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Police recovered March's phone from a drain and found a voice note he recorded just after 03:00 BST that said: "Mum I just killed a woman and I'm going back to jail."

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Morgan estimates $100 billion of tariff revenue could be eligible for refunds, though it expects actual refund payments would be less and a smaller drain of the Treasury’s cash.

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Morgan estimates $100 billion of tariff revenue could be eligible for refunds, though it expects actual refund payments would be less and a smaller drain of the Treasury’s cash.

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As often as you may be tickled by its fanged silliness, you’ll also be drained.

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A new wave of smart toilet technology captures some of the data we flush down the drain—and aims to unlock health clues contained within.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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