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Camera Coach scans the scene at hand at and offers tips for things like framing and composition before snapping a shot.—
Bloomberg,
Mercury News,
18 Feb. 2026 -
The oil division also ran a different test that scans for wastewater leaks.—
Nick Bowlin,
The Frontier,
16 Feb. 2026
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The state’s Codes and Standards Committee, which reviews changes to building and fire codes, negotiated with local fire officials and approved a measure late last year that would allow single stairs for buildings of up to four stories.—
CT Mirror,
Hartford Courant,
27 Feb. 2026
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The governor reviews all of the legislation and has seven days to sign or veto a bill.—
Kaitlin Lange,
IndyStar,
27 Feb. 2026
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This is the question explored in The War Room, which examines Bill Clinton's presidential bid via the proxies of James Carville and George Stephanopoulos, who ran his campaign and engineered its success in an outsized way.—
Eric Farwell,
Entertainment Weekly,
21 Feb. 2026
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Phylogeography is a field that examines how historical events shaped the geographic distribution and genetic diversity of species over time.—
Ryan Brennan,
Miami Herald,
20 Feb. 2026
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Max Wilcox, the owner, said Frosty Club inspects its flower before shipping it overnight directly to retailers.—
Gina Lee Castro,
jsonline.com,
19 Feb. 2026
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After driving through the first security checkpoint, a second guard inspects her rental car and verifies her ID.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
31 Jan. 2026
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The governor proposes a balanced budget, and the General Assembly scrutinizes every line.—
J.B. Jennings,
Baltimore Sun,
5 Feb. 2026
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Oliver scrutinizes one dire situation after another, then says what the average person can do to address them.—
Matt Zoller Seitz,
Vulture,
12 Sep. 2025
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The project explores themes of instability, danger and fragility in three installations.—
Andrea Onate,
Footwear News,
25 Feb. 2026
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This panel explores how talent, brands, and creators are using anime as both a narrative and business engine to fuel next-gen storytelling.—
Kimberly Nordyke,
HollywoodReporter,
24 Feb. 2026
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This story was originally published by ProPublica, a nonprofit newsroom that investigates abuses of power.—
Jennifer Berry Hawes,
CNN Money,
21 Feb. 2026
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Set in the 1990s, the film centers on a young FBI agent (Maika Monroe) who investigates a series of disturbing murders connected by highly specific commonalities.—
Kevin Jacobsen,
Entertainment Weekly,
21 Feb. 2026
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Even with the increases, Miami-area prices remain under $3 a gallon and are 28 cents lower than a year ago, according to GasBuddy, a national fuel monitoring service that surveys nearly 1,700 stations in South Florida.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
26 Jan. 2026
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The report surveys a total of 1,900 films released between 2007 and 2025.—
Angelique Jackson,
Variety,
31 Dec. 2025
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