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The film’s producers hired independent booker Jessica Rosner — a former Kino Lorber executive — to expand its theatrical presence.—
Cory Stillman,
IndieWire,
10 Feb. 2025 -
His relationship with Harrison, a former Nike executive, dates back more than a decade.—
Kelly Iko,
The Athletic,
9 Feb. 2025
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Baseball ops boss David Stearns constructed a team of players that appear to have the character the Mets are looking for, something Lindor views as a potential strength of the 2025 squad.—
Abbey Mastracco,
New York Daily News,
15 Feb. 2025
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She was inspired by seeing all the women at Miami Metro — Tanya (Sarah Michelle Gellar), Maria, and Camilla (Sarah Kinsey) — and liked the idea of a woman getting to boss around her brother, who was hired full time in the forensics department.—
Sydney Bucksbaum,
EW.com,
14 Feb. 2025
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Mikkelsen will take the role of mission commander and Philips the role of pilot.—
Richard Tribou,
Orlando Sentinel,
15 Feb. 2025
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Tom Schmitt, Indiana commander for the Sons of Union Veterans of the Civil War, served in the U.S. Marine Corps, his inspiration for telling about the Marines’ service during the war.—
Doug Ross,
Chicago Tribune,
12 Feb. 2025
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Nearly two-thirds of employers said easing inflation, stabilizing interest rates and a steady unemployment rate should support headcount growth this year, according to a survey conducted last fall.—
Bailey Schulz,
USA TODAY,
15 Feb. 2025
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The order may be the first step in sweeping layoffs as President Donald Trump's administration continues to work on shrinking the size of the federal workforce, the nation's largest employer.—
Josh Hammer,
Newsweek,
14 Feb. 2025
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War was once said to be too important to be left to the generals; now politics is too important to be left to the politicians.—
Adam Price,
The Atlantic,
7 Feb. 2025
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Attorneys general from 14 states, including New York’s Letitia James, are leading the charge.—
Ross O'Keefe,
Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government,
7 Feb. 2025
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Stripe thanked Cavanaugh, assisted by Jolene Davidson, for serving as the director of TCF’s human care funding committee for nearly a decade.—
News Release,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
7 Feb. 2025
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The director, who at the time had released just one feature, was being characteristically cheeky.—
Bilge Ebiri,
Vulture,
7 Feb. 2025
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Trump has nominated Linda McMahon, the former head of wrestling’s WWE and his previous Small Business Administration administrator, as education secretary, and former TV doctor and unsuccessful Pennsylvania U.S. Senate candidate Mehmet Oz as head of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services.—
Jeremy Gorner,
Chicago Tribune,
10 Feb. 2025
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To the contrary, during his first term, forty-two per cent of the leadership positions at OSHA, including the job of chief administrator, were left vacant.—
Eyal Press,
The New Yorker,
10 Feb. 2025
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Yes, but: Though the modems were reliable and connected only briefly to online systems, the SOS has nonetheless encouraged eliminating them, Fitzgerald noted in a presentation to supervisors last month.—
Jason Clayworth,
Axios,
11 Feb. 2025
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At that time, KC Pet Project appointed a supervisor of animal health and public safety administrator.—
Noelle Alviz-Gransee,
Kansas City Star,
10 Feb. 2025
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