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Additional information about Surkamp’s passing, including a cause of death, was not revealed.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 16, 2026
A conversation, or even something so simple as a light too bright or a sound too loud, can cause a "crash" that lasts 24, 48 hours, or in the worst cases, months on end.
From BBC ● Oct. 16, 2026
The findings, published in Nature Immunology, could be especially important for colorectal cancer, which has become the leading cause of cancer-related death among people under 50.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 16, 2026
The law allows authorities to target companies whose activities overseas cause or contribute to unhealthy haze levels in Singapore.
From Barron's ● Oct. 16, 2026
This looked like a lost cause, and I was real ready to go.
From "The Teacher’s Funeral" by Richard Peck
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This causes a greater contrast with the warmer tropics which can fire up a more potent jet stream - the fast moving, narrow band of fast winds high in the atmosphere.
From BBC ● Oct. 17, 2026
Joel canceled concerts in May 2025 after revealing two months before that he had a brain disorder known as normal pressure hydrocephalus, or NPH, which causes physical and mental issues.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 16, 2026
Yeah, it’s also that our weakness for money, or the power of money, in this culture also causes us somehow to think that if you’re wealthy, you’re also wise rather than just ruthless, right?
From Salon ● Oct. 16, 2026
"But we will do everything we can to protect Singaporeans, while working with our neighbours to address the underlying causes of the haze."
From Barron's ● Oct. 16, 2026
It’s never entirely clear on any given day what causes what inside the stock market, but it was pretty clear that, on October 31, Meredith Whitney caused the market in financial stocks to crash.
From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis
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But the industry is increasingly worried about so-called silent risk, where mainstream policies for businesses using AI neither affirmatively cover nor exclude losses caused by the technology.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 16, 2026
In total, the Synnovis hack in 2024 disrupted more than 10,000 appointments and caused weeks of disruption.
From BBC ● Oct. 16, 2026
Indonesian wildfire haze has caused a regional pollution crisis and prompted growing frustration in neighbours, including Malaysia.
From Barron's ● Oct. 16, 2026
What happens to a comedian’s work when he stops “chasing the dragon” of an immigrant struggle that caused him so much anger and pressure?
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 15, 2026
The Herdmans, who caused all the trouble in the first place, got $6.50.
From "The Best School Year Ever" by Barbara Robinson
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Earlier this year, four of the group's activists were jailed after causing £1.2m of damage at a UK site of an Israel-based defence firm.
From BBC ● Oct. 16, 2026
One important mechanism involves causing infected cells to die in a controlled, localized area, helping prevent the pathogen from spreading farther through the plant.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 15, 2026
The drug brings the disease-causing protein and the E3 ligase closer together, causing the E3 ligase to tag the protein for destruction.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 15, 2026
The rain began lashing Turkey's largest city in earnest on Wednesday morning and intensified throughout the day, causing chaos and flash flooding, with footage showing cars being dragged away by the fast-flowing waters.
From Barron's ● Oct. 15, 2026
But soon they have climbed too high, causing my heart to skip.
From "Split the Sky" by Marie Arnold
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