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Pramod Poudel, who lives in Uckfield in East Sussex, told the BBC he has not heard from his family since the flood hit on Wednesday.

From BBC Aug. 28, 2026

A 2002 hit on the French presidential candidate Jean-Pierre Chevenement -- with a pineapple-flavoured missile at the Paris book fair -- would lead custard-pie throwing to be ruled a criminal offence.

From Barron's Aug. 24, 2026

Bank-rate credit-card expert Ana Staples warns that carrying a massive tuition balance on your card “spikes your credit utilization, which is a huge hit on your credit score.”

From MarketWatch Aug. 19, 2026

Mr. Jenkins has hit on the way global warming will be defeated.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 16, 2026

If anyone hit on you, we’d be off the mission.

From "The Martian" by Andy Weir




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