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Agency for International Development program that monitored the screwworm parasite, whose reemergence threatens to cost the Texas economy billions in livestock losses.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 11, 2026

Höttges has invested billions in T-Mobile’s U.S. infrastructure to support its fixed-wireless home-internet product.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 10, 2026

Over billions of years, this primordial collection of MN-zymes may have slowly evolved, renewed itself, and become increasingly sophisticated.

From Science Daily • Jun. 10, 2026

He also worries about persistent liabilities tied to cleaning up so-called forever chemicals, PFAS, which 3M once produced and have been found in water supplies. 3M has reserved billions of dollars for cleanup.

From Barron's • Jun. 10, 2026

Gregor thought it might be rude to tell Vikus that billions of people lived up there now.

From "Gregor the Overlander" by Suzanne Collins