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While South Wales Police was responsible for the original investigation and storage of the evidence tape, a boundary change in 1996 saw Gwent Police assume responsibility for Caerphilly, and Michaela's case.

From BBC • May 23, 2026

Back in Oregon, one of the bill's main sponsors, Rep. Kevin Mannix, had been the author of the state's original anti-stalking law in 1995.

From BBC • May 22, 2026

But in new research, my colleagues and I show that the original Einstein–Rosen bridge points to something far stranger — and more fundamental — than a wormhole.

From Science Daily • May 22, 2026

The book, sponsored by the Vermont-based flour producer, is organized around crust styles, ranging from the original Neapolitan to New American.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 22, 2026

The original mortgage bond market had come into the world in much the same way, messily, coaxed into existence by the extreme interest of a small handful of people on the margins of high finance.

From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis