The light bled red at Sixty-Seventh and Pacific, music throbbing through the speakers as Olivia Borsutzki relaxed her foot from the brake.
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Ira Gorawara,
New York Times,
28 Feb. 2026
And yet, as dynasties could emerge across a number of divisions in boys hockey this postseason, none should diminish what will be yet another heart-throbbing three weeks.
Just after the American Civil War, people in Pennsylvania were still following the ancient Roman polymath Pliny’s advice to wrap their aching heads with a piece of a hangman’s noose.
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Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
24 Feb. 2026
Shaped like your favorite travel pillow, only larger, Buffy’s Cloud side-sleeper pillow offers ample support to aching necks and shoulders.
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Kate McGregor,
Architectural Digest,
19 Feb. 2026
The series became a bestselling book, increasing Anderson’s profile as an incisive commentator with biting wit but very little malice.
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Jessica Lipsky,
Los Angeles Times,
6 Mar. 2026
MultiChoice launched Showmax across Africa 11 years ago in August 2015 to compete with the advent of streamers like Netflix, Apple TV, Amazon’s Prime Video, Disney+ and others which all became available on the continent and started biting into MultiChoice’s legacy pay-TV subscriber base.
The hallmark symptom of mumps is swelling of one or both parotid glands, which can cause puffy cheeks and tenderness along the jaw.
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Katia Hetter,
CNN Money,
5 Mar. 2026
Symptoms include swelling, itching, or irritation of the mouth or throat; hives or an itchy rash; nasal congestion; headache; trouble breathing; cramps, nausea, vomiting, or diarrhea; and, in severe cases, anaphylaxis.
Putin and his Iranian counterpart, Masoud Pezeshkian, signed a broad cooperation pact in January last year as their countries deepened their partnership in the face of stinging Western sanctions.
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ABC News,
ABC News,
28 Feb. 2026
Exposure to it causes burning and stinging in the eyes, blurred vision, and wheezing, coughing, and breathing difficulties.
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