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A second Fed voter, Dallas Fed President Lorie Logan, earlier this week indicated she would support a rate increase later this year if current conditions persist.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 6, 2026

Elmo, the famous red puppet from Sesame Street, posted on X about the finals earlier this week.

From BBC • Jun. 6, 2026

Treasury data released in April, foreign investors held $33.7 trillion in long-term securities as of June 30, 2025, up from $29.566 trillion a year earlier.

From Barron's • Jun. 5, 2026

“I will say over the last few months it’s been tough,” Lee conceded earlier this week.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 5, 2026

Amazing that we first met four years earlier.

From "Legendary Frybread Drive-In" by Cynthia Leitich Smith