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The youngest son of Zimbabwe's late former leader Robert Mugabe has pleaded guilty to pointing a firearm and illegally being in South Africa.
From BBC • Apr. 17, 2026
A former professor of biology at the University of the South, Mr. Haskell has made a career of explaining the lives of plants to spellbound audiences.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 17, 2026
Dearborn, 62, a former track and football coach, is in his 40th year participating in high school sports.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 17, 2026
“And that is frightening to consider,” a former White House staffer admitted to me.
From Salon • Apr. 17, 2026
“She is the former nanny of little Lord Sandown,” I replied.
From "Secrets at Sea" by Richard Peck
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