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According to the agriculture ministry, 1,265 dog farms -- about 82 percent of the total -- had applied to shut down as of May.
From Barron's • Jun. 28, 2026
Ninety percent of Idaho dairy workers are foreign born.
From Salon • Jun. 28, 2026
In early June, Taiwanese manufacturer Formosa Petrochemical reported cutting the utilisation rate of its ethylene steam cracker to 35 percent, down from 53 percent in March at the very start of the war.
From Barron's • Jun. 28, 2026
“One percent, one percent!” the team chanted as they danced in circles in the locker room—referring to their miniscule chances of surviving this far.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 27, 2026
Rochester’s population grew 900 percent between 1810 and 1830, almost doubled again between 1840 and 1850.
From "American Spirits" by Barb Rosenstock
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