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However four of those five home losses came under former coach Alexander Straus.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 2, 2026
“They’re not building a bunch of little corvettes,” said Thomas Shugart, a former U.S.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 2, 2026
A recent government report revealed that roughly one-third of the Education Ministry’s budget is siphoned off to cover pension checks for former civil servants.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 1, 2026
Her former school, Assumption Grammar in Ballynahinch, County Down, said it was "deeply saddened and heartbroken" by the death of its "cherished past pupil".
From BBC ● Nov. 1, 2026
Now Calvin, a former soldier, agreed to move into Leah’s and guard the women from any “evil spirits.”
From "American Spirits" by Barb Rosenstock
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