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Everything has been rebranded, the instructors are teaching differently. And we really pay close attention to first-timers to dispel all the myths. We always tell you to not be a hero and go at your own pace. But you can still measure your success and progress.

Joey Gonzalez

Found on CNN
1 year ago

I’ve come away from many games and not won anything, especially at the world level. At first, I was kind of depressed about that. But then I’m like, look at how much better transplants are going for people at the levels they can perform. It amazes me.

Allen Stancil

Found on CNN
1 year ago

I think the most critical time is the first flyby we have of Ganymede, the first one or two flybys is when we are going to confirm the existence of an ocean.

Michele Dougherty

Found on CNN
1 year ago

In the last 11 years, from 2012 to 2022, China’s coastal sea levels were the highest since observations were first recorded.

Wang Hua

Found on CNN
1 year ago

She’s probably the greatest athlete ever to come out of LSU sports. Darron Cummings/AP Angel Reese heard it here first.

Tom Pennington/Getty Images O’Neal

Found on CNN
1 year ago

Xylazine is one of the contaminants in fentanyl, but there could be others, so, I think with the declaration of an emerging threat, we’re sending a clear message to producers and traffickers of illicit xylazine and illicit fentanyl that we’re going to respond quicker, we’re going to match the challenge of evolution of these drugs supply, and that we’re going to protect lives first and foremost.

Rahul Gupta

Found on CNN
1 year ago

We need to recognize, first of all, that there is a shift that is occurring from organic compounds and substances like heroin and cocaine to more synthetics, both the types of drugs have changed – from predominantly organic to predominantly synthetics – but the way drugs are bought and sold have also changed.

Rahul Gupta

Found on CNN
1 year ago

When our team first started researching the impact of therapy dogs visiting with university students ten years ago, there was somewhat limited recognition of their potentially important role in human’s lives, today, therapy dogs are on many campuses across North America, and in spaces you would never have thought you would see (them), like a hospital emergency department.

Colleen Dell

Found on CNN
1 year ago

The first thing I do when I walk into this building as a representative is to continue that call for common sense gun legislation.

State Rep. Justin Jones

Found on CNN
1 year ago

I use a standard Coach tote bag. It has textured leather so I just have to wipe it down to clean the outside, i like it because I can zip it up to close it and it fits my laptop. I got it as a gift when I first started my job and I have n’t had a need to replace it since.

Kyra Tuwaig

Found on CNN
1 year ago

I'm a big fan of Sahara Convertible Pants, i find them worth every penny. First, all the essential things are there : durability, lightweight, quick-drying and exceptional comfort. I also like them because the material resists snagging on brush and thorns, and the quality is top-notch.

Cris Hazzard

Found on CNN
1 year ago

You get all the comfort and mobility of tights but with added durability on the butt and the knees so you do n’t destroy them within the first mile of scrambling.

Heather Balogh Rochfort

Found on CNN
1 year ago

We are absolutely thrilled with the progress made by the cubs, they have grown so much, and have already started showcasing their unique personalities. The cubs will get their first full veterinary exam soon, and we will know more, including their sex.

Gaylene Thomas

Found on CNN
1 year ago

If you start to see a reduction in temporary hires, that usually means that businesses are seeing some softness in the revenue stream, which is one of the first signs of an easing in the jobs market.

Beth Ann Bovino

Found on CNN
1 year ago

At first, I thought it was my water bottle leaking, as I then turned to my left and I looked down, I saw the head of the snake receding back underneath my seat.

Rudolf Erasmus

Found on CNN
1 year ago

You just expelled a member for exercising their First Amendment rights!

Justin Pearson

Found on CNN
1 year ago

Mortgage rates continue to trend down entering the traditional spring homebuying season, unfortunately, those in the market to buy are facing a number of challenges, not the least of which is the low inventory of homes for sale, especially for aspiring first-time homebuyers.

Freddie Mac

Found on CNN
1 year ago

The big lesson learned is – be the first person, early is key. Doesn’t matter what the temperature is – the suit gets hot and gross, quick.

Sean Spicer

Found on CNN
1 year ago

It’s morally insane that a week after a mass shooting took six precious lives in my community here in Nashville, my colleagues on the other side of the aisle, their first action is not to take actions to rein in this proliferation of weapons of war in our streets, but it’s to expel their colleagues for standing with our constituents.

Justin Jones of Nashville

Found on CNN
1 year ago

Based on inaccurate information, they were mistakenly sent to the wrong room and detained an individual, not the intended role player, first and foremost, we’d like to extend our deepest apologies to the individual who was affected by the training exercise.

The FBI

Found on CNN
1 year ago

Certainly, the Court would not impose a gag order at this time even if it were requested, such restraints are the most serious and least intolerable on First Amendment rights. That does apply doubly to Mr. Trump, because he is a candidate for the presidency of the United States.

Juan Merchan

Found on CNN
1 year ago

He’s almost daring the judge, ultimately though, as much as the threats and other rhetoric in my view are far over the line, I think that the judge is unlikely to impose a gag order, given the normal First Amendment concerns multiplied by Donald Trump’s ongoing candidacy.

Elie Honig

Found on CNN
1 year ago

The labor market for the first time looks like it is starting to move into better balance, as well it should with major US corporations announcing cutbacks in the thousands almost nearly every day.

Chris Rupkey

Found on CNN
1 year ago

While it’s not the first time a study has shown that early treatment with hormone replacement therapy may be more protective for a women’s brain, it did suggest for the first time that greater amounts of tau protein may be associated with later initiation of hormone treatment.

Richard Isaacson

Found on CNN
1 year ago

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