The heat has become so unbearable in Japan that weather officials in April announced a new term for days when maximum temperatures exceed 104 degrees — kokushobi, meaning harsh or cruel heat, according to the Japan Times.
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Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
6 July 2026
Harry last saw his father in February 2024, shortly after it was announced that the monarch was undergoing treatment for cancer, though the palace never specified the type.
Major League Eating proclaimed him 2024 Rookie of the Year in the competitive eating world.
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Joe Marusak,
Charlotte Observer,
4 July 2026
Transplants from the British Isles In 1776, as the nation’s founding generation proclaimed democratic ideals, music in the emerging United States consisted largely of British ballads, fiddle tunes, sea chanteys and hymns.
Both of the soon-to-be newlyweds have talked openly about wanting to have kids.
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Bryan West,
USA Today,
4 July 2026
Gyllenhaal received the President’s Award on Friday at the festival’s opening night ceremony, and talked to the international press on Saturday in a suite at the neo-baroque Grand Hotel Pupp in Karlovy Vary.
In April, Leo made a pilgrimage to Annaba, Algeria, modern-day Hippo, where Augustine lived, preached and died.
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ABC News,
ABC News,
20 June 2026
Honeywell is following in the footsteps of 3M, Danaher, GE, and United Technologies — companies that once preached the virtues of a diversified portfolio but have concluded that value now comes from focus.
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Andrew Edgecliffe-Johnson,
semafor.com,
12 June 2026
Police investigators identified the location after police received information about fireworks being advertised on social media.
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Fousia Abdullahi,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
4 July 2026
Members of white government clubs hassled their white neighbors into political lockstep and advertised physical and financial retribution for any Black person who dared to vote.
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