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It comes after Sir Tom Jones said earlier this week that he had been removed from the series despite wanting to stay, over an insurance issue.
From BBC ● Sep. 11, 2026
A major air-traffic control system issue canceled more than 2,000 flights, many of them to and from giant Heathrow in London.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 11, 2026
I’m taking issue with the widespread belief that the long-term fates of a country’s economy and stock market are closely tied to the size of its population.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 11, 2026
This story is part of Image’s September Image Makers issue, your guide to this city that refuses to be any one thing.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 11, 2026
“Seed Collector, be patient. We will resolve this issue with peace and understanding,” First Turkey said.
From "Healer of the Water Monster" by Brian Young
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“She’s uniquely effective at cutting through and communicating clearly, ‘Here’s what the issues are and here’s where the opportunities are,’” said Todd Howard, head of the Microsoft game studio that makes “Fallout” and “Elder Scrolls.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 12, 2026
Last year, Michael Johnson's inaugural Grand Slam Track league attempted to maintain focus on the sport following Paris 2024 while offering lucrative prize money, but ended after encountering serious financial issues.
From BBC ● Sep. 11, 2026
They’re also a generation that’s more open to mental health therapy and talking about mental health issues.
From Salon ● Sep. 11, 2026
Other issues surround the company, including constraints on computing power and tight competition with OpenAI, he said.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 11, 2026
This is critical, since most of the self-confidence issues regarding the arts is centered around the idea that children can “get it wrong” or the idea that what they create is less than perfect.
From "Music and the Child" by Natalie Sarrazin
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The DMV started rolling out plates with the new configuration earlier this year but the first one hasn’t been issued to a vehicle yet, Ongtoaboc said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 11, 2026
Wastewater treatment works can only operate with an environmental permit issued by the Environment Agency.
From BBC ● Sep. 11, 2026
The changes eliminated capital-gains taxes on qualified investments—meaning newly issued shares in C corporations with assets of less than $50 million in certain industries.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 11, 2026
In fact, the state has not issued a Flex Alert since 2022, and it has not implemented rotating outages since 2020.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 11, 2026
This is only true because this piece of paper has been issued by the Bank of England and is of the approved form.
From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton
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While the UAE has not addressed the conversation specifically, it did not deny it either, issuing a statement emphasising that, since the attack by Hamas, it has worked towards de-escalation, regional stability and preventing violence.
From BBC ● Sep. 10, 2026
In issuing its alert Wednesday, the National Park Service said the bat was found outside Curry Village’s shower house on May 18 and tested positive for rabies.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 4, 2026
The USDA, for example, relies on the maps as part of a "fast track" process for issuing disaster designations.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 4, 2026
“Japan has been low-growth and issuing debt for a very, very long time,” he said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 2, 2026
My back feels fine, meaning I’m not feeling it at all; even my wrists, damaged by carpal tunnel syndrome years ago, are issuing no complaints.
From "Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America" by Barbara Ehrenreich
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