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The national team must also win through a play-off in March to avoid missing out on a third successive World Cup this summer, having last lifted the trophy in 2006.
From BBC
A further 31 councils have secured agreements allowing for a later start date for their weekly food collections, so will not be viewed as missing the deadline.
From BBC
If colleges want to re-engage that missing third, they have to reduce the social risk of showing up, and make it worth a student’s while.
Justice Clarence Thomas, writing for the court, said the law broadly bars complaints involving lost or missing mail.
From Los Angeles Times
Firefighters and authorities search for people trapped in the mud and debris in Minas Gerais, southeastern Brazil, after torrential rains that have left at least 23 people dead and 47 missing in flooding and landslides.
From Barron's
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