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The Sun reported Meghan's half-brother Thomas Markle Jnr claimed he found a stash of images belonging to his father at his former Philippines home.
From BBC ● Oct. 25, 2026
Loretta Mester, former regional head of the Cleveland Fed, told AFP that the timing of the meeting just days ahead of the election would not be a factor for policymakers.
From Barron's ● Oct. 25, 2026
Joel Riddle, Polar’s CEO until September and a former ExxonMobil employee, says he resigned after the discovery, which he said emerged in budget discussions over the summer.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 24, 2026
Campaigning for Lincoln, a former Stockton mayor and an underdog in a congressional race against Democratic Rep. Gray of Merced, Johnson acknowledged that the congressional midterm will be a “very close election.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 24, 2026
With two eventful terms over, the former president wanted nothing more than the quiet life of Montpelier.
From "In the Shadow of Liberty" by Kenneth C. Davis
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