As noted by the Brewers broadcast, a second-inning double by A’s shortstop Alika Williams might have gone foul if not for the extremely arid Las Vegas air.
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Levi Weaver,
New York Times,
9 June 2026
The semi-arid region’s population has exploded over the past century—the river served only 457,000 people in 1922—as has its agriculture sector, which now covers more than 5 million acres of farmland and accounts for 70% of all water use.
Combine gin, lime juice, syrup, Aperol and dry Curaçao in a shaker filled with ice.
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Angela Hansberger,
AJC.com,
25 June 2026
Although oil companies still needed to use up a significant portion of their inventories during the supply shock, the demand destruction kept crude stockpiles from running dry.
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