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The guidelines were approved last year by a controversial German church governing body made up of the German bishops’ conference and a Catholic lay group that has been working to have a greater say in church decision-making.—
Nicole Winfield,
Fortune,
23 Apr. 2026 -
To start, there’s downtown’s Boon Hotel + Spa, an adults-only boutique made up of 14 guest rooms, three luxury tents, and a vintage camper, plus the titular on-site spa.—
Cu Fleshman,
Travel + Leisure,
23 Apr. 2026
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Sengun’s attempt at a game-winner when he got stood up by Jaxson Hayes on a turnaround baseline floater wasn’t the play the Rockets drew up, Udoka said.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
25 Apr. 2026
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The companies, working with Oz Architecture, drew up plans for a 17-story tower with about 400 units.—
Thomas Gounley,
Denver Post,
18 Apr. 2026
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Construction on the tower is expected to begin next year and will include 216 private-room patient beds — increasingly sought for hospital stays — 20 surgical areas organized around recovery rooms and specialties by floor, all outfitted with cutting-edge technology.—
Kenneth R. Gosselin,
Hartford Courant,
26 Apr. 2026
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It’s also outfitted with three interior compartments to keep your wallet, phone, keys, and other contents organized on the go.—
Clara McMahon,
PEOPLE,
26 Apr. 2026
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Lomu can fill a roster hole this season as the team’s swing tackle, then be groomed as their starting right tackle of the future.—
Andrew Callahan,
Boston Herald,
25 Apr. 2026
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Michael Jackson‘s estate is facing a new wave of molestation allegations leveled at the late pop star, this time from four siblings from New Jersey who say they were groomed and abused for years and that the many handlers in Jackson’s entourage willingly enabled it all.—
Cynthia Littleton,
Variety,
24 Apr. 2026
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EcoSet’s mission is to get productions to consider what will happen to their materials when the show is wrapped – since everything that needs to be disposed of comes with an environmental and financial cost.—
Pat Saperstein,
Variety,
22 Apr. 2026
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Reasonable people are disposed to signal coöperatively.—
Nikhil Krishnan,
New Yorker,
20 Apr. 2026
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In California, animals and plants on the verge of extinction can be classified as threatened, endangered or fully protected.—
Sarah Linn,
Sacbee.com,
22 Apr. 2026
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They were both classified as EF0, Molina said.—
Joseph Serna,
Los Angeles Times,
22 Apr. 2026
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“Straightened (up).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/straightened%20%28up%29. Accessed 29 Apr. 2026.
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