Her death exposed to the world a reality that Iranian women have faced and fought for since 1979, when the country transformed into an Islamic republic with religious law severely restricting women.
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Laurie Perez,
CBS News,
28 Mar. 2026
Louisville is at an interesting inflection point because, while bourbon tourism has transformed it, bourbon consumption globally has peaked, as younger generations drink less and tariffs impact American goods.
In the first episode’s Elimination Challenge‚ which was focused on North Carolina’s state vegetable, sweet potatoes — Cochran cooked up a pork loin in the kitchen at La Belle Helene that wasn’t quite cooked through, landing her in the bottom three competitors.
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Heidi Finley,
Charlotte Observer,
31 Mar. 2026
His anthological series debuted in 2022 and focused on the story of a therapist searching for her patient who vanished mysteriously into a dimension beyond reality.
Idaho lawmakers narrowly agreed to send a bill aimed at lowering prices for first-time homebuyers to the governor’s desk on Thursday, continuing a late comeback for housing reform this legislative session.
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Mark Dee
March 28,
Idaho Statesman,
28 Mar. 2026
Lawmakers have been debating a major tax incentive packaged aimed at keeping the Bears in Illinois.
Burden of Justice was created by Jens Lapidus, a criminal defense attorney turned writer and showrunner, best known for his crime novel Snabba Cash (Easy Money), adapted as a film trilogy starring Joel Kinnaman and later reworked by Lapidus himself into a two-season Netflix series.
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Scott Roxborough,
HollywoodReporter,
27 Mar. 2026
Growth hormones and genes that respond to stress were reworked, some lost, others boosted.
The lion’s share appears to be directed toward the Florida Highway Patrol, with more than $100 million in potential funding listed in the ledger.
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Garrett Shanley,
Miami Herald,
26 Mar. 2026
With concerns about staffing shortages and fatigue, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) directed airports to cut some flights over a 10-day stretch, before rescinding the order after the shutdown ended.
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