Allan
Americannoun
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The prime minister's head of press, Tim Allan, was contacted by the political editor of the Independent in September, with the paper publishing a story about Mandelson failing vetting later that month.
From BBC • Apr. 19, 2026
Allan won eight Emmy Awards, five Bafta's and was made an honorary fellow of the Royal Photographic Society throughout his career.
From BBC • Apr. 8, 2026
The acclaimed wildlife cameraman and photographer Doug Allan has died while trekking in Nepal.
From BBC • Apr. 8, 2026
She recounts how her father, Allan Gerson, and his parents fled a displaced-person camp in Germany, arriving in America in 1950 using the identities and visas they had bought from another refugee family, the Blumsteins.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 7, 2026
RAVEN: THE GOLD-BUG is a short story by Edgar Allan Poe, originally published in 1843.
From "Book Scavenger" by Jennifer Chambliss Bertman
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