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Soon after he was sworn in for a second term, Trump fired the National Labor Relations Board’s general counsel along with board member Gwynne Wilcox, who was only halfway through her five-year term.
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Jake Rosenfeld, The Conversation, 20 Aug. 2025
Rosas and Myo were sworn in to the board last month alongside new trustees Don Searcy, Kevin Healy and Karan Gurung after Soriano led an effort to bring in new members using a clause in California code pertaining to corporations.
—Noah Lyons, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 Aug. 2025
The pich was seen as an anthropomorphic mother figure, so revered that it was forbidden to swear in her presence.
—Literary Hub, 15 Aug. 2025
In a video posted to Instagram on Friday, Aug. 8, the Leguizamo Does America host reacted to Cain's recent announcement that he would be sworn in as an ICE agent.
—Jen Juneau, People.com, 11 Aug. 2025
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Jake Rosenfeld, The Conversation, 20 Aug. 2025
Rosas and Myo were sworn in to the board last month alongside new trustees Don Searcy, Kevin Healy and Karan Gurung after Soriano led an effort to bring in new members using a clause in California code pertaining to corporations.
—Noah Lyons, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 Aug. 2025
The pich was seen as an anthropomorphic mother figure, so revered that it was forbidden to swear in her presence.
—Literary Hub, 15 Aug. 2025
In a video posted to Instagram on Friday, Aug. 8, the Leguizamo Does America host reacted to Cain's recent announcement that he would be sworn in as an ICE agent.
—Jen Juneau, People.com, 11 Aug. 2025
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North Korean state media also confirmed that Kim was attending the parade at the invitation of Chinese President Xi Jinping.—
Stella Kim,
NBC news,
29 Aug. 2025
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Evergreen Park coach Jim Ramazinski confirmed that Evans will play a big role in helping this year’s team try to achieve that goal.—
Jeff Vorva,
Chicago Tribune,
29 Aug. 2025
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The best way to safeguard yourself from malicious links that install malware, potentially accessing your private information, is to have strong antivirus software installed on all your devices.—
Staff,
FOXNews.com,
6 Sep. 2025
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In early 2023, the governor replaced much of the school’s board of trustees with political allies and helped install Corcoran, a former House speaker and education commissioner, as president.—
Alice Herman,
Miami Herald,
6 Sep. 2025
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Trump has previously ordered certain drug cartels — including five Mexican syndicates — to be designated as foreign terrorist organizations, and last month signed a Pentagon directive initiating the use of military force against drug trafficking groups.—
semafor.com,
semafor.com,
5 Sep. 2025
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My dad, who was on AT&T, initiated the same test, and the Skylo phone still received one SMS message out of order as well.—
PC Magazine,
PC Magazine,
5 Sep. 2025
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In a Chinese readout of a meeting with Xi on Sunday, Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev affirmed support for Beijing's stance on Taiwan, and signed documents for cooperation on AI.—
Evelyn Cheng,
CNBC,
3 Sep. 2025
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Indeed, concentration camps prove to be a viable political option with a friendly Supreme Court ready to affirm President Cadwallader’s unprecedented use of executive orders.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
3 Sep. 2025
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To be sure, many approaches have been tried in the past, but all sorts of predictions that arose from them have yet to be validated or borne out by experiment.—
Ethan Siegel,
Big Think,
5 Sep. 2025
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The data collected will be used to validate mechanical models that will inform the final design of the full-scale propellant tanks.—
Eric Berger,
ArsTechnica,
5 Sep. 2025
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Unmanned Aerial Systems with thermal imaging and infrared capability are in use and night-capable aircraft are available to support crews overnight if needed and as conditions permit.—
CA WILDFIRE BOT,
Sacbee.com,
8 Sep. 2025
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But permitting delays and local resistance remain obstacles.—
Robert Rapier,
Forbes.com,
7 Sep. 2025
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Field believes one of the key intersections between AI and design is that AI tools will help broaden access, letting more people become designers.—
Allie Garfinkle,
Fortune,
4 Sep. 2025
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Don’t let kids run away from the bear.—
Mike Stunson,
Kansas City Star,
4 Sep. 2025
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Trump, 79, is the oldest person to be inaugurated as president, and Vance, 41, is one of the youngest to serve as second in command.—
Francesca Chambers,
USA Today,
29 Aug. 2025
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And gerrymandering — the original Massachusetts political Gerry who inaugurated the practice — arrived over 200 years ago.—
Steven Zeitchik,
HollywoodReporter,
28 Aug. 2025
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