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An arbitrator has sided with former Google Chief Executive Eric Schmidt, saying in a preliminary ruling that he was not guilty of sexual assault against his former girlfriend and business partner Michelle Ritter.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 2, 2026
Veteran former captain Knight has struggled for form this summer, leading to doubts around her place in the side, but she looked near her best in making 70 not out from 42 balls.
From BBC • Jun. 2, 2026
Talks between Ottawa and Washington “are pretty firmly stuck,” said Steve Verheul, the former chief Canadian trade negotiator, in testimony last week before the country’s senate.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 2, 2026
The former couple met on the set of Zack Snyder’s film “Rebel Moon,” where Pasqual worked as a background actor and Shehorn worked as a makeup artist.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 2, 2026
Believers hissed, certain that the former celebrity medium was being paid to betray the spirits.
From "American Spirits" by Barb Rosenstock
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