Once North Carolina fired Hubert Davis after five seasons, Billy Donovan immediately rose to the top of the list of favorites to become the next head coach of the storied program.
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Matthew Couden,
MSNBC Newsweek,
31 Mar. 2026
While consumers worldwide face steep price hikes, Brazilian gasoline prices rose just 5% in March — compared to 30% in the United States.
China sulfur prices, including cost and freight, climbed by about 13% from early March to $621 per tonne as of March 26, according to S&P Global Platts.
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Evelyn Cheng,
CNBC,
31 Mar. 2026
The average cost of unleaded gas has climbed more than a dollar in the month since the war began.
Trump now has built a similarly strong relationship with Charles, who ascended the British throne in 2022 following the death of his long-reigning mother.
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Tiago Ventura,
Time,
2 Apr. 2026
One such affair claimed an extra life when the executioner’s son ascended the scaffold to brandish a head, lost his footing, and fell to his death.
Pairing up Horse mounted patrol officers are trained to be able to ride any horse within their unit, but they’re paired with one in particular, until the animal retires.
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Eve Chen,
USA Today,
29 Mar. 2026
The Ducks returned from Canada with four of six points in their back pocket, albeit with a four-point loss in their rearview mirror, and mounted up to take on yet another team from where the pines and maples grow on Monday.
Chappel begins with two different visions of elder care that arose in the late nineteenth century.
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Trevor Jackson,
The New York Review of Books,
4 Apr. 2026
The Giggly Squad co-hosts lightly addressed the ongoing controversy surrounding the Bravo series, which arose after Amanda Batula and West Wilson confirmed their relationship on Tuesday.
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