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At 17 years old, she can be tried as an adult for her charges in North Carolina, he added.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 31, 2026
It is a rare "standalone" e-commerce firm that can be assessed on its own merits, fashion industry analyst Deglise-Favre said.
From BBC ● Aug. 31, 2026
“We’ll miss you, Dolly. Tennessee won’t be the same without her!”
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 31, 2026
He was the reason they were any good, and he's very, very good, but won't be spoken about in the same breath as the goalscorers.
From BBC ● Aug. 31, 2026
Jones said war was coming, and traveling to Southeast Asia would be dangerous.
From "At Last She Stood" by Erin Entrada Kelly
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I am seeking guidance regarding scholarships and student loans.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 31, 2026
"I thought, well, which limb am I willing to lose? I'm right-handed, so I decided let's do a left hook," she recounted.
From Barron's ● Aug. 31, 2026
It doesn't matter how many times I come to Carnival, I am always surprised at the complete transformation of this area.
From BBC ● Aug. 30, 2026
“I am so ashamed that I cannot even raise my eyes. Please forgive me. Please,” said Singh in the video.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 30, 2026
And here I am, between Dara and her date.
From "Legendary Frybread Drive-In" by Cynthia Leitich Smith
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They say many affected drivers are legally authorized to work and have strong safety records.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 31, 2026
They are three of the rare breed to have managed 250 games with a single Premier League club, and Mikel Arteta is now the 10th member of that elite group.
From BBC ● Aug. 31, 2026
“What we have is these storms that are kind of like popcorn,” Cerveny said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 31, 2026
Tax uncertainties, bureaucratic red tape, delays in land and environmental approvals are all long-documented challenges for foreign investors, including the Japanese.
From BBC ● Aug. 31, 2026
They still have no idea where they are headed or what they are doing there, only that they’re involved in some sort of cultural military organization.
From "At Last She Stood" by Erin Entrada Kelly
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“What we have is these storms that are kind of like popcorn,” Cerveny said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 31, 2026
He looks like scoring goals is just becoming a bit boring and he's probably trying to think of ways to do it better.
From BBC ● Aug. 31, 2026
“You’re reading a book that is fiction and not fact,” Sanft told jurors.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 31, 2026
Also, the demeanour he gives off is young Jose Mourinho vibes.
From BBC ● Aug. 31, 2026
But if she’s going to succeed in her adopted country—one for which she played such a pivotal wartime role—she’ll have to remind them who she is.
From "At Last She Stood" by Erin Entrada Kelly
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The girl was arrested last week and indicted by a grand jury Monday.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 31, 2026
Chinese state media, external was quick to pick up on the "rifts", using the incident as an example to highlight the gaps in India's ability to enforce contracts.
From BBC ● Aug. 31, 2026
Abdullah, a longtime security guard, was praised for his heroic actions confronting the shooters and giving others time to flee.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 31, 2026
Sanft questioned why jurors never heard from Kading or Knight, who was sentenced to 28 years in prison after pleading no contest to voluntary manslaughter in 2018.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 31, 2026
Joey, too, was anxious to discover what lay ahead for her.
From "At Last She Stood" by Erin Entrada Kelly
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The emergency school closures were part of a federal partnership to crack down on fraud and illegal practices in the commercial trucking industry.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 31, 2026
"There were some doubts in the match, I'm not going to lie," he said.
From BBC ● Aug. 31, 2026
In 2024, about 5,200 large trucks were involved in fatal crashes, a 3% decrease from 2023 but a 30% increase in the last 10 years, according to the National Safety Council.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 31, 2026
"People say their children were given dignity. They were worth going in the front door and they were worth fighting for, and you stood in the middle of the road and said so."
From BBC ● Aug. 31, 2026
Even if there were a doctor among the land rushers, they’d be journeying on.
From "Will’s Race for Home" by Jewell Parker Rhodes
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“One of these trainees killed someone in Oklahoma that should have never been on the roadway,” he said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 31, 2026
At a time when foreign lenders have been exiting their Indian bank portfolios, Japanese banks are aggressively bidding for Indian financial assets.
From BBC ● Aug. 31, 2026
Additionally, the heat dome in the region has been moving away eastward, allowing for the moisture to build up in the atmosphere.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 31, 2026
He pledged investments in China's clothing industry, adding that the "nourishment" from the country has been "inseparable" from Shein's success.
From BBC ● Aug. 31, 2026
I could easily have fallen and been trampled.
From "Will’s Race for Home" by Jewell Parker Rhodes
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Brittany Snow recently said to me, “Acting for me is being excited to be asked back.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 31, 2026
Arsenal have become renowned for being difficult to break down and new players repeatedly say that they are impressed and sometimes overwhelmed by the level of detail coming from Arteta.
From BBC ● Aug. 31, 2026
German Finance Minister Lars Klingbeil told reporters he would have preferred a clear position from Washington that Siluanov was not being received like a regular guest.
From Barron's ● Aug. 31, 2026
The data center is being developed by Hut 8, a bitcoin miner and data-center developer, in Nueces County, Texas.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 31, 2026
Mom says that just being her friend is enough.
From "Red Flags and Butterflies" by Sheryl Azzam
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