The two once presented a live demo minutes after a computer cloud crash wiped out their materials, winning anyway after Andreou pitched the product entirely from memory.
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Sebastian Herrera,
Fortune,
27 June 2026
Widespread flooding across Kentucky has left at least four dead Saturday, prompting dozens of rescues after heavy rains wiped out bridges, inundated roads and flooded homes, with more significant rainfall on the way.
In the comics, Battleworld stitched together all the different worlds and plopped every hero and their variant into one new universe.
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Jordan Moreau,
Variety,
31 July 2026
Muchová went up 3-1 early with a crouching forehand volley that just plopped inside the court, prompting applause from Gauff and a disbelieving shake of the head from Muchová.
The 23-year-old crumpled to the ground, clutching his left hand before walking off with trainers.
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Alejandro Avila,
FOXNews.com,
15 July 2026
By all accounts, DC Studios’ Supergirl crumpled beneath the red sun of paltry box-office returns, taking in just $38 million domestically over its opening weekend.
The return to form is all the more stunning given that book sales overall are barely rising, and Amazon, which nearly felled Barnes & Noble in the 2010s, is still a threat.
—
Phil Wahba,
Fortune,
4 Aug. 2026
Each measures 500 square feet, with its walls, ceilings, and timber beams made from pine trees felled on site.
Canning picked off Carrigg after the San Diego State alum was plunked by a pitch to lead off the sixth.
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Tom Krasovic,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
30 July 2026
Adell, who homered in the third inning, took three straight balls from O’Brien (3-4) before getting plunked by the next pitch to force in the winning run.
—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
21 July 2026
Foreign oil companies and investors are moving into Venezuela seven months after the US toppled then-President Nicolás Maduro, betting the world’s largest crude reserves are finally open for business.
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semafor.com,
semafor.com,
3 Aug. 2026
Voice of America’s Persian Service began airing in its current form in 1979, shortly after the Iranian Revolution toppled the Shah and installed the Islamist clerics who rule the country to this day.
All of the missiles slipped past Ukrainian defenses, killing least 17 people and wounding dozens more.
—
Nathan Hodge,
CNN Money,
7 Aug. 2026
Just over a year after its acquisition, Hailey Bieber's brand contributed $160 million in quarterly sales of a total $479 million—as sales of elf's namesake brand slipped.
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