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Took us shopping in the market to pick out groceries & showed us how to make a delicious traditional meal from Zanzibar.
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Dominique Fluker, Essence, 29 Jan. 2025
During a conversation with Maverick Carter for an episode of his Mavericks series, Weezy was asked to pick out his most memorable lyrical performance to date.
—Preezy Brown, VIBE.com, 27 Jan. 2025
Brady wasn’t a high draft pick out of college; nobody expected much of him.
—Vinson Cunningham, The New Yorker, 25 Jan. 2025
In today’s crowded home furnishings marketplace, planning a living room or even picking out bedside lamps can feel like a choose-your-own-adventure tale—there are seemingly endless possibilities.
—Laura Fenton, Better Homes & Gardens, 22 Jan. 2025
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Dominique Fluker, Essence, 29 Jan. 2025
During a conversation with Maverick Carter for an episode of his Mavericks series, Weezy was asked to pick out his most memorable lyrical performance to date.
—Preezy Brown, VIBE.com, 27 Jan. 2025
Brady wasn’t a high draft pick out of college; nobody expected much of him.
—Vinson Cunningham, The New Yorker, 25 Jan. 2025
In today’s crowded home furnishings marketplace, planning a living room or even picking out bedside lamps can feel like a choose-your-own-adventure tale—there are seemingly endless possibilities.
—Laura Fenton, Better Homes & Gardens, 22 Jan. 2025
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When law enforcement searched her home in January, authorities found gold coins, pieces of gold, a pink wallet with a $2,599 U.S. Treasury check made out to someone else, a 1953 Topps #1 Jackie Robinson MLB Brooklyn Dodgers baseball card and U.S. currency, according to the plea agreement.—
Julia Marnin,
Sacramento Bee,
10 Feb. 2025
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It’s still made out of Louisiana and very popular amongst Texan home cooks, as well as many others in the South who can find it at their grocery store or on Amazon.—
Kaitlyn Yarborough,
Southern Living,
1 Feb. 2025
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The cuts included about 20 people in the FDA’s office of neurological and physical medicine devices, several of whom worked on Neuralink, according to the two sources, who asked not to be identified because of fear of professional repercussions.—
Rachael Levy and Marisa Taylor,
USA TODAY,
18 Feb. 2025
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All Americans should be thankful this despicable waste is being identified.—
Chicago Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
17 Feb. 2025
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Tennessee picked up a massive statement win over UConn, but was 4-5 (without a Quad 1 win) since the start of January before beating UConn.—
Mark Schindler,
The Athletic,
14 Feb. 2025
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Those interested in the service can stop in at Senior Service to pick up a tax information packet and schedule an appointment during normal business hours of 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday through Friday.—
Aurora Beacon-News,
Chicago Tribune,
14 Feb. 2025
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Identifying the mystery drones Concerns over unidentified flying objects have increased after several waves of mystery drones were spotted in New England, with New Jersey officials sighting flying along the coast.—
Theo Burman,
Newsweek,
17 Jan. 2025
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Airport operations have been suspended on many occasions because drones have been sighted flying nearby, such as the occasion when flights at London’s Gatwick were disrupted for 36 hours during the busy holiday season in 2018.—
David Hambling,
Forbes,
17 Jan. 2025
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Driving the news: Security researchers noticed Monday that 8Base's dark-web data leak site had a seizure notice from law enforcement agencies in Europe, Japan, the U.S. and the United Kingdom.—
Sam Sabin,
Axios,
11 Feb. 2025
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By around noon on Monday, the mother noticed her 9-year-old son was not breathing, then called a family friend to take him to the hospital, according to the police chief.—
Jessica Schladebeck,
New York Daily News,
11 Feb. 2025
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The kitchen features Neff appliances, stone countertops and white cabinets, and views the living room through a pass-through.—
Michael Kaminer,
New York Times,
14 Feb. 2025
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What To Know Zelensky views Trump as crucial to ending the Russia-Ukraine conflict and revealed that the United States president provided him with his direct phone number ahead of Friday's Munich Security Conference in Germany.—
Josh Hammer,
Newsweek,
14 Feb. 2025
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The United States was perceived as the most corrupt it's been since 2012 in a watchdog group's annual index of nations around the globe.—
Avery Lotz,
Axios,
11 Feb. 2025
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The result has been nothing less than a sea change in how SJSU’s economic impact is perceived.—
George Avalos,
The Mercury News,
9 Feb. 2025
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