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There is a level of interest in these elections, especially to councils, that I have never come across in almost a quarter of a century of covering these things.

From BBC • Apr. 11, 2026

In the late 18th century, George Washington led the Continental Army to victory, James Madison drafted the Constitution, and Alexander Hamilton designed the nation’s financial system.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 10, 2026

This so-called super El Nino, caused by the cyclical warming of waters along the equatorial Pacific, could be the strongest of the century to affect Southern California.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 10, 2026

Originally a maker of mechanical accounting machines and punch-card systems, IBM was an early entrant in personal computers, though it ultimately pivoted to IT consulting before the turn of the 21st century.

From Barron's • Apr. 10, 2026

In the nineteenth century, people wrote anyway, in the hopes that communications to loved ones would eventually show up, even if months or years late.

From "American Spirits" by Barb Rosenstock