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Advertisement The fire put about 50 employees at the restaurant out of work, Haines said.
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Salvador Hernandez, Los Angeles Times, 10 Sep. 2024
If coral reefs in the US lose 1 meter of height, a study found, that zone in the US would grow by 104 square kilometers (or about 26,000 acres, nearly twice the size of Manhattan), putting about 51,000 more people at risk of flooding.
—Benji Jones, Vox, 2 July 2024
America only puts about 5 cents out of every dollar spent on health care toward primary care — and spends less than peer nations on social supports like food and housing.
—Dan Gorenstein, NPR, 11 June 2024
Just in time for national Bike to Work Week, Cincinnati's bike-share program put about 450 of its Red Bikes back on Cincinnati streets Monday morning.
—Patricia Gallagher Newberry, The Enquirer, 12 May 2024
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Salvador Hernandez, Los Angeles Times, 10 Sep. 2024
If coral reefs in the US lose 1 meter of height, a study found, that zone in the US would grow by 104 square kilometers (or about 26,000 acres, nearly twice the size of Manhattan), putting about 51,000 more people at risk of flooding.
—Benji Jones, Vox, 2 July 2024
America only puts about 5 cents out of every dollar spent on health care toward primary care — and spends less than peer nations on social supports like food and housing.
—Dan Gorenstein, NPR, 11 June 2024
Just in time for national Bike to Work Week, Cincinnati's bike-share program put about 450 of its Red Bikes back on Cincinnati streets Monday morning.
—Patricia Gallagher Newberry, The Enquirer, 12 May 2024
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Jicarilla Apache Chief of Police Joseph Schake, told Dateline the search came about following a review of the department’s open cold cases.Veronica Fulton, NBC News, 5 Nov. 2024
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The indictments come about six months after Frank E. Tyson, a 53-year-old East Canton, Ohio, resident, died in police custody on April 18, reads a press release from attorney Bobby DiCello, who is representing the Tyson family.Nicole Acosta, People.com, 4 Nov. 2024
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As the girls were crossing the bridge, German turned back and posted several photos to Snapchat, including one of Williams minding her steps.Aja Romano, Vox, 11 Nov. 2024
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Another theory posits that the wiggling of Alfvén waves, oscillations in the Sun’s magnetic field that penetrate into the corona and turn back on themselves, can also inject energy into the solar wind.ByHannah Richter, science.org, 31 Oct. 2024
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For the coming round, various complexities in the French electoral system make predictions difficult.Laura King, Los Angeles Times, 5 July 2024
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These public statements signal political will by many leading G-20 members, making the coming round of G-20 meetings in September an opportune time to act.Landry Signé, Foreign Affairs, 26 Apr. 2023
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Zoom in: Henrico led the recycling surge, setting out more than 14.5 thousand tons of recyclable in the last fiscal year, compared to 10.5 thousand tons the previous year.Karri Peifer, Axios, 20 Nov. 2024
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Wind chills reached minus 36 Fahrenheit (minus 38 Celsius) that night in January 2022 as the family from India set out on foot to meet a waiting van.Ryan J. Foley, Twin Cities, 16 Nov. 2024
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Extra spicy In the United States, many people seek out spicy ramen, but that’s not necessarily the case in Japan, according to Osaka, where ramen wasn’t meant to bind to your tongue and set off pain receptors in your brain.Jonathan Shikes, The Denver Post, 11 Nov. 2024
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The 2005 revelation set off a chain of events that led to Pluto’s still-controversial demotion from planet status the following year.Jacopo Prisco, CNN, 5 Nov. 2024
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Chris Knopf, executive director of Friends of the Boundary Waters Wilderness, said reversing Biden’s actions would likely require an administrative process with public notice and public comment opportunities.Jimmy Lovrien, Twin Cities, 13 Nov. 2024
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The Biden administration has issued regulations to reverse Trump’s Title X policies.Abigail Brooks, NBC News, 8 Nov. 2024
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“Put about.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/put%20about. Accessed 25 Nov. 2024.
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