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During testimony on May 22, Mescudi recalled Combs allegedly breaking into his house in December 2011 after the record executive found out about the relationship.—
Taijuan Moorman,
USA Today,
23 May 2025 -
Beren Cross found out about a £50,000 deal put together by the club that has protected the pitch for the foreseeable future, and potentially for centuries.—
Phil Hay,
New York Times,
22 May 2025
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Prendergast ran down the street to the explosion site, following a black cloud of smoke, and arrived there in a few minutes.—
Richard Winton,
Los Angeles Times,
19 May 2025
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Meanwhile, Mitchell offers a supporting run down the middle and Eze begins a sprint on the left.—
Thom Harris,
New York Times,
15 May 2025
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But the researchers’ premise—that there might be a mystical experience at the heart of a psychedelic trip—is a phenomenon that can be studied and should be studied.—
Hannah Jocelyn,
New Yorker,
19 May 2025
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While turmeric is being studied for its role in cancer prevention, its active compound curcumin has also shown potential in lowering cholesterol by reducing inflammation and oxidative stress—factors that contribute to high LDL (bad) cholesterol levels.—
Jennifer Moll,
Verywell Health,
19 May 2025
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His frustrations are drawing all of the attention regarding the Red Sox, and one former Red Sox legend is tired of hearing about it.—
Drew VonScio,
MSNBC Newsweek,
15 May 2025
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Myth: Exposure to cicada noise will cause hearing loss As the second-largest periodical cicada, Brood XIV can make a lot of noise when the male cicadas attempt to attract mates with their buzzing sounds.—
Janet Loehrke,
USA Today,
15 May 2025
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Predicting Auroras On Mars Until now, the only auroras on Mars have been detected at ultraviolet wavelengths by spacecraft orbiting the red planet.—
Jamie Carter,
Forbes.com,
18 May 2025
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Covert awareness, then, can be detected only using tools that peer at a brain’s inner workings, such as fMRI.—
Sarah Zhang,
The Atlantic,
16 May 2025
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Participants will wade in the creek, kicking the gravel bottom to release aquatic animals to identify and determine water quality of the creek.—
Flip Putthoff,
Arkansas Online,
20 May 2025
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Italian investigators have publicly dismissed the findings and have told local reporters that until the vessel can be examined once out of the water, no conclusion into the cause of the sinking can be determined.—
Barbie Latza Nadeau,
CNN Money,
20 May 2025
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Those images are instantaneously analyzed by a computer system, which ascertains the species, size and other characteristics of each animal.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
12 May 2025
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Reuters could not ascertain the owner of this wallet.—
Trump's stablecoin chosen for $2 billion Abu Dhabi investment in Binance, co-founder says Thursday,,
USA Today,
1 May 2025
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Yet amid all the business fanfare, the outlines of an emerging Trump foreign policy could be discerned.—
Howard LaFranchi,
Christian Science Monitor,
15 May 2025
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And make no mistake: staying relevant for a quarter-century among the world’s most discerning creative community is no small feat.—
Jeetendr Sehdev,
Forbes.com,
15 May 2025
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“Major (in).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/major%20%28in%29. Accessed 27 May. 2025.
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