state
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The authoritarian regime's state news agency carried news of Kim marking the country's own Liberation Day commemorations with a wreath-laying and guard of honour.
From BBC ● Aug. 15, 2026
RANCHI, India—When the eastern Indian state of Jharkhand advertised in 2023 for 583 new officials to enforce alcohol regulations, more than 500,000 people applied.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 15, 2026
Uber and Lyft drivers in California are a step closer to unionizing after state regulators confirmed the budding union had gained enough support to be certified.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 15, 2026
Most obviously, it’s exceedingly rare, as countless studies and state audits have found.
From Salon ● Aug. 15, 2026
Everyone in the state of Illinois has noticed.
From "South of Somewhere" by Kalena Miller
The administration had hoped to persuade states to check their voters’ citizenship status using a system called the Systematic Alien Verification for Entitlements, or SAVE, but many didn’t.
From Salon ● Aug. 15, 2026
The federal law gives coastal states the right to review and object to any project in federal waters that clashes with state policy.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 14, 2026
That financial void has been felt by a number of American cities and states, who have urged Canadians to return through targeted advertisements and special deals.
From BBC ● Aug. 14, 2026
WHO chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus repeatedly states that healthcare should never be a target.
From Barron's ● Aug. 14, 2026
There were more earthquakes here in Alaska than anywhere in the lower forty-eight states, even California.
From "I Survived the Great Alaska Earthquake, 1964" by Lauren Tarshis
Palomar Mountain State Park is a recreational area that she frequented “to get her steps in on the trails,” the organization stated.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 14, 2026
Mangione leaned into the microphone before him and stated: "Guilty."
From BBC ● Aug. 14, 2026
Said declined and stated the conversation was inappropriate.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 14, 2026
“That’s the Congressionally mandated role of the CFTC. As stated in the order, Kalshi is required to operate as normal to maintain market integrity and stability.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 12, 2026
SABIO: As I stated earlier, I understand the concerns of all my colleagues.
From "The First State of Being" by Erin Entrada Kelly
The document also outlines the potential of the club's academy, stating the Foxes have a "strong talent pipeline backed by leading scouting infrastructure, active transfer management and highly developed academy system consistently producing top players".
From BBC ● Aug. 13, 2026
The finder must also provide an affidavit stating when and where the property was found and describing it in detail.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 11, 2026
Children will learn from home for as long as the air quality remains poor, mayor Edi Rusdi Kamtono said in a statement Monday, without stating how many schools were affected.
From Barron's ● Aug. 11, 2026
At a June 25 contempt hearing, Jonathan Robbins, a Justice Department lawyer, said they objected to the order regarding personal phones, stating that those “are not in our custody and control.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 4, 2026
The Youth League was marginally more friendly to the Indians and the Coloureds, stating that Indians, like Africans, were oppressed, but that Indians had India, a mother country that they could look to.
From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela
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