Distilled to vocals, guitar, bass, piano and drums as Perry sheds a lifetime of weight, the song ends on a single, resonant power chord — a sonic declaration of liberation.
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Pamela Chelin,
Los Angeles Times,
7 May 2026
For example, Casa Familiar’s comprehensive air quality study in San Ysidro has helped shed light on the pollution South Bay communities endure from idling cars at the border, local heavy industry and Tijuana.
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David Garrick,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
7 May 2026
Perhaps this view explains his decision to forsake previous rounds of talks over Iran’s nuclear program and wage a full-scale assault on the country.
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Arash Azizi,
The Atlantic,
9 Apr. 2026
If bigger and better opportunities come along, striking while the iron is hot is a logical course of action, even when moves sometimes appear to make more sense for financial reasons than footballing ones and forsaking the comfort of operating in a stable environment.
Disease Is the Even Bigger Problem Competition for food is a serious concern on its own, but disease transmission is what wildlife officials consider the greater threat to desert bighorn sheep survival.
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Hanna Wickes,
Miami Herald,
27 Apr. 2026
Idle oil wells cleanup Senate Bill 47 raises the cap on how much money from the Oil, Gas, and Geothermal Administrative Fund can be spent to plug and cleanup deserted oil wells, according to the California State Senate website.
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Veronica Fernandez-Alvarado
April 22,
Sacbee.com,
22 Apr. 2026
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