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"The crowd started to get really tight to the point everything had ground to a halt," she said.

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They have two measures to decide on Election Day: one would put tight limits on rental housing, which boosters say would preserve more real estate for islanders.

Tanzanian President Samia Suluhu Hassan has been sworn in for a second term amid tight security, following an election marred by violent protests and rejected by the opposition as a sham.

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Regional economic growth will likely soften in coming quarters, “as tighter fiscal policy and softer exports amid slower global trade growth outweigh resilient consumption,” Tandon said.

The veteran tight end, in an apparent salute to the World Series champions, celebrated by taking an imaginary swing and then doing the Dodgers’ post-hit celebration.

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