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The finding marks the first time a new kind of chemical experiment has been performed on another planet.—
Leonard David,
Space.com,
21 Apr. 2026 -
The device performed well throughout these procedures with no failures or safety issues, allowing researchers to collect complete, high-quality datasets from all eight surgical patients.—
Mrigakshi Dixit,
Interesting Engineering,
21 Apr. 2026
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None of this should be interpreted as a harbinger of doom and/or looming disenfranchisement for CBS, which is set to embark on its 71st consecutive year of broadcasting the Masters into our living rooms.—
Anthony Crupi,
Sportico.com,
10 Apr. 2026
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Experts say the findings should be interpreted cautiously because the data is anonymous, unverified, and doesn’t include a comparison group.—
Emily Kay Votruba,
EverydayHealth.com,
10 Apr. 2026
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Despite the show’s insistence that Robby is flawed, he’s also portrayed as medically infallible.—
Kathryn VanArendonk,
Vulture,
17 Apr. 2026
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Couric noted that his parents — Kennedy and Ed Schlossberg — were not portrayed particularly positively in the show.—
Rebecca Cohen,
NBC news,
17 Apr. 2026
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Arthur would have looked very different had another actor played him, according to the filmmaker.—
Bailey Richards,
PEOPLE,
12 Apr. 2026
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Suffice it to say that eventually the tale of childhood catches up with the adult Sasha (played by Amy Zimmer), a filmmaker, who attempts to make sense of her past and Jeremy’s fate by undertaking her own investigation, at several decades’ remove.—
Richard Brody,
New Yorker,
12 Apr. 2026
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Friends and family say Wright acted out throughout the trial, including missing previous court dates and removing himself from the stand.—
WCCO Staff,
CBS News,
20 Apr. 2026
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Like other states around the country, Tennessee was closing its public psychiatric hospitals, and mentally ill people who acted out were simply being jailed.—
James Verini,
New Yorker,
2 Mar. 2026
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The bipartisan National Commission studied the problem and recommended reforms that were ultimately enacted in 1983.—
Martha Shedden,
Fortune,
21 Apr. 2026
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So far, none of the steps have garnered enough support from member states to be enacted.—
April 21,
CBS News,
21 Apr. 2026
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The switch from country superstar to incognito face in the crowd feels Hannah Montana-coded — fitting for a singer who impersonated the Disney icon at parties before finding fame herself.—
Brianne Tracy,
PEOPLE,
15 Apr. 2026
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After obtaining victims’ personally identifiable information, Burge and Bospflug impersonated the victims at banks and opened accounts in the victims’ names, prosecutors said.—
City News Service,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
14 Apr. 2026
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Jasso, who acted alone, shot and killed himself.—
Louis Casiano,
FOXNews.com,
21 Apr. 2026
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Popular with airboaters, froggers and fishermen, the swampy muck beneath the water may have acted as a pincushion, essentially swallowing the disabled DC-9 aircraft.—
Miami Herald Archives,
Miami Herald,
21 Apr. 2026
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“Starred (in).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/starred%20%28in%29. Accessed 24 Apr. 2026.
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