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Peru is set to hold presidential elections April 12, in which more than two dozen candidates will participate.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
19 Mar. 2026 -
None of the other five candidates were in double digits.—
Todd Feurer,
CBS News,
18 Mar. 2026
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On a positive note, the Razzie Redeemer Award, given to former Razzie honorees who become Oscar nominees, went to Kate Hudson, who won Worst Actress in 2021 for Music; Hudson, already an Oscar winner for Almost Famous, is up for Best Actress at the Academy Awards on Sunday for Song Sung Blue.—
Daniel Kreps,
Rolling Stone,
14 Mar. 2026
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Watch scenes from the performances nominated for the Oscar for best supporting actress, as well as interviews with the nominees below.—
David Morgan,
CBS News,
14 Mar. 2026
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Their enthusiastically nasty little bon-bon is likely to go over well as an opening-weekend premiere in SXSW’s Midnighter selection.—
Dennis Harvey,
Variety,
14 Mar. 2026
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In fact, there are rumors of power struggles within the regime, especially after Mojtaba Khamenei’s selection as the new supreme leader, Alamariu added.—
Jason Ma,
Fortune,
14 Mar. 2026
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In June, Kennedy fired all 17 members of ACIP and replaced them with his own appointees, many of whom are critical of vaccines.—
Erika Edwards,
NBC news,
16 Mar. 2026
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In addition to the Chiefs, the authority would include the Kansas commerce secretary and one appointee each from the governor and the Democratic and Republican leaders of the Kansas House and Senate.—
Kacen Bayless,
Kansas City Star,
13 Mar. 2026
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“Preselection.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/preselection. Accessed 19 Mar. 2026.
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