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LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA - JUNE 27: Yung Miami performs onstage during BETX Main Stage presented by Hyundai during the 2026 BET Experience Fan Fest at The Beehive on June 27, 2026 in Los Angeles, California.
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Comedian and actor Russell Brand reflected in a car window as he left Southwark Crown Court in London on Monday.
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Russell Brand is convicted of rape, and judge says he'll get a prison term
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A "for sale" sign is posted in front of a home on July 09, 2026 in Los Angeles, Calif. A new report finds generational wealth is helping a record share of first-time homebuyers pay with all cash.
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First-time homebuyers remain scarce, but a record share of them pay all cash
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From left: Rural Health Transformation Project Director Brad Nye; Department of Finance and Administration Secretary Jim Hudson; Arkansas Surgeon General Kay Chandler; Deacue Fields, head of the University of Arkansas Division of Agriculture; Jessica Vincent, UADA assistant professor of health; Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders; Heather Wingo, extension immunization educator; Nina Roofe, head of UADA Family and Consumer Sciences; Arkansas Secretary of Health Renee Mallory. Not visible: Arkansas Department of Human Services Secretary Janet Mann and Arkansas State Crime Laboratory Director Dr. Ted Brown. Taken Sept. 24, 2026, at the Governor's Mansion. (Photo by Will Newton)
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