as in debates
to give serious and careful thought to
yet another senator chewing over the idea of running for president
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The big story While Hollywood continues to work out how best to use AI and debates its effect on jobs, filmmakers in India — the world’s most prolific movie production industry — have taken the next step.—
Priyanka Salve,
CNBC,
11 June 2026 -
Burt Jones debates an empty podium, while Rick Jackson holds a rally in Kennesaw.—
Adam Beam,
AJC.com,
2 June 2026
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The agreement contemplates beginning the design phase of the new stations while the arbitration is ongoing.—
Joshua Ceballos,
Miami Herald,
16 June 2026
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It’s been a long time since Steven Spielberg directed a film as quintessentially Spielbergian as Disclosure Day, which contemplates how humankind might react to proof that extraterrestrial life exists.—
David Rooney,
HollywoodReporter,
9 June 2026
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As coach John Hynes ponders his Game 1 starter, the recent numbers will show that Wallstedt has allowed a total of four goals in his final two regular-season starts, while veteran Filip Gustavsson has been touched for 10 in the same span.—
Jess Myers,
Twin Cities,
15 Apr. 2026
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While Heinrich ponders the misfiring neurons in the brain of a mass shooter, Jack’s pursuit of Mink—a character whose skin color and ambiguous ethnicity Jack remarks on repeatedly—leads him directly into the urban teeth of the War on Drugs.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
1 Apr. 2026
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For Rodriguez, the property represents the realization of a childhood dream that shaped not only the architecture of the home but also how the couple entertains and lives.—
David Caraccio,
Sacbee.com,
12 June 2026
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Moe entertains far grander dreams.—
David Remnick,
New Yorker,
8 June 2026
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Kane considers himself in the same tier as those strikers and said he couldn’t be outdone in his own opener.—
Steven Johnson,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
18 June 2026
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Graves said law enforcement considers Sanchez-Munoz armed and dangerous.—
Kendrick Calfee,
Kansas City Star,
18 June 2026
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In the Africa section, the zoo eyes a revamp of the hippo and crocodile habitats and at least one additional exhibit.—
Kendrick Calfee,
Kansas City Star,
30 May 2026
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The New York Knicks took a commanding 3-0 lead in the Eastern Conference Finals on Saturday as the franchise eyes its first NBA Finals berth since 1999.—
Chantz Martin,
FOXNews.com,
24 May 2026
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The 21-year-old Cornell University student, who studies finance and computer science and trades stocks on the side, once invested in aircraft-connectivity companies that many investors believed would be insulated from competition.—
Sean Conlon,Yun Li,
CNBC,
12 June 2026
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It is still practiced today, with its strongest followings in parts of Asia, Africa and Canada, according to Susan Palmer, a sociologist who studies new religious movements at Concordia University in Montreal.—
Krysta Fauria,
Fortune,
12 June 2026
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According to Booster, the T1 stands about 3 feet, 10 inches tall and weighs about 66 pounds.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
13 June 2026
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Each weighs about a third of a pound.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
12 June 2026
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