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Under dazzling blue California skies, the United States soccer team held its first World Cup training session at the co-hosts' base camp Monday.

From Barron's • Jun. 9, 2026

For the last few years, Zegna has held the keys to the palaces of two of the biggest names in fashion: Tom Ford and Thom Browne.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 9, 2026

In this Money Talks: Author and financial journalist Brendan Greeley tells Elizabeth Spiers about his new book, The Almighty Dollar—and the astonishing power this currency held long before the founding of the United States.

From Slate • Jun. 9, 2026

And so, the opportunity to work with this guy who held Alternative Tentacles Records and so many — my record collection, so much of it is due to him.

From Salon • Jun. 9, 2026

Betsie lifted it reverently from the box and held it up to the patch of light that struggled into the room over the surrounding rooftops.

From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom