authorities
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The home was run by the Diocese of Carlisle and funded by grants from local authorities who sent women there from across the north-west of England.
From BBC • Jun. 10, 2026
The census, which was carried out over a week in September 2025, uncovered the women by working with all 33 London councils and 68 others across England, amounting to a third of all local authorities.
From BBC • Jun. 10, 2026
Those who have been referred to federal authorities this year include former New York Congressman George Santos and accounts linked to military spouses, according to people familiar with the matter.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 9, 2026
A California couple attacked by a bear outside their eastern Sierra Nevada home have survived the encounter after fighting off the animal with a water bottle and a hatchet, authorities said.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 9, 2026
If it hadn’t been for Bruno, Copernicanism might never have received such adverse attention from the authorities, Galileo might not have been persecuted and scientific progress in Italy might have proceeded more smoothly.
From "The Scientists" by John Gribbin
