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Starting in April, the most vulnerable populations, such as children and older adults, could be most affected because the government plans to cut or eliminate the few subsidized food items that were sold in stores through the ration booklets.—
Sarah Moreno
Updated April 29,
Miami Herald,
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Nostalgia for the days of standards and bullet-stopping September issues mixes with handwringing over the state of magazines, media outlets, and the overall environment that sold the original Devil Wears Prada as a fairy tale.—
David Fear,
Rolling Stone,
29 Apr. 2026
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More than 1300 Bushmasters have been manufactured at Thales’ Bendigo facility, with the vehicle being exported to eight nations including the UK, New Zealand, the Netherlands and Japan.—
Prabhat Ranjan Mishra,
Interesting Engineering,
27 Apr. 2026
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California depends heavily on California Air Resources Board-compliant gasoline exported from Asia, and those exports began declining around mid-March.—
James Rector,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
24 Apr. 2026
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The overnight attacks followed a prisoner swap Friday, in which Russia and Ukraine exchanged 193 service members.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
25 Apr. 2026
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Vouchers can be exchanged for a ticket comparable in price and location to select regular season home games, including Sunday’s doubleheader.—
Abbey Mastracco,
New York Daily News,
25 Apr. 2026
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Jacksonville traded its first-round pick in 2026 to Cleveland last year to move up three spots and draft Hunter.—
Mark Long,
The Orlando Sentinel,
25 Apr. 2026
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After Maxey and Vucevic traded 3-pointers, the Celtics botched two entry passes for their 15th and 16th turnovers of the night.—
Zack Cox,
Boston Herald,
25 Apr. 2026
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The Company supports more than 125,000 artists and songwriters whose works are licensed, marketed, and performed globally.—
Jill Goldsmith,
Deadline,
28 Apr. 2026
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Some of these cards can cost nearly $1,000—but are marketed as being worth thousands more in perks, only if the cardholder remembers to use it accordingly.—
Catherina Gioino,
Fortune,
27 Apr. 2026
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“Trafficked (in).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/trafficked%20%28in%29. Accessed 2 May. 2026.
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