In 2003 the United States topples Hussein and delivers him to his executioners.
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Ta-Nehisi Coates,
Vanity Fair,
15 June 2026
Byron Nelson topples Guyer, evens series Byron Nelson defeated Denton Guyer 2-1 to even the two squads’ Class 6A Division II regional final series at Byron Nelson High School.
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Charles Baggarly,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
15 May 2026
New evidence published today in the journal Science upends decades of evolutionary theory about when animals first walked on land.
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Sarah Durn,
Popular Science,
18 June 2026
Ruling upends August elections At the center of the controversy is an ambiguous ruling from the Missouri Supreme Court last month that left local election officials scrambling.
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