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Global markets may be due for a period of consolidation after a sharp rally in equities, even as the longer-term outlook for stocks remains positive, according to Citi Wealth's chief investment officer Kate Moore.—
Lee Ying Shan,
CNBC,
18 May 2026 -
Higher rates would slow inflation at the cost of hurting the economy and dragging on prices for stocks and other investments.—
Stan Choe,
Los Angeles Times,
18 May 2026
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Shapiro, one of the nation’s most popular governors, campaigned for Democrats in key House races and has been pushing for Democratic control of the state legislature.—
Barnini Chakraborty,
The Washington Examiner,
20 May 2026
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Instead, the outcomes of several high-profile races won’t be decided for another four weeks when the top finishers in several races meet again in a runoff election.—
Chris Joyner,
AJC.com,
20 May 2026
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For families The hotel offers kid-friendly experiences offered at the pool, in addition to onsite babysitting services.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
19 May 2026
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The district is making counselors available to all students and families affected by the tragedy.—
Clara Harter,
Los Angeles Times,
19 May 2026
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According to the Cleveland Clinic, a stem cell transplant can treat — and sometimes cure — certain blood disorders, cancers and autoimmune diseases by replacing unhealthy stem cells with healthy ones, either from the patient's own bone marrow or donated stem cells from another person.—
Tereza Shkurtaj,
PEOPLE,
23 May 2026
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Crucially, for medical interventions, Oberau is just a 15-minute drive from the private hospital where Stephan Papp is head of radiology, so Mount Med guests are fast-tracked for everything from next-day blood results to MRI scans, thanks to full access to the hospital’s laboratories and equipment.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
23 May 2026
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But as sovereign nations, Native American tribes can advance their climate initiatives independently of state and federal progress.—
Brittney Melton,
NPR,
18 May 2026
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But lawyers for the Native American tribes argued that its ruling departs from more than 40 years of unbroken practice of individuals suing in courts throughout the country to vindicate their rights under Section 2.—
Melissa Quinn,
CBS News,
18 May 2026
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Still under construction are a series of woodland houses and cottages, two Padel courts and an ambitious Roman-style bath house.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
18 May 2026
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They've been called granny flats, carriage houses, or mother-in-law suites.—
Lee Cowan,
CBS News,
17 May 2026
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Blank played on a youth baseball team with some of his current step-cousins.—
Kyle Newman,
Denver Post,
20 May 2026
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The New Republic intends to trade Rotta’s return to his twin Hutt cousins in return for their knowledge of the whereabouts of fugitive Imperial Warlords.—
Frank Scheck,
HollywoodReporter,
19 May 2026
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Genetic evidence suggests those dogs’ lineages might go back even further—at least to the end of the Late Pleistocene period, approximately 12,000 years ago.—
K. R. Callaway,
Scientific American,
11 May 2026
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Last week, the fellows presented their culturally sustainable materials that center Black community histories and lineages for young learners ages 3-7.—
Tribune News Service,
Baltimore Sun,
30 Apr. 2026
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“Kissing cousins.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/kissing%20cousins. Accessed 25 May. 2026.
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