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Sanchez, a 57-year-old congressman draws on the rural background of his mentor, former president Pedro Castillo, a schoolteacher jailed after a failed attempt to dissolve Congress in 2022.
From Barron's • Jun. 7, 2026
That left Raman locked in a battle for a second spot with Republican former reality TV star Spencer Pratt.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 7, 2026
A previous amnesty named "Operation Blade", run in the former Strathclyde policing area in 1993, saw about 4,500 weapons voluntarily given up.
From BBC • Jun. 7, 2026
Menefee’s win came at the same time as Letitia Plummer, who beat seasoned politician and former Houston mayor, Annise Parker, to become the Democratic nominee for Harris County judge, the highest-ranking official in county government.
From Salon • Jun. 7, 2026
“Greg was forced to get short into the CDOs,” says a former senior member of Deutsche Bank’s CDO team.
From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis
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