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Liverpool fans have a track record of success with protests - when a mass walkout was organised against a plan to raise general admission prices to £77 in 2016, the club's owners backed down.

From BBC • Apr. 7, 2026

Todd Blanche, Trump’s former personal lawyer and the agency’s second-in-command, is the acting attorney general until a successor is named.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 7, 2026

Sanchez has always denied any illegal funding of his party and rebuffed calls for polls before the next scheduled general election, due in 2027.

From Barron's • Apr. 7, 2026

The top two vote-getters in the primary will compete in the Nov. 3 general election unless one candidate wins a majority in June.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 6, 2026

He still couldn’t see the booted man’s face, but he had a general impression of bulk, of muscles.

From "Found" by Margaret Peterson Haddix