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“These roadblocks keep coming up, and it can make you feel like maybe God’s trying to tell me something.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 17, 2026
What I can tell you: Under the Affordable Care Act, subsidies are based on household income, not on assets or wealth.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 17, 2026
The researchers say they could tell because they measured just how much money they made.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 17, 2026
That was part of the reason he didn't tell people, he says.
From BBC ● Aug. 17, 2026
Joey’s friends tell her it is disgraceful to accept the invitation.
From "At Last She Stood" by Erin Entrada Kelly
"That tells us we can potentially tune electrical behavior by carefully controlling curvature at the nanoscale."
From Science Daily ● Aug. 17, 2026
The next time AI tells you an idea is brilliant, or that you’re totally right, run it by an actual friend.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 16, 2026
But introducing formal pet bereavement policies has its challenges, Stott tells the BBC.
From BBC ● Aug. 15, 2026
As the film’s title card tells viewers, the movie takes place three years into “the mandate,” as the characters refer to it.
From Salon ● Aug. 15, 2026
I text Mom to come pick me up, and after she hugs me and tells me she’s proud of me for stopping right away, she says she knows someone who might be able to help.
From "Keeping Pace" by Laurie Morrison
“This is a big moment for us,” Sean Shoptaw, executive vice president of Disney Games and Digital Entertainment, told reporters at a recent media event.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 17, 2026
“We’re not going to change humans, and humans make bad decisions,” Garrett Langley, CEO and co-founder of Flock, told The Post.
From Salon ● Aug. 17, 2026
Instead, he said he was approached by two of the management staff and told he could not be served due to an incident "earlier in the week".
From BBC ● Aug. 17, 2026
"We've provided drinks and some meals," Annick Dodemont, who runs one of many local businesses supporting the firefighting operation, told AFP.
From Barron's ● Aug. 17, 2026
I told him that when I was little, my favorite thing to draw was my family but I’d often forget to draw their arms.
From "Red Flags and Butterflies" by Sheryl Azzam
He still has trouble putting on football pads — “I’m still trying to figure it out” — but as an edge rusher, there’s no telling how far his journey will take him.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 16, 2026
“It’s telling me it’s in the book, and I’m holding the book, and it’s not there,” Turkle said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 16, 2026
He added feedback has been overwhelmingly positive with visitors telling his staff: "You should be very proud of your city."
From BBC ● Aug. 16, 2026
There is no red banner telling me this particular bag is unsafe.
From Salon ● Aug. 14, 2026
“You have to stay here,” he was telling her.
From "An Elephant in the Garden" by Michael Morpurgo
