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The officer is no longer employed by Baltimore Police Department and the individual no longer lives in Maryland, Bradford said.—
Chevall Pryce,
Baltimore Sun,
2 Apr. 2026 -
More than 70 percent of the 45 million workers directly employed by India’s garment and textile industry—its second-largest employer after agriculture—are women.—
Jasmin Malik Chua,
Footwear News,
1 Apr. 2026
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The relationship healed after Howard was hired as Michigan’s basketball coach in 2019.—
Colleen Kane,
Chicago Tribune,
3 Apr. 2026
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The invader is a skillful art restorer, Lori Butler (Michaela Coel), who’s been hired by Julian’s greedy children, Barnaby (James Corden) and Sallie (Jessica Gunning), to work, or pose, as their father’s new assistant.—
Justin Chang,
New Yorker,
3 Apr. 2026
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An earnings tax is a tax paid on income earned by a person, like salaries, wages, tips and investments.—
Eleanor Nash,
Kansas City Star,
4 Apr. 2026
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Athletes have largely won the freedom to transfer almost at will via the portal along with the ability to be paid by schools that are now doling out more than $20 million a year to their athletes.—
Mark Long,
Chicago Tribune,
4 Apr. 2026
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Patreon has recruited Substack talent by dangling sweeteners like revenue guarantees.—
Max Tani,
semafor.com,
30 Mar. 2026
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The North Star is depicted with five points, to represent the five members of Hansen's immediate family (him, his wife and three children) as well as the state of Texas, where Hansen and his family have been living since he was recruited as a CSA astronaut in 2009.—
Elizabeth Howell,
Space.com,
30 Mar. 2026
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The City of Fort Collins says its drones are programmed to document their flight paths during every single flight, and the video from each flight is also recorded and retained.—
Dillon Thomas,
CBS News,
31 Mar. 2026
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Head coach Sean Payton retained him by promoting him to offensive coordinator and, critically, handing him primary play-calling duties.—
Parker Gabriel,
Denver Post,
30 Mar. 2026
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The Iranians were apparently very happy with the missiles the North Koreans provided them, and, following the earlier precedent of the Scud C factory, contracted with Pyongyang to build a No Dong facility in Iran.—
Benjamin Weinthal,
FOXNews.com,
30 Mar. 2026
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Another magma reservoir in the crust, one thought to feed Kolumbo, contracted as its reserves drained away.—
Quanta Magazine,
Quanta Magazine,
27 Mar. 2026
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Within a year, the couple was engaged.—
Camila Pedrosa,
Sacbee.com,
5 Apr. 2026
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The new Calibre 1150 was designed using 3-D modeling such that nearly all functions are easily engaged and adjusted via three pushers fitted within and flanking the crown, while all calendar functions are displayed via dedicated apertures in order to minimize visual clutter.—
Oren Hartov,
Robb Report,
4 Apr. 2026
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“Jobbed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/jobbed. Accessed 6 Apr. 2026.
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