Flagship missions, meanwhile, will continue following their current procedures, which were recently revised based on lessons learned from a study of best practices examining the development of JWST.
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Josh Dinner,
Space.com,
26 Oct. 2026
Fannie Mae recently revised its previous projections for mortgage rates to adjust them even higher.
Since rates are computed by dividing the number of cases by the population at risk in a specified time period, then by definition, if the number of cases stays the same but the size of the denominator shrinks, the rates will be higher.
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Nancy Krieger,
STAT,
9 Oct. 2026
Every decision—what to recommend, what to rank, what to suppress—is computed for that one customer at that one moment.
In a stunning political comeback, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva has been elected president of Brazil, according to official results from Sunday's runoff election, with more than 96% of the votes counted.
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Catherine Osborn,
NPR,
26 Oct. 2026
Everyone who resides in our country matters and should be counted.
Since then, several other Simpsons characters of color have been recast.
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Bethy Squires,
Vulture,
19 Oct. 2026
Miller's attempt to recast the conversation about his divorce echoed efforts by other candidates who are struggling to overcome concerns about their character.
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Lara Korte The Washington Post,
Arkansas Online,
18 Oct. 2026
Shoppers vied to get their hands on the iconic brand’s heritage denim, button-downs, khakis, and hoodies, all reworked with the sharp tailoring and sleek silhouettes Beckham is known for.
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Angela Tafoya,
Vogue,
20 Oct. 2026
The two sides reworked Norvell’s deal in December 2024 after the Seminoles finished 2-10 in the program’s worst season in 50 years.
Stanley Zydlo pleaded guilty in 1980 to paying a $1,000 bribe to have the test results altered for a Fire Department physical entrance exam taken by two relatives.
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Kori Rumore,
Chicago Tribune,
22 Oct. 2026
Trying to allay other concerns, officials say sand for concrete used in the construction will come from an artificial lake, not the Mekong river, where sand mining has worsened riverbank erosion and altered its stream.
According to investigators, the shoplifting suspect was armed with a Glock that had been modified to fire fully automatically.
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Jennifer McRae,
CBS News,
22 Oct. 2026
The dual time zone complication was powered by a single automatic movement—a Caliber 27-460 modified by Cottier—meaning that the twin dials could be operated in tandem or set independently.
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