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Cumming said the city's information technology department also abruptly cut off part of her office administrator's access, including the ability to see who else in city government may be looking at whistleblower complaints and documents related to ethics investigations.—
Mike Hellgren,
CBS News,
28 Jan. 2026 -
The drug cuts off access to vitamin A in the testes by blocking a receptor known as RAR alpha.—
Ana Castelain,
Bloomberg,
28 Jan. 2026
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After racing out to a 4-0 lead in the first two periods, off the strength of three goals in 54 seconds in the first period, the Bruins survived by their fingernails a third-period push from the Vegas Golden Knights and escaped TD Garden with a 4-3 victory.—
Steve Conroy,
Boston Herald,
23 Jan. 2026
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Troops on Monday seized a prison in the northeastern town of Shaddadeh, where some IS detainees escaped and many were recaptured, state media reported.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
23 Jan. 2026
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After six months behind bars, a Mandarin Chinese-speaking immigrant who stole gift cards worth $22,450 for a scam targeting Florida shoppers is being handed over to immigration officials.—
Steve Patterson,
Florida Times-Union,
23 Jan. 2026
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Mexico’s Security Secretary Omar García Harfuch said in a tweet on X that Wedding turned himself in before being handed over to the FBI.—
Josh Campbell,
CNN Money,
23 Jan. 2026
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“Retreated (from).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/retreated%20%28from%29. Accessed 30 Jan. 2026.
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