At exactly noon on New Year’s Day, about 20 people braced their feet against the silty shore of Lake Natoma, hopping and fidgeting to warm themselves.
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Annika Merrilees,
Sacramento Bee,
1 Jan. 2025
Trinidad and Tobago declared a state of emergency on Monday as the government braced for reprisal shootings after an attempt on a gang leader’s life, officials said.
As Reuters reports, Indonesia's Ministry of Industry has upheld its ban on the iPhone 16 because Apple has yet to meet its domestic content rules.
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Jibin Joseph,
PCMAG,
8 Jan. 2025
Other coalitions are arguing the ban should be upheld, including former national security officials, former officials at the Federal Communications Commission and activist groups that advocate on behalf of the Uyghur people, people in Hong Kong and others against the Chinese government.
If Dan Burn’s goal and elevation to the England squad became the individual story of the weekend and Isak’s goal carried a tang of inevitability — so good, so unstoppable — then Newcastle’s midfield felt like the crux of it.
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George Caulkin,
The Athletic,
24 Mar. 2025
Smoke particles carried by the wind infiltrate homes, schools, and offices, posing serious health risks.
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Srishti Gupta,
Interesting Engineering,
24 Mar. 2025
To show it off, engineer Jes Clauson-Kaas carefully descends down nine stories of rickety scaffolding along the edge of a massive concrete hole bored into the earth.
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Rob Schmitz,
NPR,
13 June 2025
Some people assume that longtime married couples are boring, but my husband has never bored me.
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