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The distance separating Torrey Pines High School and Canyon Crest Academy along the California State Route 56 corridor is roughly 2½ miles.
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Don Norcross,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
2 May 2026
The contact zone there spans the Danube, the river's width of around 1,640 feet -- less than three football fields -- separating Romania and its NATO defenses from the Ukrainian river ports that have for years been a focus of Russia's long-range drone and missile bombardments.
So, consider their timeless appeal and potential worth before parting ways with your music collection.
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Alexandra Kelly,
Martha Stewart,
26 Apr. 2026
The first part is the dark clouds parting and the sun shining through and the patient, the people have a new world of opportunity and promise and health, and then comes the second half of the drug.
Blue light from screens suppresses melatonin by up to 80%, delaying sleep onset when viewed within an hour of bedtime and fragmenting deep sleep.
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John La Puma,
Oc Register,
26 Mar. 2026
Democratic Party leadership has expressed serious concern about the crowded eight-candidate Democratic field fragmenting voter support, with state party chair Rusty Hicks explicitly urging struggling candidates to withdraw to prevent two Republicans from advancing to the general election.
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Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
25 Mar. 2026
Hicks and other party leaders and allies had unsuccessfully urged low-polling candidates to reconsider their candidacies before the filing deadline in an attempt to cull the field and avoid splintering the Democratic vote.
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Seema Mehta,
Los Angeles Times,
20 Apr. 2026
Trump, meanwhile, has railed against Europe for sitting out the conflict, further splintering transatlantic ties.
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Andrew Edgecliffe-Johnson,
semafor.com,
16 Apr. 2026