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Average hourly wages for permanent employees rose 3% on a year earlier, slowing from a 3.7% advance in June and softer than the 3.4% rise economists expected.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 7, 2026

London Stadium has asked for advance notice of any planned visits by major shareholder Sullivan - who retains a 38.8% stake in the club - in order to implement additional safety and operational measures.

From BBC ● Aug. 7, 2026

That process takes about six months, which means scientists have to guess which strain will dominate the upcoming flu season and tailor the shot to it in advance.

From Slate ● Aug. 6, 2026

Authorities are trying unlock the mystery of a Downey security guard accused of weapons violations after he twice visited the Trump National Golf Course in Rancho Palos Verdes in advance of this week’s presidential visit.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 6, 2026

And so there in the heart of the police station, with the radio blaring out the latest news of the German advance, we prayed.

From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom

That capability could support future advances in quantum information systems and sensing technologies.

From Science Daily ● Aug. 7, 2026

The theory is that once a degree of ecumenical rapprochement was achieved with Moscow, other advances with the Christian East would follow.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 6, 2026

But model advances were “smaller than normal” in the second quarter, William Blair analyst Ralph Schackart wrote in a note, adding that the company’s next model release was delayed until after the quarter ended.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 6, 2026

The UN has repeatedly warned that RSF advances in El-Obeid and the wider Kordofan region could lead to mass atrocities.

From Barron's ● Aug. 2, 2026

Within a few centuries, in one of the swiftest colonizing advances of recent prehistory, Bantu farmers had swept all the way to Natal, on the east coast of what is now South Africa.

From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond

The finding could lead to new ways of controlling heat in advanced electronics and quantum technologies.

From Science Daily ● Aug. 7, 2026

“In the past, advanced manufacturing was led by Germany and Japan,” said Frank Jiang, vice president of international business at Topstar, one of China’s largest industrial robotics and machinery manufacturers.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 7, 2026

Compared with positional peers across Europe's top five leagues, Gakpo ranked in the 98th percentile for shot frequency, the 96th percentile for advanced involvement and the 91st percentile for box threat.

From BBC ● Aug. 6, 2026

“The company determined that this resolution best serves the interests of its stakeholders and allows it to direct resources toward energy projects that can be advanced with certainty.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 6, 2026

Suddenly I was using the advanced theorems and skills I’d learned from Dr. Evans and Dr. Claytor.

From "Reaching for the Moon" by Katherine Johnson

Their aim was not only to slow advancing Chinese forces but to channel them into areas where Taiwanese troops have more firepower.

From Barron's ● Aug. 6, 2026

Chief Executive Silvio Napoli said the company was focused on its cash flow improvement plan and advancing its robotaxi, AMP-2 and midsize programs.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 4, 2026

In the video, shared Tuesday on Facebook by Pan-Mass Challenge, the 76-year-old rocker praised the organization’s ongoing commitment to advancing cancer research and spoke about Scialfa’s battle with blood cancer.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 4, 2026

"Our findings support the value of advancing these therapies to clinical trials as adjuvants with current treatments or as prophylaxis to prevent infection and transmission."

From Science Daily ● Aug. 4, 2026

Back straight, chest out, chin at a ninety-degree angle, he marches with stiff legs, advancing for hours on end.

From "The Very, Very Far North" by Dan Bar-el