The pageantry, the performances, the slightly chaotic energy of that many athletes walking in behind their flags, all of them arriving at the same place after wildly different journeys.
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Frederick Dreier,
Outside,
5 Feb. 2026
The fire department evacuated the home and put out the blaze within 12 minutes of arriving to the scene, Hall said.
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Kendrick Calfee
February 5,
Kansas City Star,
5 Feb. 2026
As silicon scaling slows and energy costs climb, multiple alternative computing paradigms are emerging in parallel.
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Matthew S Williams,
Interesting Engineering,
5 Feb. 2026
Although there has been some animal and human research on artificial food dyes, funding for more is insufficient, and there’s even less for the study of emerging alternatives, experts told CNN in May — so whether natural dyes could have any effect on human health isn’t clear.
Denver will begin issuing its first round of Vibrant Denver general obligation bonds — valued at up to $410 million in debt — after the City Council gave its stamp of approval Monday.
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Elliott Wenzler,
Denver Post,
10 Feb. 2026
In that framing, time and leave data become inputs to broader analytics on productivity, labor cost, and compliance risk, rather than just a basis for issuing pay slips.
Lawmakers in European powerhouse Germany have approved a government plan to attract more military recruits as the country tries to boost the ranks of its armed forces in the face of rising concern about the threat posed by Russia.
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Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
8 Feb. 2026
Takaichi had earlier laid out a record $783 billion budget for the next fiscal year starting April 1, on top of a $135 billion stimulus package introduced last year to help households with rising living costs.
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