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Families were loaded on to tipper trucks and driven about 30 minutes away to Kubwa, an area where residents say basic amenities were missing and tensions emerged with the original inhabitants.

From BBC • Apr. 3, 2026

As a result, any losses will be insured up to $40 billion, double the original amount announced in March.

From Barron's • Apr. 3, 2026

Todd Bridges is the last surviving original cast member of the hit sitcom “Diff’rent Strokes,” which ran from 1978 to 1986.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 3, 2026

I have nothing against “prequels” in themselves—they date back to Virgil’s “Aeneid”—but they are no substitute for the original books.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026

“Hey, did you know that my dad owns some original copies of The Human Torch? I think he left them in the attic. Let’s go find them.”

From "Firegirl" by Tony Abbott