Like many songwriters who’ve ever poured their romantic sorrows out in their music, the challenge in this new era was getting acquainted with writing from a place of happiness instead, which can be a source of anxiety itself.
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Ethan Millman,
HollywoodReporter,
15 Oct. 2026
It’s poured over ice and garnished with a fish pick and a fresh orchid blossom.
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Daniel Hernandez,
Los Angeles Times,
14 Oct. 2026
Widespread violence erupted across France over the weekend, as rioters and looters ransacked storefronts, clashed with police and set fire to municipal buildings.
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Max Butterworth,
NBC news,
19 Oct. 2026
Demonstrations erupted into riots on Saturday, with almost 2,400 people arrested, shops looted or damaged and buildings covered in graffiti as violent groups clashed with police in cities across the country, according to the interior ministry.
Kearns gushed in a 2015 interview that his dream creative collaboration would be directing a project written by his daughter that explored race.
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Emily St. Martin,
Los Angeles Times,
8 Oct. 2026
When the topic postgame shifted to the possibility of that being his last time taking the field with Happ, Swanson gushed about his impact, both on himself and the Cubs.
Prosecutors say Campbell then sprayed Mobley with mace and stabbed him in the neck.
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Asal Rezaei,
CBS News,
12 Oct. 2026
The shared affinity was clear in the celebration, as Mesa sprayed Cash with alcohol, and Vilade and Erik Neander, the team’s president of baseball operations, embraced while Vilade was interviewed.
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Nicolas Villamil,
The Orlando Sentinel,
8 Oct. 2026
As of last month, 52 additional fountain eruptions had occurred, the most violent of which spewed lava over 400 meters into the air.
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John Timmer,
ArsTechnica,
9 Oct. 2026
Unregulated textile factories, iron and steel mills, and Coca-Cola production and chemical plants spewed pollution into the air and water well into the mid-20th century.
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