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  2. Phyllis Lamphere - Wikipedia

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    Phyllis Lee Hagmoe Lamphere (February 9, 1922 – November 13, 2018) was an American politician and civic activist. She was a longtime member of the Seattle City Council and was the first woman to lead the National League of Cities .

  3. 2024 Kolkata rape and murder incident - Wikipedia

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    On the night of 8 August 2024, the victim had dinner with her colleagues and retired in a seminar hall after a 36-hour shift in the hospital. At about 9:30 IST the following morning, her body was discovered in the seminar hall in a semi-nude state with her eyes, mouth, and genitals bleeding.

  4. Woodhaven-Brownstown School District - Wikipedia

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    The Woodhaven-Brownstown School District was founded in 1968. Before the district was in place, students attended Bates Elementary until seventh grade and then attended Trenton School District schools. In the late 1960s the Carson School District, the Hand School District, and the Maple Grove School District and the Brownstown #10 School ...

  5. Names of large numbers - Wikipedia

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    Two naming scales for large numbers have been used in English and other European languages since the early modern era: the long and short scales.Most English variants use the short scale today, but the long scale remains dominant in many non-English-speaking areas, including continental Europe and Spanish-speaking countries in Latin America.

  6. Michelle Rosaldo - Wikipedia

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    Michelle "Shelly" Zimbalist Rosaldo (1944 in New York City – 1981 in Philippines [1]) was a social, linguistic, and psychological anthropologist famous for her studies of the Ilongot people in the Philippines and for her pioneering role in women's studies and the anthropology of gender.

  7. Panama Canal - Wikipedia

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    Location of Panama between the Pacific Ocean (bottom) and the Caribbean Sea (top), with the canal at top center. The Panama Canal (Spanish: Canal de Panamá) is an artificial 82-kilometer (51-mile) waterway in Panama that connects the Atlantic Ocean with the Pacific Ocean, cutting across the Isthmus of Panama, and is a conduit for maritime trade.

  8. Early life and career of Kamala Harris - Wikipedia

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    By April 2009, 1,330 elementary school students were habitual or chronic truants, down 23 percent from 1,730 in 2008, and down from 2,517 in 2007 and from 2,856 in 2006. [107] Harris's office prosecuted seven parents in three years, with none jailed.

  9. North Farmington High School - Wikipedia

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    It is a school tradition for a student to anonymously dress up as Sidney, wearing the traditional NF cape, buccaneer hat, and Zorro-style mask, and attend high-profile North Farmington sports events in order to spark excitement in the crowd.