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Pressimone denies $2.8 million had been taken from the restricted endowment prior to his departure.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 3, 2026
Villareal, who turned 20 just two days prior, didn’t know she would play at all on Saturday.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 2, 2026
She said new documents indicate that damage to the landmark was "the result of flawed installation by the contractor... and the rush to complete the project prior to events associated with the America 250 celebration."
From Barron's ● Aug. 1, 2026
Manas Yuk, an 18-year-old Sudanese national, was sentenced to 18 months in youth detention after piloting a boat carrying 81 people - including a number of children - just days prior.
From BBC ● Jul. 31, 2026
In a fit of panic, de Vries rushed his paper on plant hybrids to print in March 1900, pointedly neglecting any mention of Mendel’s prior work.
From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee
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