authority
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The death toll from Nepal's devastating flood rose on Tuesday to 1,357, with 5,326 people still missing, the country's disaster authority said nearly two weeks after the August 26 disaster.
From Barron's ● Sep. 8, 2026
This authority was intended to help California address its especially severe smog.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 8, 2026
"Our search and rescue operation is ongoing," Dharam Raj Uprety, chief of the country's disaster authority, told AFP.
From Barron's ● Sep. 8, 2026
Article III establishes “one Supreme Court,” and Article I mentions “the Chief Justice,” but otherwise the Constitution leaves to Congress the authority to establish the structure of the federal judiciary, including the number of justices.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 7, 2026
“I have it on good authority that it tastes like chicken, but as I’ve never had chicken before, I can’t really say how true that is.”
From "Amari and the Night Brothers" by B.B. Alston
"It's not an easy task," acknowledged Yaya Doumbia, first deputy mayor of Yopougon, Abidjan's biggest district and a hotspot for informal enterprise, where authorities have created a "sanitation brigade".
From Barron's ● Sep. 9, 2026
Amazon has said that it is working closely with local authorities and officials and will cooperate with any investigation, while 21 Air said it was devastated by the accident.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 9, 2026
This came after they were informed by the Swedish authorities that they should have made a formal application to stay in the country after Brexit.
From BBC ● Sep. 8, 2026
Beyond lying to the FBI about the scheme involving Becerra, Williamson misled federal authorities on another topic, the plea agreement stated.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 8, 2026
Mudd feared the authorities would discover some of his secrets very soon.
From "Chasing Lincoln's Killer" by James L. Swanson
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