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Paraguay’s Miguel Almirón was the first player to get a red card for the infraction against Turkey earlier in the World Cup.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 1, 2026

Farmers have planted the crop on 2.58 million hectares so far this season, compared with 3.44 million hectares a year earlier - a fall of about 25%.

From BBC • Jul. 1, 2026

Ministers point to reforms to cut bills earlier this year.

From BBC • Jun. 30, 2026

An entity linked to the Trump National Doral in Miami raked in another $122 million last year, up from $110 million a year earlier.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 30, 2026

He had said those words earlier, and he thought he had meant them.

From "The Way to Rio Luna" by Zoraida Cordova