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Jones, a five-time All-Star and 10-time Gold Glove winner, is making history as the first native of Curaçao elected to the Hall of Fame.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 25, 2026
Most of the delegates elected to the convention last weekend support former state Senate President Troy Jackson, and all of his meaningful rivals quickly dropped out.
From Slate ● Jul. 25, 2026
While he was running to be elected prime minister, Carney vowed to solve it with an "elbows up" approach - referencing a combative style of hockey coined by the late Gordie Howe himself.
From BBC ● Jul. 24, 2026
All told, the city counted 45,194 homeless in January, up from 35,550 in 2019 and 41,980 in 2022 when Mayor Karen Bass was elected.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 24, 2026
In December, James Madison, another slaveholder from Virginia, is elected the fourth president.
From "In the Shadow of Liberty" by Kenneth C. Davis
