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Nearly a week after being rescued near Big Bear Lake, Jackie — half of a celebrity bald eagle couple — remains in critical condition as veterinarians continue to puzzle over the cause of her maladies.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 24, 2026

A satisfying puzzle break: What’s a four-letter word for “Those who often hear a siren song”? Treat your brain to some delightful wordplay in today’s crossword.

From Slate ● Jul. 22, 2026

Nevertheless, clouds still hang over how England solve this puzzle after another failure - and the pressure is on Tuchel to come up with the answers.

From BBC ● Jul. 19, 2026

The researchers say the findings are useful for more than settling a famous scientific puzzle.

From Science Daily ● Jul. 17, 2026

Penelope scarcely slept at all, for her mind was whirring with all that had happened, and she wondered how all the pieces of this strange puzzle might fit together.

From "The Unseen Guest" by Maryrose Wood

With dozens of actors who lead guests through scavenger hunts, puzzles and conversations, Knott’s Berry Farm’s ‘Ghost Town Alive!’ can’t be replicated.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 24, 2026

Or, if you prefer your puzzles bite-sized, try today’s mini.

From Slate ● Jul. 9, 2026

This featured noise-cancelling headphones, fidget toys, weighted blankets and quiet activities such as colouring and puzzles.

From BBC ● Jun. 26, 2026

How AI fits into those aging rules puzzles commanders.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 19, 2026

I had seen three-dimensional puzzles and jigsaw puzzles that had a different picture printed on either side.

From "The View From Saturday" by E.L. Konigsburg

Ryan Kerner, an attorney from St. Louis, Mo., was puzzled and delighted when he saw groups of Bald-Es near Hyde Park on the day of the concert.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 22, 2026

"I was puzzled because I could not find any public document that listed the voter identity card as a mandatory document for passport renewal," he wrote.

From BBC ● Jun. 29, 2026

These hidden features may help explain discrepancies that have puzzled researchers studying dinosaur growth.

From Science Daily ● Jun. 22, 2026

While both were doctoral students in Canada, Mann and Pardo puzzled over it for years.

From Barron's ● Jun. 18, 2026

“When this was first encountered, and I had puzzled over it for all the time I could spare,” Elizebeth wrote, “I decided to make the assumption that it was enciphered code.”

From "The Woman All Spies Fear" by Amy Butler Greenfield

Pessimism about the economy persists across classes, puzzling economists despite healthy hiring and consumer-spending metrics.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 19, 2026

But as more analysts bang the drum, this puzzling quantum play might finally start making sense.

From Barron's ● Jun. 15, 2026

A competing interpretation has emerged of the preliminary report's most puzzling detail: the brief movement of both fuel-control switches to "cutoff" shortly after take-off.

From BBC ● Jun. 15, 2026

U.S. authorities deny any part in the puzzling series of events, which involved a pair of 35-ton fishing craft — not the sleek speedboats typically pictured in Department of Defense videos of maritime strikes.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 15, 2026

He stopped and looked at me like he’s puzzling, then said, “I’m going to have to do some more contemplating over this. On the one hand this might be an act of conjuration.”

From "Elijah of Buxton" by Christopher Paul Curtis