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These findings, the scientists stressed, could have major effects on how people control problematic mosquito vectors like Aedes aegypti, which infect hundreds of millions of people with disease-causing viruses every year.
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Sharon Udasin, The Hill, 5 Nov. 2024
Born in 1914, Randle was just a young girl when an angry mob of white residents destroyed Greenwood, the prosperous Black neighborhood known as Black Wall Street in 1921, killing hundreds of people and reducing 35 square blocks of thriving businesses to ashes.
—Melissa Noel, Essence, 5 Nov. 2024
The birds have strutted the streets for hundreds of years, arriving in the 1600s with some of the earliest European colonists, according to the New York Public Library.
—Claire Thornton, USA TODAY, 26 Oct. 2024
Amazon is already host to hundreds of discounts on roller suitcases, weekender bags, and luggage sets, but Prime members get access to the most impressive deals found on the site.
—Amelia McBride, Travel + Leisure, 26 Oct. 2024
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Sharon Udasin, The Hill, 5 Nov. 2024
Born in 1914, Randle was just a young girl when an angry mob of white residents destroyed Greenwood, the prosperous Black neighborhood known as Black Wall Street in 1921, killing hundreds of people and reducing 35 square blocks of thriving businesses to ashes.
—Melissa Noel, Essence, 5 Nov. 2024
The birds have strutted the streets for hundreds of years, arriving in the 1600s with some of the earliest European colonists, according to the New York Public Library.
—Claire Thornton, USA TODAY, 26 Oct. 2024
Amazon is already host to hundreds of discounts on roller suitcases, weekender bags, and luggage sets, but Prime members get access to the most impressive deals found on the site.
—Amelia McBride, Travel + Leisure, 26 Oct. 2024
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In a ballot box: The county has dozens of places to drop your ballot directly before 8pm Tuesday night.Kale Williams, Axios, 5 Nov. 2024
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It was finally finished by Breguet’s son Louis-Antoine in 1827 and was the most complicated watch of its time with close to a dozen complications.Sophie Furley, Robb Report, 5 Nov. 2024
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The band and their record label added tons of live recordings, new mixes, and other special bits of content that turned the one CD into a box set–the kind that fans of the band couldn’t wait to get their hands on.Hugh McIntyre, Forbes, 5 Nov. 2024
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Microsoft's approach also preserves tons of screenshots, which can include an array of sensitive information — although the company has settings to turn off the feature for specific apps and websites.Ina Fried, Axios, 4 Nov. 2024
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The new council and mayor must tackle a slew of troubles for the city, which faces the largest per-capita homeless population in the county, a stark shortage of firefighters and police officers, and ongoing questions on how to balance growth and draw in business.Luis Melecio-Zambrano, The Mercury News, 8 Nov. 2024
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After developing and producing the cult sitcom Freaks and Geeks and directing and producing a slew of movies now considered soulful comedy classics, The 40-Year-Old Virgin, Knocked Up, This Is 40 and Funny People, among them.Frank DiGiacomo, Billboard, 5 Nov. 2024
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Under the hood of generative AI, there is a whole bunch of statistical and probabilistic estimations going on, see my detailed explanation at the link here.Lance Eliot, Forbes, 5 Nov. 2024
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Add to this the fact that watchmakers are a very competitive bunch who always try to outdo each other and this makes complicating things even more interesting.Sophie Furley, Robb Report, 5 Nov. 2024
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“Hundred.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hundred. Accessed 14 Nov. 2024.
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