Hoffman was born in Brooklyn, one of 10 children in an ultra-Orthodox Jewish community, and raised in Montreal after her Canadian mother extracted the family.
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Elisabeth Garber-Paul,
Rolling Stone,
18 Aug. 2026
Like gallium, germanium is generally recovered as a by-product rather than extracted from dedicated mines.
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Atharva Gosavi,
Interesting Engineering,
18 Aug. 2026
In contrast, advanced microreactors need uranium enriched up to 20 percent.
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Aman Tripathi,
Interesting Engineering,
19 Aug. 2026
Stars are born from the molecular gas clouds that lie in interstellar space, and these clouds are enriched with the elements produced by fusion reactions within previous generations of stars.
That helped investors see the sell-off in AI infrastructure stocks that began in roughly late June and continued into July in a new light — specifically, the idea that the steep declines had reflected weakening fundamentals quickly evaporated.
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Zev Fima,
CNBC,
17 Aug. 2026
The two-run lead evaporated in the bottom of the fifth when a rare Caleb Durbin defensive disaster created another game-tying opportunity.
In 2025, the US State Department removed its multi-million-dollar bounties for several key Taliban leaders who had transitionally assumed top positions within the Afghan government.
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Kara Fox,
CNN Money,
15 Aug. 2026
With Boone removed from the contest and the Blue Jays already up a run, Kirk spoiled Bradley Hanner’s major league debut with a solo homer in the eighth inning.
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Gary Phillips,
New York Daily News,
15 Aug. 2026
At West Ham, Fernandes enhanced his reputation as a player who can not only drive his team forward but also play a key role out of possession, defending on the front foot.
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Cerys Jones,
New York Times,
16 Aug. 2026
Vuong’s photographs are displayed rather conventionally on the gallery walls, but the viewing experience is enhanced by images of his that have been printed on cloth banners that hang in the center of the space.
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Christopher Arnott,
Hartford Courant,
15 Aug. 2026
But with an entirely fresh defensive staff, fortified by new personnel and led by defensive coordinator Colin Hitschler, the Bruins could turn their defense from their Achilles heel into their greatest asset in just one year.
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Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
17 Aug. 2026
It’s fortified with vitamins and minerals and contains a probiotic formula for digestive health.
Nashville strengthened its push for the Supporters’ Shield and extended its lead to 5 points over Inter Miami on a night Lionel Messi again failed to convert a penalty.
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Dean Jones,
New York Times,
16 Aug. 2026
California in 2015 enacted a law that strengthened vaccine requirements for schoolchildren.
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Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
15 Aug. 2026
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