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As my heart broke into a million pieces, I told him it was too late, and then I told the police.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 21, 2026
Prime Minister Andy Burnham "dodges" questions over the costs, the paper says, insisting that it is a "private matter".
From BBC ● Aug. 21, 2026
“Hayden’s death remains under investigation and it is important to allow that investigation to proceed,” Ellis told TMZ.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 21, 2026
But dirty toilets are not his biggest problem – it is the lack of teachers, he says.
From BBC ● Aug. 21, 2026
The streets of New Orleans are quiet and lined with rows of neat houses, manicured lawns, and flowered gardens; it all whizzes past as the night shifts to dawn.
From "At Last She Stood" by Erin Entrada Kelly
The State and Treasury departments announced they are leveling additional penalties against nine state-owned mining, metal and construction companies.
From Salon ● Aug. 21, 2026
"I sang live with them and I think they really appreciated that, because it's a very romantic way of doing it," he says.
From BBC ● Aug. 21, 2026
As they prepare to return to the U.K. later this month, they leave behind a trail of entertainment projects—some successful, some not—that they embarked on after their move to Montecito in 2020.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 21, 2026
Current measurements show that they are well over 2C above normal.
From BBC ● Aug. 21, 2026
Cynthia has conflicted feelings about her mother—she understands that Joey was forced down an unexpected path because of her illness, but she also feels abandoned, and sorrowful that they lived separate lives.
From "At Last She Stood" by Erin Entrada Kelly
"People there were talking about the state of schools and everything that's wrong with them."
From BBC ● Aug. 21, 2026
"And a majority of them are from underprivileged castes and communities. Anyone who can afford sends their children to private school," he adds.
From BBC ● Aug. 21, 2026
“He’s at the Cowboys now, so learning under him, and then my whole O-line from Tennessee, I love them boys, and they helped me a lot too.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 20, 2026
There's also a secondary effect on consumers as higher borrowing costs for firms is often passed through to them via higher prices.
From BBC ● Aug. 20, 2026
Not long after, American bombers destroy the targets she marked for them.
From "At Last She Stood" by Erin Entrada Kelly
Still, the country is still struggling to meet demand thanks to its aging power grid.
From Salon ● Aug. 21, 2026
The warning has put the party at odds with its own president.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 21, 2026
And its benefits may go beyond simply spending time outdoors.
From BBC ● Aug. 21, 2026
Thanks to its abundant land and energy, as well as friendly permitting, Texas now has more than 500 data centers, second only to Virginia, according to industry tracking platform Data Center Map.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 21, 2026
The boxy vehicle has a yellow paint base with the name “Sandy June’s Mobile Frybread Food Truck” elegantly lettered across its long side.
From "Legendary Frybread Drive-In" by Cynthia Leitich Smith
Now he’s under the microscope as new details surrounding her death and their relationship emerge.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 21, 2026
So seriously, in fact, that he's desperate to make amends for a lyric on the last Killers album, called In Another Life, that made some fans question their relationships.
From BBC ● Aug. 21, 2026
Mirroring similar fixtures in European countries, the UK government has said the day aims to recognise those impacted by terrorism including victims and their families, witnesses and the emergency services.
From BBC ● Aug. 21, 2026
Falling in love with music is a radically different proposition to making it your career; and, like many middle-aged rock bands, The Killers feel beholden to their earliest hits.
From BBC ● Aug. 21, 2026
Finally, just before dawn, when the sky is still dark, someone calls for the prisoners to make their way to the main building.
From "At Last She Stood" by Erin Entrada Kelly
“My whole thing is: When you use generative AI to come up with ideas, people forget what ideas were theirs and what ideas were the computer’s,” he says.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 19, 2026
Helen Richardson-Walsh knew Olympic gold was theirs while observing the Dutch players' behaviour in the tunnel before the game.
From BBC ● Aug. 18, 2026
Bare and Huddleston, two self-described “country hicks,” have become polarizing heroes of the rural campaign against the AI technology rewiring geopolitics, the economy—and now hometowns like theirs.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 17, 2026
Ms. Loughridge and Mr. Patteson allow for a certain fluidity in their arrangement, for theirs is an attempt “to organize the non-existent.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 7, 2026
"I always keep my appointments. No one keeps theirs, nowadays. I ought to know better. How are you, Jake, anyway?"
From "The Sun Also Rises" by Ernest Hemingway
