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Once in the United States, Mikhail Brin became a mathematics professor at the University of Maryland, while Sergey eventually went on to do graduate work at Stanford University and to eventually co-found Google with Larry Page.—
Eli Amdur,
Forbes.com,
23 Apr. 2025 -
Sanctuary policies decrease deportations by about a third and have no appreciable effect on crime, according to a 2020 study by David Hausman, a law professor at the University of California, Berkeley.—
Melanie Stetson Freeman,
Christian Science Monitor,
23 Apr. 2025
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Cardinal Giovanni Battista, the dean of the College of Cardinals, will lead the proceedings.—
George Petras,
USA Today,
23 Apr. 2025
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Some deans have even been chosen as pope, including Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger, who became Pope Benedict XVI in 2005.—
Bill Chappell,
NPR,
23 Apr. 2025
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My doctors have warned me to pay attention to symptoms for any long-term effects.—
Cara Lynn Shultz,
People.com,
27 Apr. 2025
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Pope Francis died quickly on April 21 without suffering undue pain, and there was nothing that doctors could have done to save his life, said Sergio Alfieri, a physician at Rome's Gemelli hospital and head of the pontiff's medical team, Reuters reported.—
Mike Snider,
USA Today,
26 Apr. 2025
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The Screen Time Question Back at Alpha, Sarah, praised her guides, who largely act as facilitators rather than traditional instructors.—
Joshua Rhett Miller,
MSNBC Newsweek,
1 May 2025
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She was soon recognized by Topaz Labs as a featured instructor and had over a thousand students worldwide.—
Kaitlyn Gomez,
USA Today,
1 May 2025
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