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"I remain committed to implementing this year's pay award but unfortunately, I am currently unable to do so in the absence of a sufficient budget being agreed for my department," he said.

From BBC ● Oct. 17, 2026

He went from fighting a communist insurgency in Southeast Asia to serving in a department called the Unit, which wages war using supernatural technology—and supernatural people.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 16, 2026

In McDonnell, his supporters say, the mayor has an honest and principled leader who has managed to steady a department beset by low morale, dwindling staffing levels and aging facilities.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 16, 2026

The largest fire struck the southwestern Gironde department, where 42,000 hectares were consumed in mid-July, a record not seen since 1949.

From Barron's ● Oct. 16, 2026

University of Wisconsin history department dissertation, “the Fox sisters did possess extra-normal powers of extra-sensory perception, telepathy, and telekinesis.”

From "American Spirits" by Barb Rosenstock

Five heads of dicasteries -- Vatican departments -- have also reached retirement age but have yet to be replaced.

From Barron's ● Oct. 15, 2026

Both the L.A. city and county fire departments are strategically pre-deploying personnel and equipment in advance of this week’s dangerous fire weather.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 14, 2026

Two-thirds of departments now use AI agents in some form, and 17% let them act without a person approving each step.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 13, 2026

More patients, including children, have been arriving at A&E departments with flu and other respiratory viruses.

From BBC ● Oct. 8, 2026

Unlike conventional police departments, the Guard’s mandate explicitly emphasized the novel idea of preventing crime rather than merely arresting wrongdoers after the fact.

From "The Devil in the White City" by Erik Larson