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March 26, 2026
Air Canada C.E.O. Apologizes for English-Language Condolences After Plane Crash
Michael Rousseau said he was “deeply saddened” that his inability to speak French had diverted attention from the families’ grief.
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March 23, 2026
Jeff Webb, Who Built a Competitive Cheerleading Empire, Dies at 76
Through Varsity Spirit, the company he established in 1974, he turned cheerleading into a multibillion-dollar juggernaut and exerted control over almost every aspect of it.
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March 15, 2026
‘Doctor Who’ Fans Have Fresh Chance to Time Travel With Found Episodes
Two unearthed episodes, which were discovered in film canisters wrapped in plastic bags among the possessions of a dead collector in England, were restored by BBC archivists.
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March 14, 2026
‘Nobody Owns Us’: How Plans for a Google Data Center Roiled an Oklahoma Town
The volunteer fire department serving a rural area near Sand Springs declined a $250,000 donation from the tech giant. Now some residents are suing to block the proposed development.
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March 8, 2026
Have a Montana License Plate in California? Officials Have an Eye on You.
Since 2018, Californians have bought luxury vehicles worth over $20 million in sales-tax-free Montana, exploiting a loophole that avoided millions of dollars in levies, an investigation revealed.
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March 3, 2026
Hot Air Balloon Rescue in Texas After It Strikes a Cell Tower
Two people were left dangling from a communications tower near Longview, Texas, on Saturday until more than a dozen firefighters could scale the equivalent of a skyscraper to reach them.
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February 8, 2026
Extreme Cold Persists in the Northeast With Record-Setting Temperatures
Punishing winds have combined with low temperatures to produce dangerously cold conditions across the Northeast. Forecasters say, though, that relief is on the horizon.
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February 5, 2026
How to Survive a Fall Through the Ice
The cardinal rule? Don’t panic. You actually have more time than you think to self-extricate or wait for help to arrive, an expert said.
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February 5, 2026
All’s Fair in the Snow Parking Wars
Calling dibs on the parking spot you shoveled after a blizzard tends to be a respected tradition in northern cities, but a spate of confrontations is a reminder of just how precious a spot can be.
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January 25, 2026
In Visits to Dealerships, Pair Schemed to Steal High-End Vehicles, Police Say
An organized theft ring in Connecticut, New Jersey and New York swapped or quickly cloned key fobs to steal millions of dollars’ worth of vehicles, officials said.
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January 19, 2026
Wintry Weather Leads to 100-Vehicle Pileup on Interstate in Michigan
Cars and trucks slid into one another and off a highway after a lake-effect snowstorm. Numerous injuries were reported, but no deaths.
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January 18, 2026
Islamic Scholar’s Post-Sept. 11 Convictions Are Tossed on Free Speech Grounds
Federal judges ruled that an Islamic teacher’s statements goading men in Virginia to join an overseas militant group were protected by the First Amendment.
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