Arrange the citrus beautifully — interspersing different colors and sizes — on a serving platter.
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Kate Bradshaw,
Mercury News,
18 Aug. 2026
Nunez has heard of other writers who proficiently multitask, setting down a partial manuscript while starting another, interspersing it all with stories and essays.
Last month, the city approved a contract for on-call signage and striping contractor services for up to $900,000 in projects, according to City Council documents.
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Madison Smalstig,
Sacbee.com,
17 Aug. 2026
Construction will occur mostly in Grand Prairie and will add a 12-foot wide hike and bike trail, a pedestrian bridge, storm improvements, driveway replacements and striping along the street.
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Maven Navarro,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
14 Aug. 2026
Bennett Konkey opened the season with a 100-yard kickoff return, followed it up with a 70-yard touchdown catch on his first offensive snap and later took a 49-yard screen pass streaking down the sideline for six more points.
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Chicago Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
22 Aug. 2026
But moments later, another camera at a drive-through caught the lights of the plane streaking through the night sky toward the ground at a sharp angle.
Two days after the Southeastern Conference passed a rule barring players from returning to the conference from the pros, a Texas judge put that rule on hold Thursday in a case involving more than 40 players.
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Eddie Pells,
Chicago Tribune,
28 Aug. 2026
Under Texas law and barring extradition, Castro had to be released Thursday after 90 days in detention.
Finally, Angel Martinez captured this gorgeous shot of the eclipsed Sturgeon Moon setting behind a cluster of skyscrapers in Madrid, Spain, as atmospheric effects distorted the true color and outline of the lunar disk.
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Anthony Wood,
Space.com,
28 Aug. 2026
And with oil prices showing no sign of returning to pre-Iran war levels this year, pressure is increasing on the Fed to combat that sticky inflation by raising interest rates at its next policy-setting meeting in September.
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