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It wasn’t close to being close enough, and please, stop whining that the referees failed to call enough fouls on the aggressive Thunder.

From Los Angeles Times • May 8, 2026

She’s 28 now—it’s been more than a decade since she wrote I Am Malala, about speaking out against the Taliban as a teenager and surviving being shot at point-blank range for it.

From Slate • May 8, 2026

Jack Reed won in St Thomas, a seat which the council's deputy leader Laura Wright was defending but ended up being pushed into fourth place behind Lib Dem and Reform candidates.

From BBC • May 8, 2026

Wall Street is taking over cryptoland, and being met with little resistance.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 8, 2026

“Fine. Let’s scurry back to Deadwood so you can keep being sad.”

From "The Undead Fox of Deadwood Forest" by Aubrey Hartman