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For fans headed to the AFC Championship football game between the Kansas City Chiefs and the Buffalo Bills at Arrowhead Stadium, temperatures will be in the mid-30s in the afternoon for tailgating and around 32 degrees by the 5:30 p.m. kick-off.—
Robert A. Cronkleton,
Kansas City Star,
22 Jan. 2025 -
Visitors heading to Disney World this week may want to prepare for chilly conditions as Orlando, Florida, is experiencing a rare cold front this week, bringing temperatures well below the seasonal average, according to a pricing culture analysis provided to Newsweek.—
Kristen Waggoner,
Newsweek,
22 Jan. 2025
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Disneyland adds new show scenes during Haunted Mansion makeover The new storyline turns the attic bride from an axe murderer who beheads her wealthy husbands for their fortunes into a brooding bride mourning the loss of her husbands and filled with the overwhelming dread of lost love.—
Brady MacDonald,
Orange County Register,
18 Jan. 2025
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Holding an axe, she was portrayed as a murderous, wealth-seeking seductress who had beheaded her husbands, evident by their heads disappearing from the wedding portraits scattered around the attic.—
Todd Martens,
Los Angeles Times,
17 Jan. 2025
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Holloway killed Dodd, 22, at her apartment on June 9, 2022, according to the outlet, and decapitated her afterwards, leaving her head in a nearby dumpster.—
Sean Neumann,
People.com,
22 Jan. 2025
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His decapitated remains washed ashore after a few days, and three years later, the case remained unresolved, even as authorities ruled his death a homicide.—
Dan Perry,
Newsweek,
3 Jan. 2025
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“Guillotine.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/guillotine. Accessed 1 Feb. 2025.
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