Shohreh Dupuis left her job as city manager of Laguna Beach two years ago, in the wake of a squabble with a city council member, a threat of a harassment lawsuit, and an inquiry into into how her house came to be smeared with feces.
But that historical moment was sullied when journalist Sarah Hagi posted screenshots of old X posts from Gascón, which contained racist and Islamophobic sentiments.
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James Factora,
Them.,
16 Sep. 2025
For the most part, this is about strained resources, not sullied reputations.
In the Democratic Republic of the Congo, women in cobalt-mining regions have reported reproductive-health concerns such as miscarriages and birth defects; cobalt mining has also polluted croplands.
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Scott W. Stern,
The Atlantic,
2 Oct. 2025
Directed by series veteran David Silverman, the movie’s plot saw Springfield being confined under a massive glass dome after Homer accidentally polluted the town’s lake.
Weston believes the sense of escape the gardens provide from the nearby city will be forever tarnished if the Black Mountain development, with buildings as tall as 70 feet, is allowed to encroach upon the property.
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Matthew Adams,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
29 Sep. 2025
But Mansell’s public record was forever tarnished.
Trader Joe’s Cajun style blackened chicken breast fettuccine alfredo is also on the list but only affects four states – Texas not included.
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Ella Gonzales,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
2 Oct. 2025
Recalled Trader Joe's pasta sold in Arizona The CDC said listeria contaminated products sold at Trader Joe's were the store's Trader Joe’s Cajun style blackened chicken breast fettucine alfredo, contained in a plastic tray.
As Declan spoke, a player, eye black smudged, hair sopping, stopped and hugged his father tightly.
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Sean Keeler,
Denver Post,
27 Sep. 2025
On the Blumarine spring 2026 runway in Milan on Friday, models tapped into their inner bohemian-fairy party girl personas with charcoal eyeliner smudged around their eyes, faded hues on their lips and tired waves in their hair.
King Charles’ brother, Prince Andrew, has been tainted by his own friendship with Epstein.
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Dan Mangan,
CNBC,
17 Sep. 2025
Just as social media makes legacy media apparatus look sluggish by comparison, prediction markets expose traditional polls and surveys for being tainted by bias (see the 2016 Clinton fiasco).
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