So the showrunner of TV’s number one comedy acquiesced and, in 1995, bought a green Porsche 911 coupe.
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Jon Blistein,
Rolling Stone,
15 Oct. 2026
As the Tingleys alternately acquiesced to and resisted Vista Grande's insistence on medication, administrators started calling 911 after altercations, according to ambulance and police dispatch records.
Israel’s prime minister, who only reluctantly acceded to Trump’s 2025 Gaza cease-fire, has managed to continue waging war in Gaza without incurring significant costs.
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KHALED ELGINDY,
Foreign Affairs,
8 Oct. 2026
When Queen Elizabeth acceded to the throne in 1952 upon the death of her father, King George VI, Winston Churchill was the British prime minister.
The Arkansas Development Finance Authority and the Arkansas Natural Resources Commission both agreed to the change.
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Randy Moll,
Arkansas Online,
13 Oct. 2026
Some attorneys questioned the legality of charging 18% interest, and most agreed that the higher rate would have to be disclosed in a contract to be legally enforceable.
Earlier popes had maintained that exception, though Pope John Paul II increasingly advocated ending capital punishment, stressing that those convicted of crimes retain their human dignity.
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Landon Mion,
FOXNews.com,
12 Oct. 2026
At the same time, Sargent advocated for Christian Children’s Fund, Special Olympics, World Hunger, AIDS Project Los Angeles and the American Foundation for AIDS Research.
The Republican administration says the 4th Circuit decision conflicts with rulings by at least three other circuits and, if upheld, will hamper the government's ability to deport immigrants with terrorism ties in many other cases.
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ABC News,
ABC News,
13 Oct. 2026
That decision, upheld on appeal, put the onus on the Continuum of Care, an amorphous entity with a board and open membership that had long functioned as an appendage of LAHSA but actually had the statutory power to hire or fire the agency.
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Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
10 Oct. 2026
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