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Yes, constant strikes on Russia’s refinery infrastructure have caused possible shortages of gas, and another Ukrainian drone hit a Gazprom refinery for the second time in a week Tuesday night, 1,400 km (870 miles) inside Russia.—
Nick Paton Walsh, CNN Money, 24 Sep. 2025
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Multiple staff members interviewed as part of that investigation reported concerns about the impact of staffing shortages on the quality of care at the facility.—
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Elimination can take longer for people who eat a lot of salt, have kidney disease or a potassium deficiency, or are dehydrated.—
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That’s a bad recipe for a CU team that’s yet to solve its deficiencies in the trenches.—
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One hundred fifty five days later, the Guardians have regained pole position in the AL Central, once again the result of a frenetic flash of bunts, chops and goofs that converted a 2-0 deficit into a 3-2 advantage.—
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Where Retirees Face the Biggest Gaps On the other end of the scale, retirees in Vermont face the largest deficit.—
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Rolling blackouts, water scarcity, and economic barriers strip away these options.—
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Mamdani clearly knows how to communicate ebullience, a talent that is all the more potent for its scarcity in current political life.—
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Tickets can be purchased or earned by taking action to end extreme poverty on the Global Citizen app and website.—
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During the 1920s, as soaring inflation across Germany led to widespread poverty, growing numbers of German smokers began to reject pre-rolled cigarettes.—
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North Korea has made significant advances in its nuclear and ballistic missile programs in the absence of talks.—
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To the contrary, the absence of dissent was the danger.—
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The dogs’ owner is facing eight citations of failure to restrain and failure to provide proof of rabies vaccinations, KHOU reported.—
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Additionally, Tesla is facing an investigation from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration regarding a failure to report crash data, says CNN.—
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The interpersonal sniping matters less than this paucity of ideas about the country or how to sell them.—
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Lucy Liu has been quite outspoken in recent years, calling out the unjust treatment of women and the paucity of roles for non-white actors in Hollywood, and advocating for the rights of children through the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), among other relevant topics.—
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“Scantness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/scantness. Accessed 1 Oct. 2025.
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