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In 2019, Uber launched Women Rider Preference in Saudi Arabia, a year after the country granted women the right to drive following an approximate 60-year ban.—
Michelle Del Rey,
USA Today,
25 July 2025 -
That will bring the total to nearly 3,800 of the approximate 10,000 lead lines that need to be removed by 2037.—
Gloria Casas,
Chicago Tribune,
24 July 2025
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In the courtroom gallery, scores of law enforcement officers — many of them other parole agents and colleagues from the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation — looked on, in a crowd that spilled out into the adjacent hallway.—
Jakob Rodgers,
Mercury News,
22 July 2025
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The Israeli army, which recruits heavily among Israel's own Druze population, has declared part of the area adjacent to the border fence in northern Golan a closed military zone, according to Israel's Channel 12.—
Amira El-Fekki,
MSNBC Newsweek,
21 July 2025
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Jumping even further back, Louisa May Alcott’s Little Women sees next-door neighbor Laurie choose sister Amy over his longtime love Jo.—
CT Jones,
Rolling Stone,
23 July 2025
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Ada County losing people to Boise PD as well, sheriff says Meridian isn’t the only one losing people to its next-door neighbor.—
Alex Brizee,
Idaho Statesman,
21 July 2025
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What To Know Real estate agents who spoke to Redfin said buyers are becoming reluctant to finalize purchases due to economic uncertainties, in particular high mortgage rates, the potential impacts of tariffs, inflation and the possibility of a recession in the near future.—
Hugh Cameron,
MSNBC Newsweek,
24 July 2025
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But their 9-0 start was derailed late as UM dropped two of its final three regular-season games to go from a near lock for the playoffs to missing out entirely.—
Jordan McPherson,
Miami Herald,
23 July 2025
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An overwhelming majority of the world's climate scientists have stressed that an immediate reduction in the burning of fossil fuels, including coal, is imperative to averting the worst consequences of climate change, including extreme heat, more powerful storms and deadly floods.—
Connor Giffin,
The Courier-Journal,
30 July 2025
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First, there are a spate of short-term projects intended to alleviate the immediate stress for passengers.—
Beck Andrew Salgado,
Austin American Statesman,
30 July 2025
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“Closest.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/closest. Accessed 4 Aug. 2025.
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