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Major flooding indicates that there will be water inundation to structures and roads.—
Christiana Freitag,
Chicago Tribune,
20 Apr. 2026 -
Up to one half foot of saltwater inundation above ground level is possible near shorelines and tidal waterways.—
CA Weather Bot,
Sacbee.com,
19 Apr. 2026
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Florida has long attracted those looking to trade crowded city life for sunshine, space and a lower cost of living, and even as the pandemic-era surge has cooled the appeal remains.—
Tracy Yochum,
Miami Herald,
28 Apr. 2026
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Questions were frequently posed during the great immigration surge in the five decades from the 1880s to the 1920s.—
Lawrence Glickman,
The Atlantic,
28 Apr. 2026
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Bringing retail investors home Seoul has implemented measures to try and stem outflows, with the country's finance ministry announcing tax breaks for individual investors who sell their foreign holdings.—
Lim Hui Jie,Blair Baek,
CNBC,
24 Apr. 2026
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Bankers told me that money outflows have not been out of the ordinary.—
Alaa Shahine Salha,
semafor.com,
22 Apr. 2026
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With most municipalities at or exceeding flood levels, here is where things stood as of week’s end and what was being affected by the high water.—
Mike Danahey,
Chicago Tribune,
25 Apr. 2026
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Keep reading for more information on where to park in Miami in the event of a flood threat such as a hurricane.—
Jennifer Sangalang,
USA Today,
25 Apr. 2026
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The organizer posted that the event had been canceled, and the comments section was filled with an outpouring of shock and grief.—
Emily St. Martin,
Los Angeles Times,
28 Apr. 2026
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Despite the devastation, the family has received an outpouring of support from the community, something Jackeline Madrid said reflects who her father was.—
Amelia Mugavero,
CBS News,
28 Apr. 2026
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While the weekend isn't looking like a washout, a few rounds of showers are likely across the state.—
Steven Sosna,
CBS News,
20 Apr. 2026
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On the other hand, cool‑season sod farmers usually grow Kentucky bluegrass, which germinates slowly compared to other turfgrass species, increasing the risk of washouts.—
Ryan Bearss,
The Conversation,
20 Apr. 2026
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According to Farmington Police, officers responded to a medical call resulting from discharge of a firearm in the parking lot of 1 Forest Park Drive Tuesday.—
Staff Report,
Hartford Courant,
28 Apr. 2026
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The suspect, Cole Tomas Allen, 31, was also charged with transportation of a firearm and ammunition through interstate commerce with intent to commit a felony, as well as discharge of a firearm during a crime of violence.—
Elizabeth Robinson,
NBC news,
28 Apr. 2026
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Despite his team’s steady slide in the standings, Flagg kept making history a year after leading Duke to the Final Four as just the fourth freshman to be named AP men’s basketball player of the year.—
Schuyler Dixon,
Chicago Tribune,
28 Apr. 2026
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But this focus on reforming the judiciary, combined with the politics of the period, meant that comparatively little attention was paid to the other two branches of government—and, in particular, to the slide toward rule by presidential fiat.—
Gregg Nunziata,
The Atlantic,
27 Apr. 2026
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“Engulfment.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/engulfment. Accessed 3 May. 2026.
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