In 2022, Hong Kong plunged 68 places to 148th out of 180 territories in the press freedom index compiled by media freedom organization Reporters Without Borders.
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Kanis Leung,
Los Angeles Times,
9 Feb. 2026
Suddenly, the overwhelming ubiquity of books became not a burden but a benefit, as the index could help readers find choice bits while encouraging serendipity along the way.
By removing the need for workers to enter freezer aisles for routine inventory checks, Corvus Robotics says the system improves worker safety while lowering operational overhead.
Following Seidler’s death in November 2023, and with MLB demanding the Padres drastically trim their debt, the team slashed nearly $100 million from the payroll and went on to win 93 games in 2024.
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Kevin Acee,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
15 Feb. 2026
However, when asked about the Dodgers’ record-setting payroll Sunday, the Philadelphia Phillies’ Bryce Harper and the San Diego Padres’ Manny Machado were complimentary of the way the Dodgers do business.
Reporters at The Free Press have watched all of those clips and built a compilation video to make the contents of the files more accessible, reporter Tanya Lukyanova said in a video introducing the project.
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Kerry Breen,
CBS News,
11 Feb. 2026
Think of Woodstock-era sung-and-spoken condemnations of the Vietnam War, the 1980s megaconcerts and charity singles inspired by famine in Ethiopia and apartheid in South Africa, and the Rock Against Bush compilations that challenged America’s invasion of Iraq.
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