The newcomer nods to the jewelry watches created under the direction of Jeanne Toussaint in the early 1930s, with a sculptural form that is guaranteed to draw attention.
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Rachel Cormack,
Robb Report,
14 Apr. 2026
Tehran’s demands included the release of frozen assets, guarantees around its nuclear program, the right to charge ships passing through the Strait of Hormuz, an end to Israeli attacks on Hezbollah and war reparations.
In Africa, future plans to build reactors have taken on urgency, with Kenya, Rwanda and South Africa affirming their support.
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ABC News,
ABC News,
17 Apr. 2026
Cook County property tax bills will be late again this year, the treasurer’s office bluntly affirmed this week, as various offices continue to try to catch up from last year’s troubles and address lingering ones.
This is the premise of The Exit 8, a Japanese video game made by Kotake Create that, as the millions who played it will attest, turns a commuter’s endless circling into a thrilling, maddening first-person-shooter minus the shooting.
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David Fear,
Rolling Stone,
10 Apr. 2026
As Ginsburg’s note attested, Senate confirmation hearings strike terror in cosseted jurists.
Pablo Alvarado and Lolo Cutumay were among a small group of workers who formed the band in the mid 1990s after one of them witnessed immigration agents raid a site where day laborers were lining up for free health services.
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Adrian Florido,
NPR,
16 Apr. 2026
The turning point comes when Austin and Ashley witness a violent confrontation between Josh and Lindsay — a moment that sets off a chain reaction of manipulation, shifting loyalties and mounting tension within the country club.
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