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Here are the four key takeaways every parent should remember: This generation faces unprecedented risks due to a perfect storm of factors including ongoing brain development, mental health crises, the fentanyl epidemic, and social isolation.—
Charell G. Coleman,
Forbes.com,
4 June 2025 -
Inmates on the first step could be out of isolation and in a group setting for four hours a day, said Raemisch, the former head of the Colorado prison system.—
Gavin Off,
Charlotte Observer,
30 May 2025
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At the dawn of the 20th century, African Americans faced lynch mobs, disenfranchisement, and segregation.—
Ed Gaskin,
Boston Herald,
24 May 2025
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Since the 1890s, Inkwell Beach, part of Oak Bluffs Town Beach, has been a summertime sanctuary for Black families seeking reprieve from segregation and discrimination.—
Mariette Williams,
Essence,
21 May 2025
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Of course, the materials choice could make this quite a hot box in the summer months, so Elsewhere Pods has installed a mini-split air-conditioning system and insulation to mitigate this, plus the glass is double-glazed.—
Adam Williams
June 01,
New Atlas,
1 June 2025
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Even feathers, which seem delicate, are made of keratin and are engineered for both insulation and lift without adding unnecessary bulk.—
Scott Travers,
Forbes.com,
31 May 2025
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The town is enforcing the quarantine order until the owners exhaust their appeals.—
John J. Houlihan Jr,
Hartford Courant,
25 May 2025
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The birds that survived were taken to a U.S. Department of Agriculture quarantine facility, according to prosecutors.—
Sara Schilling,
Sacbee.com,
21 May 2025
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The main pool is surrounded by tropical vegetation with thatched cabanas in the distance, and everyone, from guests to staff, seems to appreciate the beauty that comes with serene seclusion.—
Jessica Fields,
Essence,
8 May 2025
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Cardinal electors must sign an oath of secrecy and seclusion, under threat of excommunication.—
Daniel Burke,
NPR,
6 May 2025
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The Trump administration has voiced its support for all manner of geologic sequestration.—
Christopher Helman,
Forbes.com,
29 Apr. 2025
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President Barack Obama’s pivot to Asia achieved new levels of strategic engagement with the region in general, and with Southeast Asia in particular, after years of neglect, but it was challenged by caps on military spending imposed under sequestration.—
Michael J. Green,
Foreign Affairs,
31 Jan. 2022
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Tuesday’s incident marks the third day in a row that people have been killed on their way to the GHF distribution point west of Rafah while attempting to secure food as famine conditions worsen in Gaza following an 11-week blockade by Israel.—
Abeer Salman,
CNN Money,
3 June 2025
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After the end of an 11-week Israeli blockade on aid entering Gaza, GHF -- a private contractor backed by the U.S. and Israel -- would take over distributing aid in Gaza, Netanyahu said.—
Nadine El-Bawab,
ABC News,
1 June 2025
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“Counterblockade.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/counterblockade. Accessed 8 Jun. 2025.
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