authorities

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If the failing chemical tank in Orange County does explode, the aerospace plant where it sits and dozens of homes surrounding it could suffer severe damage, according to a map released by authorities Saturday.

From Los Angeles Times • May 24, 2026

"The authorities need to bring us vaccines," the 26-year-old woman told AFP.

From Barron's • May 24, 2026

French authorities suspended the European Union's new digital border check system at Britain's Port of Dover on Saturday, as traffic piled up at the UK ferry terminal at the start of the long weekend.

From Barron's • May 23, 2026

If shipowners fail to act, responsibility can then fall to the vessel's flag state and, ultimately, port authorities.

From BBC • May 23, 2026

This explosion of teenage activism alarmed some parents and took the white authorities by surprise.

From "Because They Marched" by Russell Freedman