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Share repurchases are down sharply for the rest of the Magnificent Seven this year, while buybacks for the S&P 500 overall are holding relatively steady.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 19, 2026

On her desk sat a small jar holding a red paper rose — a gift Poly sent their mother decades ago from Cuba.

From Los Angeles Times • May 19, 2026

The district court disagreed with Mississippi, holding that private citizens could bring these suits, and it found a VRA violation.

From Slate • May 19, 2026

"No words of compassion can ease this pain of loss, this burden of great suffering, when one must bury young people," the priest told black-clothed mourners, weeping or clutching flowers and holding each other.

From Barron's • May 19, 2026

Beyond the front of the truck, in the driveway, I saw her mother holding a cardboard carton under one arm and pulling at the minivan door with the other.

From "Firegirl" by Tony Abbott