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Ro Dodgson said comedy is "often based on risk" and clubs and promoters who are struggling financially are less able to take a chance on new acts.

From BBC • Apr. 4, 2026

The astronauts have had geology training in order to be able to photograph and describe lunar features, including ancient lava flows and impact craters.

From Barron's • Apr. 4, 2026

“We don’t want anyone to just toss it into the mailbox as we have been able to do in the past and have it counted,” she said.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 4, 2026

The pilot of the twin-engine, single-seat attack jet was able to fly out of Iranian airspace before ejecting from the aircraft and being rescued, they said.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 4, 2026

Had it not been for the ever more distant thunder of Russian guns we might almost have been able to forget that there was a war going on at all.

From "An Elephant in the Garden" by Michael Morpurgo