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Crude oil also disrupts animals’ nervous systems, Grosell added, impairing their senses and ability to navigate, process input, and properly orient themselves in their environment.—
Asuka Koda, CNN Money, 17 Apr. 2026
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The now former Hungarian leader has been widely criticized for dismantling or impairing many democratic institutions including the Constitution, law courts and the media, and packing influential committees with loyalists.— Patrick Smith, NBC news, 13 Apr. 2026
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Wind gusts reached up to 110 mph, damaging homes throughout the city as the storm moved northeast.— Caroline Zimmerman, Kansas City Star, 25 Apr. 2026
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Days of severe storms to come The shift in the weather pattern that sparked Thursday night’s storms will keep the threat level elevated for damaging wind gusts, hail and tornadoes in the central US into early next week.— Briana Waxman, CNN Money, 24 Apr. 2026
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The Commission is investigating whether that move is harming consumers and the broadcast-television industry.— Armando Salguero OutKick, FOXNews.com, 22 Apr. 2026
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Sargassum is floating macroalgae that has inundated beaches in Florida and the Caribbean since 2011, damaging tourism, harming the health of humans and marine life and costing local governments millions of dollars a year to clean up.— Doyle Rice, USA Today, 18 Apr. 2026
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Determining how the teen died took time, and after months of additional investigation, prosecutors announced charges against D4vd that allege her murder was a premeditated attempt to keep her from ruining his music career by exposing their underage relationship.— Meredith Deliso, ABC News, 23 Apr. 2026
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Additionally, wet windows can accumulate condensation overnight, potentially ruining your hard work.— Mary Cornetta, Better Homes & Gardens, 18 Apr. 2026
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Along with the first-degree murder charge, which includes special circumstances of lying in wait, committing the crime for financial gain and murdering the witness in an investigation, Burke was also charged with lewd and lascivious acts with an individual under 14 and mutilating a body.— Dean Fioresi, CBS News, 23 Apr. 2026
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D4vd pleaded not guilty to first-degree murder, lewd and lascivious acts with a person under 14 and mutilating a body in connection with Rivas Hernandez’s death.— Jessica Schaldebeck, New York Daily News, 21 Apr. 2026
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Ancient lava fields can be seen as dark lunar maria marring the silvery lunar surface, which themselves are threaded with bright streaks of reflective debris strewn across the surface by violent asteroid strikes.— Anthony Wood, Space.com, 2 Apr. 2026
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The demoralizing graffiti marring the main entrance to The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints at 360 Lenox Ave.— Colin Mixson, New York Daily News, 12 Feb. 2026
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Returning Wednesday against the Twins would mean Soto missed 15 games after injuring his right calf while running the bases on April 3 in San Francisco.— Peter Sblendorio, New York Daily News, 21 Apr. 2026
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In the 1990s, the city of Carrollton came under scrutiny after killing and injuring birds in a rookery.— Emily Holshouser, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 21 Apr. 2026
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The Wilderness guides at Magashi Peninsula are well trained, the accommodation and food spoiling, and the wildlife sightings glorious.— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 23 Apr. 2026
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There is no dumber tradition that's come with this insufferable age of social media than spoiling draft picks.— Zach Dean OutKick, FOXNews.com, 22 Apr. 2026
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“Blighting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.grautoblog.com/thesaurus/blighting. Accessed 28 Apr. 2026.
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