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The owners of an apartment building in Manhattan where three people were killed in a fast-moving fire early Monday are being sued by the city for neglecting fire hazards at a neighboring property, court documents show.—
Colin Mixson,
New York Daily News,
5 May 2026 -
Mohamed Soliman, 46, faces 184 charges in Boulder County District Court in connection with the June 1 attack that killed one woman and injured 29 others.—
Shelly Bradbury,
Denver Post,
4 May 2026
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Signs of the transition are peppered throughout the 200,000-square-foot exhibit hall where shareholders buy products from Berkshire companies.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
2 May 2026
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The America First Legal advocacy organization, which peppered corporate America with discrimination complaints, has used that footage in complaints.—
Jessica Guynn,
USA Today,
30 Apr. 2026
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The assault killed at least seventeen people, including a twelve-year-old boy, wounded dozens, and destroyed buildings.—
Sudarsan Raghavan,
New Yorker,
28 Apr. 2026
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The 24 staff members in Ruiz Verduzco’s office are tasked with assisting victims and their families, establishing programs in communities destroyed by violence and drumming up financial support.—
Molly Quell,
Los Angeles Times,
28 Apr. 2026
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Bright yellow and red silk blazed through the green leaves of the trees in the distance.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
1 May 2026
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Sabastian Sawe blazed a trail to history in under 2 hours on Sunday at the London Marathon.—
Ryan Gaydos,
FOXNews.com,
26 Apr. 2026
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The Owls will face Abilene Wylie (22-13), which dispatched El Paso Del Valle in 2 games, 5-2 and 5-0.—
Darren Lauber,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
2 May 2026
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Then in mid-March, Toluca dispatched San Diego from the Champions Cup Round of 16.—
Josh Gross,
Daily News,
2 May 2026
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“Shotgunned.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/shotgunned. Accessed 8 May. 2026.
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