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These are among the many questions posed by Simon Morrison’s sprawling biography of place, which seeks to understand a nation through the life of its largest city, tracing Moscow’s evolution via dozens of historical upheavals, from war, famine, drought, and much, much more.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
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Evans’ historic eight terms as the first Black chief judge saw the county through reforms, changes and upheavals including the elimination of cash bail and the COVID-19 pandemic.—
Madeline Buckley,
Chicago Tribune,
2 Jan. 2026
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However, if one spouse is 65 or older, that income threshold rises to $33,100.—
Hali Smith,
Idaho Statesman,
28 Jan. 2026
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Picture sipping coffee as the sun rises over the Rockies, or gliding past red rock canyons en route to Glacier National Park, all from the comfort of a panoramic observation car.—
Paris Wilson,
Condé Nast Traveler,
28 Jan. 2026
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According to the sources, the amount of cartel wealth controlled by the siblings outside Venezuela ascends to several billion dollars.—
Antonio María Delgado,
Miami Herald,
21 Jan. 2026
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Contractors plan to preserve a winding marble staircase that ascends to the building’s rooftop, and maintain the historic facade.—
Sacbee.com,
Sacbee.com,
16 Jan. 2026
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Fiddle-Henge A towering robotic sculpture that mounts four green violins around a bass drum.—
Andrew Paul,
Popular Science,
21 Jan. 2026
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The designer and illustrator, who mounts exhibits at the Denver Art Museum, was tapped to do an image-transfer, or large graphic application, to a 26-by-20-foot wall in the lobby, just across from a shiny new bar.—
John Wenzel,
Denver Post,
20 Jan. 2026
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His sister administered back thrusts and, eventually, an abdominal thrust formerly called the Heimlich maneuver.—
Marvin Hurst,
CBS News,
19 Nov. 2025
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In the case of states enacting AI laws, by and large, they are conventionally limited to governing only AI that arises within their geographic boundaries.—
Lance Eliot,
Forbes.com,
25 Jan. 2026
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The scandal arises out of alleged illicit on-the-job contact between state troopers assigned to the State Office Building on Capitol Avenue in Hartford and a member of the private firm that provides security at the 95-year-old headquarters for a variety of state agencies.—
Kevin Rennie,
Hartford Courant,
24 Jan. 2026
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The refuge is at the end of a 25-mile-long rutted dirt road that climbs through a shadowy forest of pine and spruce, punctuated by the sparkle of the occasional stream or meadow.—
Michael Pollan,
The Atlantic,
26 Jan. 2026
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American climber Alex Honnold climbs Taipei 101 building by hand.—
Yuliya Talmazan,
NBC news,
26 Jan. 2026
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Airport arrivals involved a motorcade, with a luggage van, a car for the pugs, and butlers, who escorted the dogs onto the waiting private jets.—
Matt Tyrnauer,
Vanity Fair,
20 Jan. 2026
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Valentino and his longtime partner Giancarlo Giammetti flitted among their homes — which also included places in New York, London, Rome, Capri and Gstaad, Switzerland — traveling with their pack of pugs.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
19 Jan. 2026
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“Upsweeps.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/upsweeps. Accessed 31 Jan. 2026.
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