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Bass and her campaign team have sought to highlight a list of accomplishments, including a steady decrease in homicides, a drop in street homelessness and her efforts to accelerate the construction of affordable housing.—
David Zahniser,
Los Angeles Times,
6 Feb. 2026 -
The president has spent the past several months seeking to spotlight his efforts to lower drug prices for Americans.—
DEMOCRAT-GAZETTE STAFF FROM WIRE REPORTS,
Arkansas Online,
6 Feb. 2026
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Still, no one knew for sure when the word would officially come down; that’s how, for example, Rob Mills, the executive VP of unscripted and alternative entertainment for Walt Disney TV, found out while attending the Realscreen convention in Miami.—
Michael Schneider,
Variety,
4 Feb. 2026
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Below, keep reading to find out more ways to stream the Winter Olympics Curling online, the TV schedule and other information.—
Rudie Obias,
HollywoodReporter,
4 Feb. 2026
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The design is meant to reorient us, to take us on a trail walked not by humans but traversed and carved by elephants, a creature still misunderstood, vilified and hunted for its cataclysmic-like ability to reshape land, and sometimes communities.—
Todd Martens,
Los Angeles Times,
4 Feb. 2026
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Under normal weather conditions, iguana control companies use air guns to hunt the lizards, while IzzyTrap uses traps that can catch up to 25 iguanas at a time.—
Bill Kearney,
Sun Sentinel,
4 Feb. 2026
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Equally indulgent is the flâneur suite that is accompanied by a palatial terrace complete with a Japanese garden with a soaking tub overlooking the New York skyline.—
Arati Menon,
Condé Nast Traveler,
30 Jan. 2026
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Find our accompanying Bad Bunny essay here, and all the rest of our essays and podcasts related to the list here.—
Andrew Unterberger,
Billboard,
30 Jan. 2026
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The Lake Tahoe property, once marketed as one of the region’s most expensive listings, features multiple structures on five acres, direct lake access, and two glass funiculars running down the hillside to the water.—
Nick Lichtenberg,
Fortune,
29 Jan. 2026
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The piers of an unfinished, elevated toll road, the Skyway, ran down the center of one of the streets, Gregorio Araneta Avenue, which also happened to be the home of Manila’s new boom industry, a mile-and-a-half-long strip of funeral homes, florists, and crematoria.—
Sean Williams,
Harpers Magazine,
27 Jan. 2026
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Since returning to Central Florida, Greenfield has spent time digging up invasive winged yams in Oakland Nature Preserve and finding abundance in the state’s mild winter climate.—
Patrick Connolly,
The Orlando Sentinel,
5 Feb. 2026
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The columnist also called on London’s Metropolitan police to reopen their investigation into allegations that Andrew asked one of his police protection officers to dig up potentially damaging background information on Virginia Giuffre.—
Martha Ross,
Mercury News,
4 Feb. 2026
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Garnett, a Biden appointee and former Manhattan federal prosecutor, ruled after hearing oral arguments earlier this month.—
MICHAEL R. SISAK,
Arkansas Online,
31 Jan. 2026
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Officials say Lynch's parents, who were in the backyard, heard the gunshots, found Lynch and Finn, and called 911.—
Katie Houlis,
CBS News,
31 Jan. 2026
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Each deployment feeds new plant imagery back into the system, strengthening its ability to detect and classify plants across diverse environments.—
Jijo Malayil,
Interesting Engineering,
3 Feb. 2026
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Programs of this size require systems that detect problems early, enforce rules fairly, and ensure resources are going where intended.—
Miki Kapoor,
New York Daily News,
3 Feb. 2026
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“Search (for).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/search%20%28for%29. Accessed 6 Feb. 2026.
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