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Oil tanker captains are being paid $100,000 a month to travel through the Strait of Hormuz, according to the Financial Times.

From BBC ● Oct. 7, 2026

The captain faced attack from the U.S. but, lacking permission from Tehran to return to an Iranian port, he also risked being hit by Iranian forces.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 6, 2026

The weekend celebration will include inaugural performances at the Dance Center, a new dance instruction and performance venue being built as part of the 100,000-square-foot Gehry-designed addition.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 6, 2026

And in France, child welfare group e-Enfance said last month it had received some 20 reports of women being filmed without their consent, in most of those cases with Meta glasses.

From Barron's ● Oct. 6, 2026

I hear the start of the melody in my head, and it gives me chills to think of it being played in full.

From "Split the Sky" by Marie Arnold

John was taught that Green Lanterns must be fearless beings capable of focusing and wielding their will.

From Salon ● Oct. 5, 2026

There is also the phenomenon of pareidolia, the tendency to see images of animals, religious figures and other beings in clouds or pieces of toast.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 2, 2026

"Why is it that human beings don't have the right to challenge these things?"

From Barron's ● Oct. 2, 2026

Since the 1980s, psychologist and MIT professor Sherry Turkle has been warning that modern technology is scrambling our ability to live in the real world and feel empathy for fellow human beings.

From Slate ● Sep. 29, 2026

Soon, it was thick enough that its leaves were big and strong enough to support the weight of all the beings.

From "Healer of the Water Monster" by Brian Young