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The criminal probe was a significant escalation in the yearslong effort to police serial pollution offenses by Virginia-based Southern Coal and dozens of affiliated mining operations controlled by the family.

From Salon • Jun. 10, 2026

Unlike a nuclear-weapons program, an AI lab emits no radiation, handles no controlled materials, and leaves no atmospheric or seismic traces.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 9, 2026

SpaceX, you may know, is the biggest company controlled by Elon Musk, so if you buy its shares, you’re buying into his vision.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 9, 2026

To accomplish this, the researchers turned to metamaterials, engineered materials that contain microscopic repeating structures designed to interact with energy in highly controlled ways.

From Science Daily • Jun. 8, 2026

That was the moment Danny could feel everything changing, like the turn of the planets and the seasons and all the things that couldn’t be controlled.

From "The Way to Rio Luna" by Zoraida Cordova