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The fact that space is available and affordable thanks to the general decline of the entertainment business in L.A. also helps.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 17, 2026
A few years ago a retired four-star general assured this newspaper’s editorial board that the U.S. could deter China over Taiwan as it once had the Soviet Union in Europe.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 16, 2026
In the letter, sent on Thursday to the US Department of Defense inspector general, the senators say they have "grave concern" about reports of speed restrictions between 12 and 14 October.
From BBC ● Oct. 16, 2026
Zacharia has described herself as a lawyer during television appearances and on social media, and listed herself as general counsel of a California-based conservative nonprofit.
From Barron's ● Oct. 16, 2026
The panda bear has become the iconic flagship species for animal conservation in general.
From "Camp Panda" by Catherine Thimmesh
One new sleuth is Carter Church, a 27-year-old AI engineer who decrypted a 19th-century letter to one of Napoleon's generals.
From Barron's ● Oct. 16, 2026
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth announced Wednesday that the United States has slashed the number of its generals and admirals by 20 percent, in a move he said is aimed at "accountability."
From Barron's ● Sep. 30, 2026
By one account, he has blocked the advancement of more than 80 generals and admirals.
From Salon ● Sep. 20, 2026
There was also a series of angry messages about other generals who had danced without his permission.
From BBC ● Sep. 9, 2026
The other guests—knights and generals, scholars of history, a few artists and merchants—went to take their seats, too.
From "The Assassination of Brangwain Spurge" by M.T. Anderson and Eugene Yelchin
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