The Pfizer conversion used almost no organized labor, which did not make the unions happy; the only union workers on the site were the steamfitters, who immediately claimed that Berman skimped on steel.
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D. T. Max,
New Yorker,
11 July 2026
Exfoliating scrubs and detoxifying wraps deliver a full-body refresh, while a calming aloe vera wrap will save the day for those who skimped on SPF.
Although the Ducks retained their most important young player, Verbeek’s inability to get a deal done before he was forced into it by Philadelphia will compromise Anaheim’s roster-building efforts this season and for years to come.
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Greg Beacham,
Los Angeles Times,
9 July 2026
The Great Resignation highlighted that companies with strong, authentic cultures successfully attracted and retained A-players, who seek more than just competitive compensation.
In their initial contract with the district, employees who exhausted their regular sick leave were given a five-month differential pay period where they were paid at the rate of a substitute.
—
Nollyanne Delacruz,
Mercury News,
15 July 2026
About half of Florida's 242 death row inmates have exhausted their appeals and could see their death warrant issued at any time.
Graf denied a defense request to force Robinson's partner to travel from Texas to testify in person.
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N'dea Yancey-Bragg,
USA Today,
6 July 2026
Historically, the Catholic Church had denied religious funerals inside its houses of worship as well as traditional burials for those who died in this way.
—
Angie Leventis Lourgos,
Chicago Tribune,
5 July 2026
Nearby Elephant Butte Lake, a draw for outdoorsy tourists, is so severely drought-depleted that sunbaked fish carcasses line its shores.
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Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
30 June 2026
Four years on from the invasion of Ukraine, Russia has proved remarkably resilient, shouldering sanctions, rocketing inflation, and depleted fiscal reserves.
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