Kennedy could have blamed the Eisenhower administration for initiating such a harebrained plan.
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John C. Moritz,
Austin American Statesman,
1 Feb. 2026
What Vickers first noticed then — and what has been borne out in numerous experiments over the decades since — is that, before initiating an action, elite athletes fixate on a target of interest earlier and for longer than amateurs do.
His first competition was an aerials event, which his mother enrolled him in without informing him, according to Team USA.
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Aliza Chasan,
CBS News,
4 Feb. 2026
Back in October, Schemmel received a vanilla, 3-minute phone call from his boss at KOA Radio informing him he’d been laid off as part of iHeartMedia’s massive job cuts around the country.
At a weather briefing press conference Friday, Mamdani said the final decision between in-person and remote learning will be announced by Sunday at noon.
Usha Vance, the nation's second lady and wife of Vice President JD Vance, has spent her family's first year in office familiarizing herself with the pitfalls and pleasantries of public service.
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Jay Stahl,
USA Today,
20 Jan. 2026
After familiarizing myself with the fleet of horses—including a month-old foal—a small group saddled up for a breathtaking excursion through the scenic mountains.
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