Even minor sparks or drifting embers can incite nearby foliage or grass, setting off a rapidly spreading fire.
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Bay Area Weather Report,
Mercury News,
9 June 2026
The Football War Tensions between Central American neighbors El Salvador and Honduras had been building for some time, but the two-game qualifying rounds for the 1970 World Cup provided the sparks for warfare.
Aerial footage showed large flames burning near a cul-de-sac of homes as helicopters made water drops and hand crews on the ground worked to create a containment line.
The spectacle continues today at Wrigley Field with a rotating cast of celebrities, athletes and Chicago-area favorites taking a turn on the microphone.
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Kori Rumore,
Chicago Tribune,
13 June 2026
Switzerland, the heavy favorites to win Group B, controlled most of the first half with a 14-4 advantage in shots while controlling 75% of the possession.
Cody and his wife Rebecca, high-school sweethearts, shared their first date at a Waylon Jennings-Jessi Colter concert in Louisville and were married in 1980.
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Stephen L. Betts,
Rolling Stone,
9 June 2026
The physical therapist and New York Knicks star Jalen Brunson were high school sweethearts, officially tying the knot in 2023.
Miller also strategically employs the Pietà in his Confederate Women’s Monument, turning to Michelangelo’s later Depositional group from the Pietà Bandini, in which the dead Christ is not draped on Mary’s lap and knees but undulates across the bodies of his earthbound beloveds.
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Horace D. Ballard,
Artforum,
22 Apr. 2026
Both helped design custom engagement rings for their beloveds.
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