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Jones was on duty that weekend, and Strickland assured Boyd that the detective was a “good old boy.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 5, 2026

More than seven hours of Boyd’s phone recordings were in the police file—conversations before and after the killing that went unreported until aired by the Journal.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 5, 2026

Using his acute sense of smell and training to detect a chemical compound within explosives, Magawa would then alert human handlers of mines that could be later safely removed.

From BBC • Apr. 4, 2026

They can even detect tuberculosis, an infectious disease that commonly affects the lungs, far quicker than it would be found in a lab using conventional microscopy, Apopo has said.

From BBC • Apr. 4, 2026

The airbrushed apron said so in a neon.yellow-and-green font against a black background that matched the sign.

From "Legendary Frybread Drive-In" by Cynthia Leitich Smith