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In an earlier statement on his organization’s website, he urged that there not be a rush to judgment.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 26, 2026

The median forecast in a Wall Street Journal poll of nine economists is for exports to rise 57.3% from a year earlier, accelerating from May’s revised 53.4% increase.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 26, 2026

At a hearing at the Royal Courts of Justice earlier this week, their barrister Sallie Bennett-Jenkins KC argued that decision was "flawed", and said they had "been treated differently from other suspects or defendants".

From BBC • Jun. 26, 2026

The UK suffered its hottest ever June day Thursday, with temperatures reaching 36.7C in the southwest, breaking a record set earlier that day.

From Barron's • Jun. 26, 2026

The sun was on his back earlier when he ran ahead of Abby and his parents, on his way to the lake.

From "Earthquake Terror" by Peg Kehret