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Overtourism is to blame That year, a railway company also launched a probe against four popular YouTubers over their stunt to evade fares on public transport, according to local media.—
Chris Lau,
CNN Money,
5 Apr. 2025 -
The group has claimed dozens of strikes against Israel throughout the war in Gaza, some of which have managed to evade the country's state-of-the-art air defense systems.—
Newsweek Staff,
MSNBC Newsweek,
5 Apr. 2025
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Dems dodge on calling Tesla attacks acts of ‘domestic terrorism’ After months of slamming Elon Musk as a threat, Democrats are refusing to say whether their inflammatory rhetoric is to blame for the attacks against Tesla owners and dealers across the country.—
Alexandra Koch,
FOXNews.com,
8 Apr. 2025
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Thailand seems to be somewhere in the middle, with staff expected to serve guests’ every whim and dodge some gunfire here and there.—
Eddie Mouradian,
Vulture,
7 Apr. 2025
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Music Can Hear Us is a playful, submersible piece of work that largely sidesteps the minimal techno grooves with which Koze made his name.—
Michaelangelo Matos,
Rolling Stone,
4 Apr. 2025
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Republicans in both chambers of Congress are looking to advance President Trump’s legislative agenda through the process of budget reconciliation, which allows the GOP to sidestep a Senate filibuster.—
The Hill Staff,
The Hill,
1 Apr. 2025
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“Pump-fake.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pump-fake. Accessed 16 Apr. 2025.
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