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Among the new parliament's first tasks when it sits next month will be to confirm top leaders already selected by the party at its twice-a-decade congress in January.

From Barron's

The research has been accepted for publication in the journal The Cryosphere, where editors selected it as a 'highlight paper' because of its scientific importance.

From Science Daily

USC officials said they are clarifying how they selected candidates to participate in the race.

From Los Angeles Times

But, for some, the end will be deferred after a compromise deal was struck that gives a select few a chance to board what one outgoing peer called the "hereditary lifeboat".

From BBC

For Maisler to build a cast that felt summoned rather than selected for the sweeping musical “Sinners,” finding the young blues musician Sammie required “a worldwide search down every avenue imaginable,” she said.

From The Wall Street Journal