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"You can't move a mobile home that's been sitting for 25 years. It will disintegrate," says Mountain Meadows resident Ben Moore, 35, who first moved to the park with his father in high school.
From BBC ● Jul. 18, 2026
The release comes at a time of high tensions between Havana and Washington.
From Barron's ● Jul. 18, 2026
Iran has adapted to U.S. defenses, firing missiles that travel at extremely high speeds and can maneuver as they streak toward the earth, according to U.S. officials familiar with the attacks.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 18, 2026
To examine the plate beneath the OJP, the researchers studied high frequency seismic signals called Po and So waves.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 18, 2026
Approaching high atop Midnight, the view becomes clearer.
From "Will’s Race for Home" by Jewell Parker Rhodes
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“The impact has been most acute in refined products, with diesel and gasoline prices surging, pushing U.S. refining margins to record highs and increasing the risk of higher fuel costs for consumers.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 17, 2026
Copper prices have reached record highs driven by both supply tightness and a surge in demand led by efforts to boost the build-out of AI.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 15, 2026
Temperatures are unlikely to reach 30C this weekend with a more general slight fall in the highs across the UK expected.
From BBC ● Jul. 15, 2026
Valero’s stock fell on Wednesday as oil prices slipped, but it has closed at record highs over the past five sessions.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 15, 2026
The highs and lows on that particular holiday had been intense.
From "Far from the Tree" by Robin Benway
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That's because of the domination of London and the south east of England, which in these most recent awards accounted for 56% of higher honours, while having 27% of the UK's population.
From BBC ● Jul. 19, 2026
Because her modified adjusted gross income also increased, she ended up paying higher Medicare Part B and Part D premiums, and a larger share of her Social Security benefits became taxable.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 18, 2026
Costco’s gas sales are higher than they have ever been, executives said recently.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 18, 2026
Here, a filmmaker who managed to reach the peak of Olympus makes the prideful, ill-fated decision to hoist a ladder toward the stars, trying to get even higher, past where even the Gods can see.
From Salon ● Jul. 18, 2026
He spun around faster and faster and higher and higher, and you know what?
From "The Seven Wonders of Sassafras Springs" by Betty G. Birney
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"Credibility is the highest asset in politics," he wrote on social media, and said he would begin the process of appointing Spahn's replacement.
From BBC ● Jul. 18, 2026
In the case of aspartame, the amount consumed by the highest group was roughly equal to the aspartame in one can of diet soda.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 18, 2026
Given our own tinderbox of a world—in the face of the Somme, in the face of millions killed—the highest morality has nothing to do with domestic scandals and everything to do with preventing great-power war.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 17, 2026
The city is home to just under 100,000 people and boasts one of the highest concentrations of mobile home parks in the region.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 17, 2026
Marina and Polina were each presented with a second Order of Lenin award, and they and Valentina were all given the Gold Star of Hero of the Soviet Union— the nation’s highest honor.
From "A Thousand Sisters" by Elizabeth Wein
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