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Ernesto Delgado owns six restaurants across Sacramento, including Mayahuel in the heart of downtown.—
Steve Large,
CBS News,
6 May 2026 -
The reporter’s spouse is employed in the oil and gas industry and owns interests in wells.—
Stephanie Pappas,
Scientific American,
6 May 2026
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Those ties, as Jäger acknowledges, are often forged in and around schools.—
Jessica Winter,
New Yorker,
7 May 2026
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The play also acknowledges, albeit in a humorous way, that women wield tremendous power for peace, which is borne out today as well.—
Marie-Claire Beaulieu,
The Conversation,
5 May 2026
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But after making the call, Ferraz confesses there are no recordings and that Creasy will have to find another way to take down Carmo, Soares and Tappen.—
Lynsey Eidell,
PEOPLE,
2 May 2026
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In the heart-wrenching Season 2 finale, Morgan and Karadec’s investigation into a poolside death at a Los Angeles hotel resulted in the arrest of Lucia, a guest relations manager who confesses to tipping off and then covering for the conman who murdered a home improvement reality show host.—
Max Gao,
Variety,
8 Apr. 2026
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The mayor concedes some residents have concerns about the impact the gondola may have on the character of their quiet town.—
John Meyer,
Denver Post,
30 Apr. 2026
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Nationally, the left often concedes first in the name of pragmatism, while more conservative factions hold firm and extract concessions.—
Darius Khalil Gordon,
New York Daily News,
7 Apr. 2026
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Like most other women’s colleges in the US, Smith, a small liberal arts college, admits trans women.—
Zoe Sottile,
CNN Money,
4 May 2026
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Ice, Ice Baby Spritz cocktails have been dominating warm-weather drinking for years, admits Charly Naranjo, sommelier at Fontainebleau Miami Beach.—
Karla Walsh,
Better Homes & Gardens,
1 May 2026
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Each of the albums focuses on and unearths Black culture’s influence over a different genre of music.—
Jason P. Frank,
Vulture,
30 Apr. 2026
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In this bracing blend of memoir and detective story, Junod unearths secrets about his father.—
The New Yorker,
New Yorker,
6 Apr. 2026
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Marcellus is really, really smart, which Molina imparts via a wry and world-weary voiceover.—
Kate Erbland,
IndieWire,
7 May 2026
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Plus the product imparts heat protection up to 420 degrees Fahrenheit—all at an affordable price point.—
Deanna Pai,
Vogue,
27 Apr. 2026
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Bastian relates that Delta collected $9 billion, more than four times the number in 2014, and though Amex doesn’t break out its revenues from the co-brand, the Delta experience suggests it’s scored a moonshot.—
Shawn Tully,
Fortune,
6 May 2026
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Author Daniel Kraus won in the fiction category for his book Angel Down, a story of World War I soldiers who find a fallen angel amongst the dead in No Man's Land - a tale Kraus relates entirely within one sentence.—
Neda Ulaby,
NPR,
4 May 2026
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“Smokes out.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/smokes%20out. Accessed 10 May. 2026.
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