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Deputy Solicitor General Eric Feigin said blocking such searches would handicap police searching for murderers, kidnappers and robbers.
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It’s suspected this was a security measure, meant to confound robbers.
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All fun and games, at least until the saboteurs start getting arrested.
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Keep your paltry pocket lighters sheathed, would-be saboteurs.
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In 2014, raiders won 72% of votes cast to declassify Costco's board and still lost, because that was less than half of all shares.
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For decades, tomb raiders have pillaged sites across the country, selling them on the black market.
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Include categories for deep work, admin tasks, communication, and time wasters.
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The age of sail, when pirates like Johnny Depp’s fictional Jack Sparrow roamed the seven seas, ended about 200 years ago.
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Eight pages later, Leucippe has to fake her own beheading to escape from pirates.
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Burgum was asked and did not answer directly whether there was photographic evidence of vandals cutting the pool’s liner.
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Trump has accused vandals of ruining the pool, and redirected officers to police the area.
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“Despoilers.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/despoilers. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.
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