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.
Tehran also responded by effectively shutting down tanker and cargo traffic in the Strait of Hormuz, through which around one-fifth of global oil supplies usually transit.
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Frank Andrews,
CBS News,
12 Aug. 2026
Before the war, an average of 120 vessels crossed the crucial waterway, through which one-fifth of global oil supplies used to travel, every day.
True peace requires restraining both nuclear and conventional arsenals.
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William Hartung,
Forbes.com,
2 Aug. 2026
The agreement envisions international forces, a technocratic Palestinian committee and years of decommissioning Hamas arsenals and tunnels, while Gaza’s shattered infrastructure and staggering civilian toll underscore the scale of rebuilding ahead.
The International Energy Agency warned Wednesday that the reopening of the vital waterway is becoming more pressing, as the world burns through its oil stockpiles at a rapid pace.
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Hanna Ziady,
CNN Money,
13 Aug. 2026
Experts said estimates of missile stockpiles are based on procurement figures in federal budget documents and public disclosures about the weapons' use in the war.
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