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Just this weekend, Putin has admitted his plans to step up the expropriation of private enterprises including the seizure of many western company assets.—
Jeffrey Sonnenfeld and Steven Tian,
TIME,
26 Feb. 2025 -
The law has some exceptions, including one for the expropriation of property.—
Adam Liptak,
New York Times,
21 Feb. 2025
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Ukraine restarted its bid for membership in the alliance in direct response to Russian President Vladimir Putin's annexation of Crimea in 2014, when former U.S. President Barack Obama was in office.—
Francesca Chambers,
USA TODAY,
1 Mar. 2025
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However, the international community does not recognize Russia's annexation and continues to consider these regions part of Ukraine.—
Ross Rosenfeld,
Newsweek,
26 Feb. 2025
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These difficulties led to the seizure of his luxury items in an April 2024 raid on his home in Lake Worth Beach, Florida.—
Russel Honoré,
Newsweek,
6 Mar. 2025
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The seizures were part of operations conducted by the Unified Cannabis Enforcement Task Force, co-led by the Department of Cannabis Control.—
Benjamin Adams,
Forbes,
6 Mar. 2025
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The 1974 law restricting the president’s impoundment power after it was abused by Richard Nixon is called the Impoundment Control Act, not the Impoundment Elimination Act.—
The Editors,
National Review,
10 Mar. 2025
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The name Gathright Dam pays tribute to Thomas Gathright, the man whose land the Jackson River flooded prior to the impoundment being built.—
Tara Massouleh McCay,
Southern Living,
1 Mar. 2025
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The film and images were unveiled on Saturday, kicking off a worldwide rollout that will include an outdoor campaign, a takeover of the facade of Harrods department store in London, and pop-ups in cities ranging from Mexico City to Tokyo.—
Joelle Diderich,
WWD,
1 Mar. 2025
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An update would have been warranted, Bibas explained, in the event of a takeover, merger or liquidation, but a game selling better than expected doesn’t rise to that level.—
Michael McCann,
Sportico.com,
28 Feb. 2025
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Beyond that the potential sequestration deadline of April 30, and the prospect of the government hitting the debt ceiling deadline perhaps later in 2025 mean that government funding may continue to have market impact this year. Follow me on Twitter or LinkedIn.—
Simon Moore,
Forbes,
25 Feb. 2025
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United Airlines is investing in direct air capture startup Heirloom and secured rights to purchase 500,000 tons of CO2 for sequestration or use in making cleaner jet fuel.—
Ben Geman,
Axios,
25 Feb. 2025
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With the six-man rotation no longer in play for Opening Day the Red Sox have three bullpen jobs up for grabs, and there are probably seven or eight guys with a plausible path for a spot.—
Mac Cerullo,
Hartford Courant,
2 Mar. 2025
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The Big Ten regular season title is up for grabs on Saturday night as No. 2 UCLA and No. 4 USC meet in a huge women's college basketball game.—
Dan Perry,
Newsweek,
2 Mar. 2025
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People will chew on the Broadway first of an Othello directed and lead-produced by black men—Leon and Brian Anthony Moreland, respectively—and cut their assumptions about that to fit their pre-existing views.—
Maya Singer,
Vogue,
27 Feb. 2025
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The idea of receiving free money taps into our natural aversion to missing out and the default assumption that any message appearing to be from the government is legitimate.—
Shahar Ziv,
Forbes,
27 Feb. 2025
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“Confiscation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/confiscation. Accessed 13 Mar. 2025.
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