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South African authorities said they had so far processed 586 Nigerian nationals for repatriation, all who were in South Africa "illegally" with police on Wednesday night having cited expired passports and visas.

From Barron's • Jun. 11, 2026

Investigators have not linked either pilot to the conversation cited in the report, nor found that any action was intentional.

From BBC • Jun. 10, 2026

The company cited strong revenue growth and “operating efficiency actions” during the quarter as the reason behind its record $8.6 billion in non-GAAP operating income.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 10, 2026

City authorities have cited the obscure commission’s denial as reason for not moving forward even though the City Council voted in favor of the project.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 9, 2026

Many more vignettes illustrating this and other simple logical errors might be cited, but the point is clear enough: both innumeracy and defective logic provide a fertile soil for the growth of pseudoscience.

From "Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences" by John Allen Paulos