The University of Maine’s Advanced Structures and Composites Center (ASCC) launched the 3Dirigo X, a 30-foot boat that sliced through the water at speeds approaching 40 knots.
The Himalayan landmass, where last week’s deadly flooding in Nepal and China took place, rises from shifting fault lines and is sliced by mighty rivers that are fed by glaciers.
Instead Justine shows up to slit his throat and take the baby from him, leaving him for dead; the child winds up disappearing with Holtz into a hell dimension.
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Emily Temple,
Literary Hub,
18 Aug. 2026
In 2014 and 2017, there were very violent protests; people were burned alive, motorcyclists had their throats slit, health centers were set on fire, schools were set on fire.
Kazan writes the entire series, sharing one co-writing credit with Alexander Chee for Episode 6, while Garth Davis and Laure de Clermont-Tonnerre split directorial duties.
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Wilson Chapman,
IndieWire,
2 Sep. 2026
The season brings back the franchise’s ‘Cutthroat’ format, splitting 24 competitors into three teams battling for a share of $500,000.
Keshad Johnson weighs in In moving from a standard contract to a two-way contract, Heat forward Keshad Johnson is seeing his salary slashed from last season’s $2 million to $678,882 — a 66% cut.
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Barry Jackson,
Miami Herald,
2 Sep. 2026
The Vaccine Integrity Project said last fall’s COVID-19 shots cut the risk of hospitalization by 53% in seniors and slashed emergency room visits for very young children.
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Lauran Neergaard,
Los Angeles Times,
2 Sep. 2026
Well, take a look at the devastation here where that flood wall ripped through this village on the Trishuli River, taking out most of this community.
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ABC News,
ABC News,
30 Aug. 2026
The four-piece from Austin, Texas ripped through their midday set, where the blazing sun was no match for their energy (if a little hard on their face paint).
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Elisabeth Garber-Paul,
Rolling Stone,
30 Aug. 2026
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