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More than 10,000 Marines from expeditionary units are now in theater, giving Trump the option to launch limited ground operations, such as seizing a small stretch of coastline or initiating an assault on Kharg Island, the hub of Iran’s oil industry.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
2 May 2026 -
Clinicians should closely monitor patients when initiating this treatment and throughout the treatment course, experts advise.—
Dr. Jennifer Miao,
ABC News,
1 May 2026
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The website instructs guests not to go to the airport, confirming that the airline carrier has officially shut down and all flights are cancelled.—
Kaitlyn McCormick,
USA Today,
7 May 2026
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On Tuesday, May 5, the Mahwah Health Department issued a health alert on social media, confirming that a beaver had tested positive for rabies and that those bitten were receiving treatment.—
Adam England,
PEOPLE,
6 May 2026
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Some lawmakers also want legislation that could push back on Selig’s offensive by affirming states’ authority to rein in the platforms.—
Eleanor Mueller,
semafor.com,
30 Apr. 2026
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In recent years, the Legislature has also passed bills barring trans women and girls from participating in sports that align with their gender identity and restricting gender-affirming care for minors.—
Becca Savransky,
Idaho Statesman,
30 Apr. 2026
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Recorded at Glendale’s UHF Studio, Davis worked closely with producer-bassist Dan Horne and guitarist John Lee Shannon, inaugurating a new songwriting partnership—one that trades the solitary melancholia of her earlier albums for something more open-ended and conversational.—
Emma Madden,
Pitchfork,
28 Apr. 2026
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This program collects two mid-length documentaries by Raymond Depardon from the mid-1970s, inaugurating a career-spanning interest in former French colonial Africa.—
Matthew Carey,
Deadline,
20 Jan. 2026
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Consequently, teams would do as much work with models as possible before validating the results during the limited test sessions they were allowed.—
Jonathan M. Gitlin,
ArsTechnica,
30 Apr. 2026
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Instead an employee was seen manually validating tickets.—
Hannah Fry,
Los Angeles Times,
28 Apr. 2026
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“Swearing in.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/swearing%20in. Accessed 9 May. 2026.
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