Over the ensuing decades, the young nation incorporated the musical repertoires, instruments and expressions of immigrants from various European and African groups.
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Ted Olson,
The Conversation,
2 July 2026
Learning a dozen-plus pitchers, getting a grasp on their repertoires, determining how they can best be handled and what makes each tick was a challenge, along with understanding how the Rays do things.
Global crude prices settled as high as $114 a barrel in May, as strikes in the Middle East and the effective closure of the Strait of Hormuz choked off supplies from the Gulf.
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Stephanie Yang,
CNN Money,
15 July 2026
This free pet pantry offers free pet food, treats and supplies for dogs, cats and other small animals.
First isolated in the 1940s by researchers at the University of California, Berkeley, plutonium has been widely used to build nuclear arsenals by multiple countries.
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Ameya Paleja,
Interesting Engineering,
30 June 2026
Rebuilding depleted arsenals will take years, with the Defense Production Act invoked to boost production.
The United States expects China and Russia to significantly increase their hypersonic missile stockpiles over the next nine years, according to a new report from the International Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS).
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Sujita Sinha,
Interesting Engineering,
13 July 2026
The other major reason oil prices didn’t rise as high as feared is because China built up its storage stockpiles to all-time highs and dramatically cut down on its imports after the war began.
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