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Around sunset on Sept. 22, six days after Cynthia was last seen, a rural landowner was walking her dog on a private dirt road 40 miles south of Arlington when she noticed a foul odor.

From Slate • Apr. 6, 2026

A man has been charged following disorder in south Belfast on Friday.

From BBC • Apr. 5, 2026

That put the benchmark just a whisker away from correction territory, and firmly south of its 200-day moving average.

From Barron's • Apr. 5, 2026

According to police, the Public Works street-sweeping truck was traveling south on Vista Del Mar on its scheduled route when a northbound SUV collided with it head-on.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 5, 2026

Further back than our forefathers remember, and long before this land was named Ghana, a great river flowed from north to south, blessing those who lived along it with fish and crops.

From "Flying Through Water" by Mamle Wolo