In that scenario, Elizabeth was a harsh taskmaster, forcing her younger sibling into a life of drudgery.
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Mara Bovsun,
New York Daily News,
9 Feb. 2025
The Voice became many things to me: a place of drudgery and triumph and endless office politics, a writing school, a talent pool, my crucible and passport.
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Andrew Cockburn,
Harper's Magazine,
22 Aug. 2024
As Maine continues to see more shark detections in its waters, studies like this will be crucial in ensuring that shark conservation efforts continue while also keeping human safety a priority.
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Melissa Cristina Márquez,
Forbes,
24 Mar. 2025
In South Carolina, Gov. Henry McMaster declared a state of emergency Saturday as part of an effort to stop a blaze in Pickens County called the Table Rock Fire that started the previous day in an area within the Blue Ridge Mountains.
Budget-conscious lawmakers have responded by letting Edison, PG&E and SDG&E do most of the heavy lifting of reducing wildfire risk — in effect sticking those utilities’ ratepayers, rather than all taxpayers, with the bill.
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Sammy Roth,
Los Angeles Times,
20 Mar. 2025
In this new creative interface, your job is to communicate effectively—asking the right questions and offering the right prompts—while the heavy lifting of execution is handled by AI.
Avantree Cord Organizer $7 at Amazon Cord clutter is a universal travel headache.
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Rosie Marder,
Travel + Leisure,
23 Mar. 2025
While blazes like this one can be a major headache for people, fire is also a critical part of South Florida’s ecosystem — particularly the Everglades.
For example: Department of Defense: Plans to eliminate up to 60,000 civilian jobs, representing a 5% to 8% reduction in its civilian workforce.
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Solange Charas,
Forbes,
23 Mar. 2025
Across the videos related to job titles, 50 percent of women were depicted as smiling, while no men were, a result which reflects emotional expectations around gender, says Gaeta.
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