 2026
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Subsequently, the filmmaker became enamored with airplanes and transferred that same fascination onto Lil Ant, who eyes the planes overhead with palpable yearning and, at one point, shoplifts a toy plane from a store.—
Vikram Murthi,
IndieWire,
29 Jan. 2026
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Talarico’s numbers are notable and underscore the Senate Democratic primary will be hard-fought as the party eyes the chance to flip a Senate seat in the Lone Star State.—
Caroline Vakil,
The Hill,
2 Jan. 2026
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Our dad got us a job holding the pole, the guy sights on through the thing, surveying.—
Virginia Chamlee,
PEOPLE,
1 Dec. 2025
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On a walk through a car park in London’s Barbican Estate, on her way to the apartment of a hookup, Fedorova notices in striking detail the sound of the ventilation system, the fluorescent light patterns, and the scent of damp concrete.—
Lillian Fishman,
New Yorker,
25 Feb. 2026
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McElhaney often screens Grey Gardens for his students, and notices young women responding more and increasingly well to it as the years pass.—
Rosemary Counter,
Vanity Fair,
25 Feb. 2026
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In any midterm year, the president faces political headwinds when delivering State of the Union remarks.—
Averi Harper,
ABC News,
25 Feb. 2026
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At one point, after pouring her heart out, her mother (Betty Buckley) remarks that Camille has become a much better listener.—
Mike Miller,
Entertainment Weekly,
16 Feb. 2026
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