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a group involved in secret or criminal activities
when one boy turned informant, the police were able to nab the drug kingpin and the rest of his crew
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By focusing on the television crew reacting to the horror and making on-the-spot decisions about how to most ethically broadcast it, director Tim Fehlbaum creates a compelling film with an epic scope comprised almost entirely of cramped interiors filled with analog filmmaking equipment.
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Jim Hemphill, IndieWire, 15 Dec. 2024
The most recent discovery involved a crew from Schmidt Ocean Institute finding a 1.5-mile-high seamount along with three others in the southern Pacific.
—Scott Travers, Forbes, 14 Dec. 2024
The system helps crew members identify guests by name and remember their preferences.
—Roger Dooley, Forbes, 3 Dec. 2024
In a statement sent to USA TODAY, an American Airlines spokesperson said the flight crew requested to turn right during the ascension out of Honolulu and received clearance.
—Taylor Ardrey, USA TODAY, 3 Dec. 2024
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Jim Hemphill, IndieWire, 15 Dec. 2024
The most recent discovery involved a crew from Schmidt Ocean Institute finding a 1.5-mile-high seamount along with three others in the southern Pacific.
—Scott Travers, Forbes, 14 Dec. 2024
The system helps crew members identify guests by name and remember their preferences.
—Roger Dooley, Forbes, 3 Dec. 2024
In a statement sent to USA TODAY, an American Airlines spokesperson said the flight crew requested to turn right during the ascension out of Honolulu and received clearance.
—Taylor Ardrey, USA TODAY, 3 Dec. 2024
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Farther north, in Clinton County, local law enforcement officers were advised to release a violent Tren De Aragua Venezuelan prison gang member into the community, prompting a congressional investigation, The Center Square reported.Bethany Blankley | The Center Square contributor, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 15 Dec. 2024
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Just last week, a gang leader ordered the slaughter of more than 200 people in one of Port-au-Prince’s poorest neighborhoods in an attack that targeted voodoo priests.Leonard Greene, New York Daily News, 15 Dec. 2024
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Starting in a modest 10x10 room in Culver City, Valdez and his team turned a bold idea into a tangible reality.Kyle J. Russell, USA TODAY, 14 Dec. 2024
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And how can firms make sure their expanding management team stays aligned with their core values?IESE Business School, Forbes, 13 Dec. 2024
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The film, based on a true story, follows the fictional rise of a Mexican Mafia leader (played by Olmos) and the harsh life in and out of prison.Mike Barnes, The Hollywood Reporter, 17 Dec. 2024
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Morrone plays Massimo Torricelli in the Netflix Italian movie 365 Days, a member of the Sicilian Mafia family.Anthony D'Alessandro, Deadline, 17 Dec. 2024
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The army has stepped up airstrikes in the half of the country that the RSF controls, while the RSF has staged raids on villages and intense artillery strikes.Reuters, CNN, 11 Dec. 2024
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The rapid advance of opposition forces left little resistance from the Syrian army, which disintegrated as the rebels moved into Damascus.Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 11 Dec. 2024
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The film centers on an ex-special ops operative who investigates a cybercrime syndicate after a young woman falls victim to a scam.Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 12 Dec. 2024
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The December 5 memo warned that a potential retaliatory shooting could occur in the coming days, with high-ranking leaders of Mexican cartels and criminal syndicates reportedly instructing their members to target Border Patrol agents.Paul Du Quenoy, Newsweek, 9 Dec. 2024
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Typically, compared to other pitches, sinkers have larger platoon splits.Will Sammon, The Athletic, 10 Dec. 2024
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As a military police platoon leader and trainer for the Kuwait National Guard's counterterrorism unit, Gabbard achieved another milestone in 2009, becoming one of the first women to set foot in a Kuwaiti military facility and the first woman to be honored by the Kuwait National Guard.Beatrice Peterson, ABC News, 9 Dec. 2024
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Goldberg and Chung founded the network to address significant gaps in women’s sports broadcasting by delivering accessible coverage to fans in 65 countries across the globe.Caroline Fitzgerald, Forbes, 18 Dec. 2024
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The rebel groups that joined HTS to topple the regime made for a complex network of fighters, at times backed by foreign nations who were focused on battling different enemies.Alexis Simendinger, The Hill, 18 Dec. 2024
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Rotana Studio is the production arm of the Rotana Media Group, one of Saudi Arabia’s biggest media and entertainment companies alongside MBC.Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 7 Dec. 2024
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The company doesn’t have much financial flexibility, either.Brett Owens, Forbes, 7 Dec. 2024
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“Crew.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/crew. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.
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