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It just so happens that the watchdog overseeing the largest single item in the federal budget, the inspector general of Social Security, has just submitted its latest report to Congress.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 4, 2026
“They didn’t even know what they had,” Sunshine general manager Tom Henderson last year told the Coeur d’Alene Regional Chamber, which posted a video of his presentation online.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 4, 2026
The attorneys general claimed it was all part of a deliberate attempt to withhold information and leave fans guessing about how they could buy tickets.
From BBC • Jun. 4, 2026
Tra Jones, general manager of the new amphitheater and a Long Beach native, said he’s striving to make it feel less stopgap and utilitarian than FivePoint.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 4, 2026
The spirit trend didn’t dissolve overnight, but skeptics had now exposed fraud often enough that belief among the general public was fading fast.
From "American Spirits" by Barb Rosenstock
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