In vacating the life prison term in 2024, Cook County Judge Marc Martin found in part that Modrowski had been unfairly portrayed as emotionless and cold during his 1995 trial and sentencing proceedings when the characteristics were likely due to his autism.
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Christy Gutowski,
Chicago Tribune,
13 Feb. 2026
North Carolina legislators accurately portrayed a gap between how many people Immigration and Customs Enforcement picked up from Mecklenburg and Wake County jails through much of 2025.
Contrast stitching emphasizes the split between the collar and the rest of the upper, which are each rendered in different colorways.
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Ian Servantes,
Footwear News,
4 Feb. 2026
There’s also the good, sure work of Chris Cooper as an honest man struggling against adversity, and the reserved but effective portrayal rendered by Schroder.
The classic rounded cushion case of the Geneva Time Only design is based on Genta’s 1970s original, here interpreted in rose gold (Marrone) or white gold (Grafite).
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Carol Besler,
Robb Report,
6 Feb. 2026
One emergency medical physician lamented that such legislation has made doctors afraid to perform any procedure, such as miscarriage management, out of fear that it could be interpreted as ending a pregnancy.
The court ruled that state laws that infringed on federal power — even if enacted because of safety concerns — would conflict with the Nuclear Regulatory Commission’s duties.
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Maya Wilkins,
Chicago Tribune,
10 Feb. 2026
Somewhat astoundingly, each of his proposals, if enacted, would be more likely to make the affordability problem worse, not better.
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