as in to earn
to receive as return for effort
after years of proving herself, she obtained recognition as a serious journalist
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What To Know The memo, first obtained by The Washington Post, dated Wednesday and sent to federal agencies, was issued by Matthew J. Vaeth, acting director of the White House Office of Management and Budget.
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Jonathan Granoff, Newsweek, 29 Jan. 2025
The voice note, originally obtained by Daily Mail, is a six-minute apology from Baldoni, who sounds desperate to fix any trouble over Lively’s rooftop rewrites.
—Jack Dunn, Variety, 29 Jan. 2025
President Trump is expected to sign an executive order to prioritize and free up federal funding for school choice programs, according to a White House document on an upcoming executive order obtained by CBS News.
—Kathryn Watson, CBS News, 28 Jan. 2025
Holloway angrily insists, as seen in bodycam video obtained by NJ.com.
—Brian Niemietz, New York Daily News, 17 Jan. 2025
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Jonathan Granoff, Newsweek, 29 Jan. 2025
The voice note, originally obtained by Daily Mail, is a six-minute apology from Baldoni, who sounds desperate to fix any trouble over Lively’s rooftop rewrites.
—Jack Dunn, Variety, 29 Jan. 2025
President Trump is expected to sign an executive order to prioritize and free up federal funding for school choice programs, according to a White House document on an upcoming executive order obtained by CBS News.
—Kathryn Watson, CBS News, 28 Jan. 2025
Holloway angrily insists, as seen in bodycam video obtained by NJ.com.
—Brian Niemietz, New York Daily News, 17 Jan. 2025
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Season 1 earned 24 nominations at the 2023 Emmys and won eight of those awards, including giving Nick Offerman his first Emmy win for his role as lonely survivor Bill and child actor Keivonn Montreal Woodard becoming the youngest actor to win in the outstanding guest actor award at age 10.—
Dana Rose Falcone,
People.com,
29 Jan. 2025
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Kennedy’s enthusiasm for dietary health has earned him some plaudits from Democrats.—
Clare Malone,
The New Yorker,
29 Jan. 2025
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The push back against DEI has steadily gained momentum, and eventually became an all-out assault with President Donald Trump's series of orders seeming to serve as the final proverbial nail in the coffin.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
Newsweek,
30 Jan. 2025
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Spending both on goods and services gained steam that period, especially purchases of durables, which registered a stunning 12.1% rate.—
Bryan Mena,
CNN,
30 Jan. 2025
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Biden’s aides also deserve credit for working closely with Trump’s team to win a cease-fire in Gaza during the administration’s waning days.—
Andrew Exum,
The Atlantic,
26 Jan. 2025
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Another ticket sold in Texas matched four numbers drawn plus the Powerball to win $150,000 with the Power Play multiplier.—
Don Sweeney,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
26 Jan. 2025
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JPMorgan's profit rose to a record high in 2024 as its dealmakers and traders reaped a windfall from rebounding markets in the fourth quarter.—
Pritam Biswas and Nupur Anand,
USA TODAY,
25 Jan. 2025
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Several semiconductor makers should reap the biggest rewards from President Donald Trump’s Stargate artificial intelligence initiative, tech analysts say.—
Samantha Subin,
CNBC,
25 Jan. 2025
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Last year, the Alternatives to PAIN Act garnered an impressive show of bipartisan support in the House and Senate.—
Christian Josi,
Boston Herald,
24 Jan. 2025
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Jacques Audiard’s movie is already smashing ceilings, garnering the most noms for a film not in English and seeing star Karla Sofia Gascón become the first openly trans person ever to be nominated in an acting category.—
Max Goldbart,
Deadline,
24 Jan. 2025
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Both Arsenal and Manchester City got the job done in the Champions League in midweek with Arsenal securing automatic progress while City scraped their way through to the play-off places.—
Darren Richman,
The Athletic,
2 Feb. 2025
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The Chicago Sky just got bigger — and a whole lot better from behind the arc — in the first official day of WNBA free agency.—
Julia Poe,
Chicago Tribune,
2 Feb. 2025
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The officials will help Trump run the Pentagon as his nominees for top roles make their way through Congressional confirmation.—
Ellen Mitchell,
The Hill,
22 Jan. 2025
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Such cases bring home the importance of mutually respectful communication when making such requests.—
Kristen Waggoner,
Newsweek,
22 Jan. 2025
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At the top of the list, Avira and McAfee Total Protection for Mac attained a perfect 100% detection rate.—
PCMAG,
PCMAG,
24 Jan. 2025
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One of the ways analytics-as-a-service is attained is through multimodal AI, leveraging multiple forms of AI, like computer vision, deep learning, machine learning or predictive analytics, to solve a problem.—
Carlos Melendez,
Forbes,
24 Jan. 2025
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