At exactly noon on New Year’s Day, about 20 people braced their feet against the silty shore of Lake Natoma, hopping and fidgeting to warm themselves.
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Annika Merrilees,
Sacramento Bee,
1 Jan. 2025
Trinidad and Tobago declared a state of emergency on Monday as the government braced for reprisal shootings after an attempt on a gang leader’s life, officials said.
As Reuters reports, Indonesia's Ministry of Industry has upheld its ban on the iPhone 16 because Apple has yet to meet its domestic content rules.
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Jibin Joseph,
PCMAG,
8 Jan. 2025
Although the Supreme Court upheld the protection of the snail darter, President Jimmy Carter would intervene the following year, signing legislation that exempted the Tennessee project from the ESA, leading to its eventual completion.
They were carried to the Shelby Street church in a procession.
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Lucas Aulbach,
The Courier-Journal,
24 Dec. 2024
Best Carry-on Backpacks There's perhaps no more plane-friendly bag than a backpack, which is easily carried, easily taken off, easily placed under a seat, and easily packed with all your belongings.
There was another story that underlay the peace negotiations, and that was the story of the love between Jimmy and Rosalynn Carter.
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Lawrence Wright,
The New Yorker,
29 Dec. 2024
The consumer welfare philosophy also underlay U.S. negotiations that resulted in international antitrust cooperation agreements and in competition chapters within bilateral and multilateral trade agreements.
Cancer, Mercury is expanding your worldview, and suddenly, small talk bores you.
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Valerie Mesa,
People.com,
13 Feb. 2025
The darkly satirical project is set on a long-haul flight between England and Australia where the entertainment system fails and passengers are forced to face the horror of being bored.
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