Rupert Murdoch, 94, patriarch of the News Corp empire, last year lost a legal battle over control of his media businesses, including Fox News.
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Medora Lee,
USA Today,
19 June 2025
But although these primate patriarchs don’t nurse young or gather food (or provide any other essential care), a new study suggests their presence does have a beneficial impact.
The boss man certainly has a soft spot for the graybeard – and Whitworth literally has a graying beard – who's been so exceptional over the years while protecting quarterbacks Jared Goff and Matthew Stafford, which is only a small part of what he's meant to the Rams.
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Nate Davis,
USA TODAY,
9 Feb. 2022
Immediately, four dogs bound out of a modest pine log cabin, barking their fool heads off; there's George, a fluffy Newfoundland with a graybeard's tired face; Bunny, an Old English sheepdog; and Shih Tzus Clementine and Bear, the latter of whom cannot and will not be befriended.
The task force’s recommendations also allow coverage for counseling and other healthcare interventions for things like weight loss, smoking cessation and lowering senior citizens’ fall risk.
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Alison Durkee,
Forbes.com,
27 June 2025
They zip-tied and arrested senior citizens in wheelchairs.
Whereas modern extermination tends to involve poisons or traps that a professional later clears, ancients had to take on pests one by one.
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Emilie Le Beau Lucchesi,
Discover Magazine,
14 Feb. 2025
Read More: These 5 Ancient Civilizations Treasured Their Pets
Coping with Critters
The discovery of archeological remains has helped scientists better understand how ancients coped with bothersome critters.
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Emilie Le Beau Lucchesi,
Discover Magazine,
14 Feb. 2025
More deals may or may not emerge – old-timer Mediacom is still operating independently - but none may ever again represent a real realignment in the cable world.
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Howard Homonoff,
Forbes.com,
20 May 2025
That puts him in league with ornery old-timers being refused entry into supermarkets, where customers queue outside, standing six feet apart.
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