Scenarios are acted out involving a rabbit who enjoys frequenting the circus and a ticket-taker bear who relishes enforcing the rules with all his brutal might.
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Charles McNulty,
Los Angeles Times,
12 May 2025
Prosecutors told the court that Vallow Daybell had acted out of self-interest, not self-preservation, with plans to cash in on her estranged husband’s $1 million life insurance policy.
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Theresa Braine,
New York Daily News,
24 Apr. 2025
Like her older sisters Elle and Jane, Hansen has helped carry on a winning tradition at Cohasset as a hybrid athlete with the ability to perform just about anything on the field with success.
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Brendan Connelly,
Boston Herald,
10 May 2025
Ancelotti is the epitome of a man-manager, able to empower his players to perform to their best of their ability without requiring too much tactical instruction.
While physicians don’t have a definitive answer as to why heart failure typically causes cognitive decline, the following factors may play a role:
Changes to the heart.
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Kaitlin Sullivan,
Health,
16 May 2025
In his new Max series premiering Thursday, Duster, Holloway plays an Arizona getaway driver in the early 1970s.
The Context The couple's last public appearance was at the Super Bowl LIX in February, when the Kansas City Chiefs took on the Philadelphia Eagles and lost 40-22.
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Megan Cartwright,
MSNBC Newsweek,
12 May 2025
The film follows Donnie, a cynical but lovable Cuban solenodon, who takes on an outrageous mission: to avoid extinction by rebranding himself as a panda – one of the world’s most beloved endangered species.
The Vatican investigation said Prevost acted correctly in imposing preliminary restrictions on Gonzales while Peruvian authorities conducted their own civil investigation, the typical way the church handles allegations that are also being investigated by secular authorities.
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Peter Smith,
Los Angeles Times,
11 May 2025
His company also wrote her a recommendation letter to an acting school.
Episode writer Zachary Reiter knows exactly how to ham up the calm before the storm, warming us up with sentimental moments (like a mother preparing her son for his first date) and frisky foreshadowing (of course there’s a couple getting it on in the bathroom).
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Laura Bradley,
Vulture,
25 Sep. 2024
In honor of the Games’ host country this year, the star opted for a vintage, Parisian cabaret-style performance, hamming up her movements with every opportunity.
Why is she being portrayed as silly and incompetent?
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Erik Kain,
Forbes.com,
19 May 2025
For voice actors who previously portrayed Darth Vader in video games, the Fortnite feature starkly illustrates how AI voice synthesis could reshape their profession.
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Ashley Belanger – May 19,
ArsTechnica,
19 May 2025
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