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It’s meant to regulate the process of expropriation compensation, and identify instances where no compensation may be justified.—
Isaac Chotiner,
The New Yorker,
19 Feb. 2025 -
The new law aims to align expropriation with South Africa's constitutional mandate to ensure equitable access to land.—
Josh Hammer,
Newsweek,
14 Feb. 2025
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And Crimea at least, as the new jewel in Putin’s crown, received billions of dollars of Russian subsidies to showcase the annexation.—
NATALIYA GUMENYUK,
Foreign Affairs,
12 Feb. 2025
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Unlike the annexation of Crimea in 2014, the 2022 invasion produced an unprecedented level of transatlantic unity, including the expansion of NATO and sanctions on Russian trade and finance.—
Ronald H. Linden,
The Conversation,
10 Feb. 2025
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Christian's doctors also discussed the possible need for a high-risk surgery; he's been experiencing seizures, ultimately keeping him in the PICU. Dog and His Owner Help Save Pa.—
Rachel Raposas,
People.com,
21 Feb. 2025
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As many as one out of every 20 children with measles gets pneumonia, the leading cause of death in children with the virus, and one child out of every 1,000 who gets measles will develop encephalitis, which can cause seizures, deafness and developmental disability, says CDC data.—
Mary Walrath-Holdridge,
USA TODAY,
20 Feb. 2025
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How would the Supreme Court rule on an impoundment challenge?—
Emily Bazelon,
New York Times,
13 Feb. 2025
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In government speak, this constitutes an impoundment: a move by the president to not spend money appropriated by Congress.—
Elizabeth Shackelford,
Chicago Tribune,
4 Feb. 2025
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The subway takeover is flanked by the launch of a one-of-a-kind art book conceived as a box with 30 Polaroid photographs of the same subjects, paying homage to Maripol’s signature art form.—
Martino Carrera,
WWD,
17 Feb. 2025
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Netflix was due to host its annual takeover of the tony spot, and has since pivoted to The Twenty Two in Mayfair.—
Nancy Tartaglione,
Deadline,
15 Feb. 2025
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The military also worked with civilian leaders to manage Obama’s deep budget cuts, as well as the even more disruptive limits imposed by the 2013 sequestration.—
Kori Schake,
Foreign Affairs,
24 Aug. 2021
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Hydrogen using power from a plant that has recently added carbon capture and sequestration can also qualify.—
Daniel Moore,
Axios,
3 Jan. 2025
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That place, however, will dig deeper into your bank accounts: the spectacular penthouse pad, which takes up the tower’s 49th and 50th floors and comes with a 116-foot terrace and a private elevator, has been up for grabs since May 2023, listed for a whopping $38 million.—
Abby Montanez,
Robb Report,
19 Feb. 2025
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Benfica and Monaco are set for a high-stakes second leg at the Estadio da Luz on Tuesday with a Champions League last-16 clash against either Barcelona or Liverpool up for grabs.—
Matt Robison,
Newsweek,
18 Feb. 2025
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The idea of receiving free money taps into our natural aversion to missing out and the default assumption that any message appearing to be from the government is legitimate.—
Shahar Ziv,
Forbes,
27 Feb. 2025
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People will chew on the Broadway first of an Othello directed and lead-produced by black men—Leon and Brian Anthony Moreland, respectively—and cut their assumptions about that to fit their pre-existing views.—
Maya Singer,
Vogue,
27 Feb. 2025
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“Confiscation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/confiscation. Accessed 3 Mar. 2025.
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