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Hours after a federal judge blocked the president’s attempt to restore his name, the Kennedy Center’s board voted on Sept. 15 to shutter the venue for renovations.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 2, 2026

The chain faces mounting pressure from rivals including 7 Brew, a privately held drive-through coffee chain, and Starbucks, which is updating its drinks menu amid a wider turnaround attempt.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 2, 2026

US convicted murderer Christa Pike is in hospital and being given "life-saving measures" after Tennessee authorities failed in their attempt to execute her by lethal injection.

From BBC ● Oct. 1, 2026

UN rights chief Volker Turk on Thursday urged Tennessee not to make a new attempt to execute Pike.

From Barron's ● Oct. 1, 2026

I rolled my neck from side to side in an attempt to dispel the feeling as I watched myself spot the Butterfly and exit my seat at the theater.

From "Glitch" by Laura Martin

Over the past two weeks, Cornell University has faced a very public and very courageous rebellion, similar to the one Cassie attempts to mount in “Promising Young Woman.”

From Salon ● Oct. 2, 2026

Carrey rose to fame doing comedy films throughout the 1990s and has continued acting, despite his attempts to retire.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2026

The gang were foiled in their attempts to pull the deception for a third time.

From BBC ● Oct. 1, 2026

"There's always a lot of lobbying, and ultimately perhaps also attempts to exert pressure on the committee," the secretary of the Nobel committee, Kristian Berg Harpviken, told AFP in an interview.

From Barron's ● Oct. 1, 2026

Then he knelt beside Renn, and after several attempts, dragged her sleeping-sack out from behind her.

From "Wolf Brother" by Michelle Paver

Los Angeles police confirmed the attempted burglary at the home of Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs’ son.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 2, 2026

As Kevin Hartnett relates in “The Proof in the Code,” soon after digital computers became available their creators attempted to put Turing’s proposal to the test.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 2, 2026

Pinto has described himself as a whistleblower, but was convicted in Portugal of offences including illegal access to data and attempted extortion and given a four-year suspended sentence.

From BBC ● Oct. 2, 2026

Pike, whose attempted execution had already been the subject of a high-profile legal battle, was in hospital and being given "life-saving measures" as of Thursday morning.

From BBC ● Oct. 1, 2026

It’s the first watercolor that I’ve ever attempted, that I’ve spent the last few weekends working on, before and after my shifts at the marina.

From "Red Flags and Butterflies" by Sheryl Azzam

The volume of oil flowing from the Middle East region has almost returned to pre-war levels, data shows, despite the continued restrictions Iran is placing on vessels attempting to travel through the Strait of Hormuz.

From BBC ● Oct. 2, 2026

Earlier, as von der Leyen arrived, local broadcasters showed footage of a small group of protesters attempting to block her exit from the airport with a truck and a tanker.

From Barron's ● Oct. 1, 2026

Rather than attempting to lure the animals toward the speaker, the researchers played the sounds loudly enough to provoke a startle response.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 30, 2026

Anyone attempting to illegally enter the United States will be apprehended, prosecuted, and removed from the country.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 28, 2026

We rode up in silence and I kept my gaze on the opposite wall, although I sensed the fella was attempting to catch my eye over Mr. Haber’s head.

From "The Red Car to Hollywood" by Jennie Liu