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For both goals, his shooting leg barely swings back, which prevents keepers from being able to read the kind of shot he will take.

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At 23 he would be the youngest starting quarterback to win football's biggest prize, and this week missed out on being named the season's Most Valuable Player by a single vote.

From Barron's

Protests have erupted over bugs being found in the detention center's food, W said, while lights are kept on 24 hours a day, making it difficult to sleep.

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Many residents fear that vision is steadily being eroded, with concrete replacing green spaces.

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In 2021, the government abandoned plans to reform the sector after months of intense protests that blocked the national capital's highways and led to Delhi's historic Red Fort complex being stormed by tractors.

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