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An “unprecedented” situation was taking hold in Orange County on Friday, as a chemical tank was at risk of spewing a highly toxic chemical that can cause severe respiratory distress and hospitalization, officials said.
From Los Angeles Times • May 23, 2026
In the late ’60s, the media portrayed Solanas as just another radical member of the divisive second-wave feminist movement taking hold in America.
From Salon • Apr. 29, 2026
TD Cowen had downgraded Rogers to hold in early April, along with telecom peers BCE and Telus.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 23, 2026
Another argument has taken hold in Silicon Valley: interpersonal skills will become more valuable than ever, with some voices going so far as to tout a humanities education as sound tech career preparation.
From Barron's • Apr. 12, 2026
Research shows that these religions differed from Christianity in many ways, including the power that women could hold in rituals.
From "An Indigenous People’s History of the United States" by Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz
