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"Having consulted with my family...I will not be putting my name forward," he said, despite "a majority" of the party's MSs backing him to take over.
From BBC ● Sep. 20, 2026
We take you inside the daily lives of the workers keeping AI online, from engineers checking rooftops for bird damage to technicians hunkering down on cots during extreme weather to keep servers running 24/7.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 20, 2026
And the Bruins heeded the advice, scoring 21 first-quarter points before pulling away in the second half to take a 52-38 win in their Big Ten opener Saturday night at the Rose Bowl.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 20, 2026
Speaking on BBC Politics Midlands, he said: "We want to take action today rather than wait for that to happen."
From BBC ● Sep. 20, 2026
If they gave out medals for existential crises and uncertainty, I’d take first place.
From "Split the Sky" by Marie Arnold
But when cooking at home, its chef-owner, Kwame Onwuachi, who also runs restaurants in Washington, D.C., and Las Vegas, takes a more laid-back approach.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 20, 2026
Human muscle fibers can shorten by comparable proportions, but the process takes about 10 times longer.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 19, 2026
She added: “The university takes all reports of harassment seriously, including those involving gender identity, and applies the same legal standards to these reports as it does to all allegations of harassment.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 19, 2026
His film takes a bird’s-eye approach to conflict, carefully studying how the systems set in place for our common good, on either side of the party or religious lines, can cause plenty of damage, too.
From Salon ● Sep. 19, 2026
The soldier glowers, mutters something in Japanese that Father Julien doesn’t understand, then takes the diary back and places it on a pile of confiscated materials.
From "At Last She Stood" by Erin Entrada Kelly
Though Kiffin took an army of assistant coaches and several players with him when he switched schools in November, his exit plan had one crucial flaw: he was forced to leave Chambliss behind.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 20, 2026
I took a delegation of Palisadians to Sacramento pushing for legislation that would help with that.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 20, 2026
By February, a Discord chat for Polymarket users had filled with complaints about how long it took to withdraw funds.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 20, 2026
"A bishop friend who retired told me it took three years for the tiredness to leave his body," McKeown told BBC Radio Foyle's North West Today programme.
From BBC ● Sep. 19, 2026
It took me longer than I expected to finish it, but the extra time was worth it, and I’m glad Ms. Wilcox urged me to try it.
From "Red Flags and Butterflies" by Sheryl Azzam
In the week since, Vance has taken a slightly more skeptical tone on AI development.
From Salon ● Sep. 20, 2026
The reporter said she and a photographer from the news outlet both had their badges taken away from them.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 19, 2026
If there had been an issue, "we would have taken appropriate action and informed the relevant parties," the official added.
From BBC ● Sep. 18, 2026
Four men and two women were taken to the hospital with injuries that were not life-threatening, according to Fire Department Spokesperson Lyndsey Lantz.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 18, 2026
As for me, I felt that a transformation had taken place since he had seen me last.
From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom
People often line up to shake her hand and thank her for taking on this fight when she is at events.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 20, 2026
Recent examples of communities taking action to protect land include Daisybank, Lott Meadow and Southcourt Green, in Cheltenham, as well as Juniper Hill Field and Heavens Valley in Stroud.
From BBC ● Sep. 20, 2026
Solo entrepreneurship is also taking off in the U.S.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 20, 2026
It must still go through parliamentary procedures in Denmark and Greenland before taking effect.
From Salon ● Sep. 19, 2026
Roland walks up and down the narrow beach taking pictures of all the teams, handing out trophies along the way.
From "Red Flags and Butterflies" by Sheryl Azzam
