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The glassy-winged sharpshooter was first reported in California in the early 1990s and is native to the southeastern U.S. and northeastern Mexico.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 11, 2026

The lender’s early backers collected tens of millions in profits, led by Accion and the International Finance Corporation, the World Bank’s private-investment arm.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 11, 2026

Hillary Dawa was transferred from the intensive care unit to a general ward early this week and is "recovering well", his family tells BBC Nepali.

From BBC • Jun. 10, 2026

In past unemployment spikes—like the Dot-com bubble in the early 2000s and the global financial crisis between 2007 and 2008—Medicaid absorbed fallout and grew by more than 20%, Barclays notes.

From Barron's • Jun. 10, 2026

One of the nuns met an untimely death in those early days, but not from leprosy.

From "At Last She Stood" by Erin Entrada Kelly