Pressing for clearer answers For months, frustration among stakeholders has centered on numbers that keep shifting as the district revises its budget projections.
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Chaewon Chung,
Sacbee.com,
19 June 2026
Congress holds power of the purse The shifting funds are certain to ignite growing concerns in Congress over the separation of powers, and the president’s use of federal funds allocated by lawmakers.
Safely disposing of dead satellites—by dragging them down to burn up in Earth’s atmosphere or boosting them out of the way of other orbiting objects—is a problem the industry still hasn’t solved.
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Chris Stokel-Walker,
Scientific American,
12 June 2026
Officers can use voice commands, and if those don’t work options include pepper spray, a baton, a TASER or fire extinguisher, though some are more difficult to use on a fast-moving animal, the directive says.
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Richard Winton,
Los Angeles Times,
20 June 2026
Even 6 inches of moving water can pose a serious risk of knocking you off your feet.
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STAR-TELEGRAM WEATHER BOT,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
20 June 2026
Koné was in straight shock when the injury occurred, holding his leg at first and then placing his hands on his head.
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Scott Thompson,
FOXNews.com,
19 June 2026
Vaden removed a photograph of the two of them from his office, placing it on the desk of the subordinate with whom the lawsuit alleges Davis was involved.
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