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The contact had prompted the video assistant referee (VAR) to recommend an on-field review and eventually Balogun was issued a red card for serious foul play and automatically suspended for one game.
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He was dismissed for ‘serious foul play’, which deals with players who endanger the safety of an opponent.
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Set against the 1970s American Southwest, Navajo Tribal Police officer Joe Leaphorn (Zahn McClarnon) sets out to uncover the truth behind a wave of mysterious murders on the reservation.
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Schaffer said Reiner shaved his trademark beard for the sketch, which filmed on November 13, just a month before Rob and Michele were killed inside their home; their son Nick was arrested and charged with the murders.
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But these annual numbers have generally been climbing since 2000, when there were 29,350 suicides nationwide.
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Multiple lawsuits have alleged that AI chatbots contributed to teen suicides.
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“Hara-kiris.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hara-kiris. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.
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