In the period that elapsed between the shooting and when police officers searched Langs’ car, there was time for a gun to disappear, Lowthorp asserted.
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Emerson Clarridge,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
10 July 2026
Education advocates have asserted that California schools are legally entitled to billions more under state law.
Her multi-show stint for the Renaissance tour was meant to be for only one night; however, after reading some negative comments about her first performance, the then-11-year-old insisted on trying again.
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Charna Flam,
PEOPLE,
11 July 2026
However, Iran has insisted its theocracy is unified after the war under the country’s new supreme leader.
Iran’s new energy weapon Following the start of US- and Israeli-led attacks on February 28, Iran almost immediately declared the Strait of Hormuz closed, creating the largest oil supply shock in history.
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David Goldman,
CNN Money,
15 July 2026
Miami-Dade Fire Rescue declared Valderrama Murillo dead at the scene.
Attorneys for the owners of the landfill, which stopped accepting trash last year, claimed this spring in the litigation that the lawsuits may be tainted by fraud.
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Rebecca Ellis,
Los Angeles Times,
12 July 2026
The lefty reliever whom the Cubs claimed off waivers in January is now one of the club’s success stories.
Livermore resident Kiersten Skov recently alleged that Haubert’s top aide, Shawn Wilson, offered to direct a charitable donation to a nonprofit of her choice using the county’s discretionary funds.
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Kyle Martin,
Mercury News,
13 July 2026
In a lawsuit filed in April, Paramount subscribers alleged that the acquisition will substantially reduce competition in streaming, news and theatrical distribution.
Consumer Watchdog contended in its lawsuit that the surcharges violated Proposition 103 — the 1988 measure that governs insurer rate hikes — because the proposition does not allow for them.
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Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
2 July 2026
Responding to public criticism, Justice Samuel Alito contended that the court isn’t to blame for the rise in shadow docket cases.
The heat has become so unbearable in Japan that weather officials in April announced a new term for days when maximum temperatures exceed 104 degrees — kokushobi, meaning harsh or cruel heat, according to the Japan Times.
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Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
6 July 2026
Harry last saw his father in February 2024, shortly after it was announced that the monarch was undergoing treatment for cancer, though the palace never specified the type.
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