The county’s general budget for its nearly 10 million people, supplying funding for the Sheriff’s Department, jails, healthcare, food programs, four county hospitals and several clinics, homeless services, parks, beaches and more is in a holding pattern.
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Steve Scauzillo,
Daily News,
14 Apr. 2026
Cunningham now runs their father’s company, BT Metals, which is supplying materials for the BART Silicon Valley project.
Knightsbridge has handled everything from furnishing the rental to securing a gym membership to sourcing wine for the family’s collection.
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Tori Latham,
Robb Report,
19 Apr. 2026
With its home-furnishing heritage, focus on low prices, and the help of artist Marcelis, Ikea has made a genuinely delightful smart lamp that’s not only beautiful but also affordable and practical.
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Jennifer Pattison Tuohy,
The Verge,
15 Apr. 2026
During the mid-1980s the nature of panda diplomacy shifted away from gifting pandas to other countries to loaning them.
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Chinatsu Tsuji,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
31 Mar. 2026
Much later, Russia found another means of exerting control over the Persian crown, loaning millions of rubles to its rulers, like Mozaffar ed-Din Shah, who reigned from 1896-1902 and needed capital to fund his lavish lifestyle.
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Daniel Thomas Potts,
The Conversation,
30 Mar. 2026
In May 2025, CACC posted pictures to its social media pages showing lines of people turning in stray animals or surrendering their pets to city shelters.
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Sara Tenenbaum,
CBS News,
16 Apr. 2026
Before her Saturn return, she’s already collaborated with all of those icons, turning in newly definitive performances in their work.
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