The person opened the door armed with a sword and stabbed a Boston Police officer in the arm and knocked the clinician to the ground, according to police.
Ford said in an interview published Monday that Canada should be prepared to cut off electricity exports to the United States if the trade war worsens, putting a potentially powerful weapon on the table.
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Elisabeth Buchwald,
CNN Money,
25 Aug. 2026
While earthquakes are not connected to climate change, the way many cities in earthquake-prone California have prepared for a potential Big One is as an example of what’s possible.
There are no instructions handed out, no pregame walkthroughs.
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Ira Gorawara,
New York Times,
23 Aug. 2026
City officials estimate that 9,000 to 10,000 migrants — including about 2,000 minors — could still be in the city, based on the number of daily food rations handed out by aid groups.
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Antonio Sempere,
Los Angeles Times,
21 Aug. 2026
The Jefferson Parish Sheriff’s Office, which covers an area just outside New Orleans and was allotted the highest amount — nearly $4 million through 2025 — did not respond to more than a dozen calls and emails.
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Aneri Pattani — KFF Health News,
STAT,
27 Aug. 2026
For example, the original plan by the department’s consultant assumed that the park would have access to a sewer main and allotted about $76,000 for a routine sewer connection.
The rule requires election officials to submit each mail voter’s name and address to a new USPS portal, along with unique Intelligent Mail barcodes assigned to the envelopes used to send and return that voter’s ballot.
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Luke Fountain,
CNBC,
26 Aug. 2026
Such was the case for David Dastmalchian, who was filming 2021’s The Suicide Squad in Panama when the CDS assigned him a new feline companion.
By the end of the day, Khālid had fortified the palace and was prepared to dig in and fight.
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Encyclopedia Britannica,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
24 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
Siniaková and Patten, along with a clutch of other top doubles teams, had to come through qualifying, because main-draw entries were allocated by combined singles ranking.
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James Hansen,
New York Times,
25 Aug. 2026
The money was allocated from Supervisor Janet Nguyen's discretionary funds.
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