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Kyle Hurt, who eventually picked up the win, replaced him in the seventh and immediately surrendered a home run to Tovar on the second pitch of the at-bat to pad Colorado’s lead.
From Los Angeles Times • May 26, 2026
Work on the recent executive order picked up after the release of Anthropic’s Mythos, a model capable of launching cyberattacks and identifying software vulnerabilities.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 23, 2026
Warsh is taking over for Jerome Powell, whom Trump picked during his first presidential term.
From MarketWatch • May 22, 2026
Hull, who are looking for a third win in their third Championship play-off final, will be without forward Kyle Joseph with an injury picked up in the win at Millwall.
From BBC • May 22, 2026
Peter dragged him away, then picked him up in his arms and came sliding and stumbling past us.
From "An Elephant in the Garden" by Michael Morpurgo
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