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On the phone, my friend Monika is telling me about a lost dog in her Salt Lake City neighborhood, a blue heeler who’s been seen limping and has evaded capture.
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Russia intercepts most Ukrainian long-range drones but some have evaded Russian air defenses.
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The Booksmart actress sidestepped questions about the PDA pictures in a June 2025 interview with Vanity Fair.
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The official sidestepped a question about whether Iran’s new supreme leader, Mojtaba Khamenei, has personally signed off on the current agreement.
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Newsom's counter proposal calls for a federal minimum tax rate on Americans worth more than $100 million, rather than a state level one-time 5% wealth tax that the governor argues could be dodged by billionaires who could leave the state for another.
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Canada thus dodged a tougher opponent and a hostile environment.
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“Pump-faked.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pump-faked. Accessed 2 Jul. 2026.
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