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Orleans Parish Sheriff Susan Hutson has taken responsibility for the jailbreak but also blamed a lack of resources, from faulty locks to staffing shortages, as well as the escapees' network of accomplices.—
Rachel Treisman,
NPR,
9 Oct. 2025 -
Risk-mapping across business units, reassessing compliance as a governance responsibility, and exploring voluntary certifications or alliances establish new baselines for trust and safety.—
Nick Lichtenberg,
Fortune,
9 Oct. 2025
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This patience is watchfulness, not idleness.—
Francois Botha,
Forbes.com,
7 Sep. 2025
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Or will Europe’s deliberative vigilance save humanity from handing over the keys of the kingdom to intelligent machines?—
Big Think,
Big Think,
9 Oct. 2025
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For Tiki and her owner, the McDonald's mission ended with a successful, albeit costly, lesson in canine vigilance.—
Maria Morava,
MSNBC Newsweek,
7 Oct. 2025
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Allergy sufferers might not realize, however, that these symptoms reduce alertness and cognitive functioning – some of the factors that can worsen mental health and increase vulnerability to suicidal thoughts and behaviors.—
Shooshan Danagoulian,
The Conversation,
8 Oct. 2025
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Known to power all-around mental clarity, alertness, and focus, this powder is an ideal pick-me-up for a post-lunch afternoon work slump or mid-morning meeting.—
Brianna Peters,
Vogue,
1 Oct. 2025
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Pickpockets and pilots haven’t quite paid off for Arteta insofar as the Premier League title keeps eluding him, but he’s plainly convinced by the quality of mindfulness, and Arsenal are back in the hunt again, top of the table after seven games.—
Phil Hay,
New York Times,
8 Oct. 2025
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Use your stress management score, nightly sleep score, and on-wrist mindfulness sessions to monitor and improve your mental health.—
Cierra Cowan,
PC Magazine,
7 Oct. 2025
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In a phone call with the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette shortly after the petition was filed, Richardson mostly declined to comment on his own health and the recall effort.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
7 Oct. 2025
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Gainwell could have forced the Steelers to give him more of the share, especially in an effort to keep Jaylen Warren healthy.—
Jake Ciely,
New York Times,
7 Oct. 2025
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Obamacare coverage has become especially widespread in south Florida, where there is a large concentration of low-wage workers and early retirees.—
Elena Shao,
New York Times,
11 Oct. 2025
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Commercial grout cleaners can be more effective than DIY solutions since these cleaners have a higher concentration of penetrating chemicals.—
Ashlyn Needham,
Southern Living,
10 Oct. 2025
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