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After prominent political activist Charlie Kirk was killed at a speaking event at a Utah university last week, an intense, 30-plus-hour manhunt for a suspect in the shooting ended with him peacefully surrendering at a local sheriff’s office, accompanied by his parents.—
Lauren Mascarenhas,
CNN Money,
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One of the last formations to march past was an Army weapons-testing platoon accompanied by a number of small quadcopter drones.—
Seth Harp,
Harpers Magazine,
19 Sep. 2025
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The team’s offensive assistant is Nick Rolovich, who coached at Hawaii from 2016 to 2019 before spending two seasons as head coach at Washington State.—
Kirk Kenney,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
17 Sep. 2025
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Marseille, coached by Roberto De Zerbi, have been more mixed in Ligue 1 but are firming up their shape, especially following a 4-0 win over Lorient.—
Kilty Cleary,
MSNBC Newsweek,
16 Sep. 2025
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DeMelo was attended to on the field before being taken to a nearby hospital, the National Women’s Soccer League confirmed in a post on X (formerly known as Twitter) on Sunday.—
Gabrielle Rockson,
PEOPLE,
15 Sep. 2025
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The same goes for Beyonce, though the megastar hasn't attended an Emmys ceremony in her life despite past and present nominations.—
Nick Romano,
Entertainment Weekly,
15 Sep. 2025
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Perhaps turning the win a bit sour at the end of the game, in the fourth quarter, a Fever fan was escorted out of the arena for comments directed at Gray.—
Allison Smith,
Forbes.com,
17 Sep. 2025
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On the scene was actress Dolores Costello, the wife of John Barrymore, who escorted Knowlden to her dressing room and cared for her.—
Mike Barnes,
HollywoodReporter,
16 Sep. 2025
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Windows 11 Pro is engineered to work with your PC—not against it—so your system finally runs like the powerhouse it was built to be.—
StackCommerce Team,
PC Magazine,
14 Sep. 2025
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Marandi’s team engineered their OPO at the nanoscale on a chip.—
Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
13 Sep. 2025
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Leading the team is head coach Cheryl Reeve, the league’s only four-time Coach of the Year (2011, 2016, 2020, 2024), who has guided Minnesota for 15 seasons, from 2010 through 2025.—
Jenn Nelson,
Forbes.com,
14 Sep. 2025
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But she was guided by her formidable stage mom.—
Rob Sheffield,
Rolling Stone,
14 Sep. 2025
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The class begins with incarcerated people being taught general knowledge of the industry.—
Sydney Sasser,
Charlotte Observer,
5 Aug. 2025
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Tyx has lived in the Kansas City area for four years and previously taught middle school Spanish.—
Taylor O'Connor,
Kansas City Star,
5 Aug. 2025
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Coach Jim Hiller will be entering his second full season behind the bench, and the roster is transitioning to a next-generation core led by Adrian Kempe and Kevin Fiala offensively, with young guns like Quinton Byfield, Brandt Clarke and Alex Laferriere all on the rise.—
Carol Schram,
Forbes.com,
19 Sep. 2025
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Their work, led by Yong Lin Kong, highlights a material that combines unusual flexibility with remarkable strength.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
19 Sep. 2025
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“Godfathered.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/godfathered. Accessed 20 Sep. 2025.
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