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David Hearn, the former Olympics canoeist accused of damaging Washington's Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool before prosecutors dropped the case, cannot be recharged, a judge has ruled.—Arkansas Online,
2 Oct. 2026 In the 1980s, the UK had 18 refineries, but that has dropped to just four.—
Will Barker,
TheWeek,
1 Oct. 2026 The temperature finally dropped below 80 degrees, and yet the reindeer are already primed to take their yearly trip from the North Pole.—
Joy Harden Bradford,
AJC.com,
1 Oct. 2026 But five providers that dropped WPLG haven’t yet signed up to carry the station again.—
Barry Jackson,
Miami Herald,
1 Oct. 2026 Media reports point to the aircraft having dramatically dropped 17,400 feet in under two minutes before the plane was able to stabilize in flight.—
Etan Vlessing,
HollywoodReporter,
30 Sep. 2026 Plans for a 30-foot wall through the park were dropped, but roads, lights, vehicle barriers and surveillance technology remain under consideration; opponents want the pause on work extended.—
Rebecca Santana,
Los Angeles Times,
30 Sep. 2026 As officers stopped him, Guillen-Molina allegedly dropped a long gun on the steps of a residence in the 500 block of Benton Boulevard.—Kansas City Star,
30 Sep. 2026 An August poll found relatively broad support for the idea among North Carolina voters, though voter support dropped when respondents were given more context about the amendment.—
Mary Ramsey,
Charlotte Observer,
30 Sep. 2026
Some of these studies even suggest a decreased risk of breast cancer with certain formulations of menopausal hormone therapy.
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Versha Pleasant,
The Conversation,
30 July 2026
He was slowed early in his recovery from a knee injury and then saw a decreased role in the rotation in the last month, playing only seven minutes in three tournament games.
When Rodríguez Diez asked to keep his 25th anniversary of being at the company low-key, Andersen threw him a surprise reception, flying in his two children from Spain.
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Sam Birchall,
Fortune,
2 Oct. 2026
The deal itself kind of threw the business narrative off for investors, for the press, for other folks.
At Adoptions for Love, a cat rescue currently sheltering 80 felines in the more upscale neighborhood of Playa, the number of people looking to adopt has plunged.
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Orlando Matos,
NBC news,
7 Oct. 2026
GoPro went public at $24 per share five years before that, and has plunged over 94%, as of Monday.
Journalists traveling with Machado initially said the flights had been canceled because of paperwork problems, according to the Dutch report.
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Antonio María Delgado,
Miami Herald,
2 Oct. 2026
And Nikolay Novichkov, a deputy of the 8th State Duma, publicly called for a probe into the Hitler comments and said the concerts should be canceled lest the rapper publicly support the war in Ukraine.
But Russell argued that state lawsuits can address damage in Colorado, regardless of where the fossil fuels are produced.
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Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
6 Oct. 2026
Royal Caribbean heralds this ship for setting a new standard across the cruise industry for its water and waste management programs—93% of fresh water is produced on board via reverse osmosis, crew members sort trash for recycling, and so on.
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