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Ireland were beaten by France in Dublin, while Scotland withstood a Wales fightback to claim victory and recover from defeat by England, who cruised past Italy.

Beyond question, though, Carter’s wood-and-concrete bench — a pew, a piece of American iconography — somehow withstood the ferocious fires that leveled Carter’s longtime home.

Well-entrenched democracies—for example, most recently the Republic of Korea—have withstood pressures to undo democracy.

But just as some trees and plants withstood the Eaton and Palisades fires, others went up like kindling.

The Eagles withstood a Mater Dei comeback attempt in the fourth quarter.