Lawmakers were surprised to learn that nearly 1,700 state employees in all departments were paid more than $50,000 in overtime alone, while nearly 2,600 employees earned more than $40,000 in overtime in addition to their salaries.
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Christopher Keating,
Hartford Courant,
18 Oct. 2026
Their primary race is still regarded as a historic political earthquake, but, in the final tally, Ocasio-Cortez earned fewer than seventeen thousand votes.
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Benjamin Wallace-Wells,
New Yorker,
18 Oct. 2026
Peak fall color is still potential to be realized, a brilliance whose arrival is impending but unpredictable.
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Dana Kelley,
Arkansas Online,
16 Oct. 2026
In the first half of 2026, De Beers’ rough-diamond price index fell 16 percent year-over-year, while the average realized diamond price fell 32 percent to $105 per carat.
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