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The negative correlation between insufficient sleep and life expectancy held in most states across every year studied, even after controlling for smoking, diet and physical inactivity.—
Allison Palmer,
Charlotte Observer,
19 May 2026 -
Burnett said Bravo studied at the Mixed Institute, later attended another beauty college and eventually returned to teach there.—
Sacbee.com,
Sacbee.com,
19 May 2026
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The envelope with the secret number was unsealed on a conference stage in July 2024, and Schlamminger and his team finally found out the real results of their work.—
Katie Hunt,
CNN Money,
7 May 2026
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The actor believed the tumor was caused by his lymphoma, but later found out the two cancers were unrelated.—
Christina Dugan Ramirez,
FOXNews.com,
7 May 2026
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The director uses her loose crime movie template to chronicle a place still trapped in its troubled past — a past that gets dug up like all the ancient artifacts excavated by Veska and her crew — while facing a future of inertia and decline.—
Jordan Mintzer,
HollywoodReporter,
23 May 2026
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The fossil economy was built on extraction and combustion, where fuels are dug up, shipped, burned and mostly wasted as heat; the electric economy is built on manufacturing, software, grids, devices and efficiency, where technologies improve, scale and connect.—
Ingmar Rentzhog,
Forbes.com,
15 May 2026
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Abdul ran down the stairs with the victim’s wife, who is also named Maria.—
Rebecca White,
New York Daily News,
23 May 2026
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Dreyer ran down the ball, held off a defender, threatened the goalkeeper and made a perfect cross that the 5-foot-91/2 Lozano headed home five minutes into injury time.—
Tom Krasovic,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
22 May 2026
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An officer in the video can also be heard reporting that the car was being pushed toward a creek by the surging water.—
Bonny Chu,
FOXNews.com,
25 May 2026
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Both sides claimed victory in the settlement, which saw no money exchanging hands but established that Lively’s claims deserved to be heard.—
Lizzie Lanuza,
StyleCaster,
25 May 2026
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West Nile Virus was first detected in California in 2003 and is now considered endemic in the Sacramento and Yolo counties.—
Reeti Malhotra,
Sacbee.com,
22 May 2026
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The end result is a drone which cannot be detected, cannot be jammed, and can reliably find and hit moving targets.—
David Hambling,
Forbes.com,
22 May 2026
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But on May 24, authorities discovered a crack in the tank holding 7,000 gallons of methyl methacrylate.—
Christopher Cann,
USA Today,
26 May 2026
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In their extensive search, Starbucks discovered the story of a family tradition that has existed in generations in several Italian regions—the ritual of enjoying a spoonful of extra-virgin olive oil each day.—
Condé Nast Traveler,
Condé Nast Traveler,
26 May 2026
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Frustrated with city leadership and emergency response failures, Pratt entered the race determined to unseat incumbent Mayor Karen Bass.—
Alejandro Avila OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
26 May 2026
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Instead, charitable contributions are separately stated on Schedule K-1 and pass through to each owner, where deductibility is determined based on that owner's individual tax profile.—
Matthew F. Erskine,
Forbes.com,
25 May 2026
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“Majored (in).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/majored%20%28in%29. Accessed 27 May. 2026.
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