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Should I keep the entire $800,000 in stocks and accept the risk of a major downturn, in part to honor my father’s wishes?

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 29, 2026

Analysts at research firm CRU said dry weather associated with El Niño is already affecting river-borne logistics at a major mine in Papua New Guinea.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 29, 2026

In June, lawmakers approved a major expansion of the funding allocated each year to the state’s film and television tax credit program, moving to raise that cap to $750 million from $330 million.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 29, 2026

After a major upgrade to their car, Norris has won the past two grands prix, in Hungary and the Netherlands.

From BBC ● Aug. 29, 2026

He had become a major donor to the Tuskegee Institute in Alabama.

From "Reaching for the Moon" by Katherine Johnson

Many humanities and social science majors — pursued by students with a passion for sociology, history, art, music and English — tend to earn far less, around $40,000 to $60,000, the data show.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 28, 2026

Stocks in the continent drifted more broadly, as weakness in oil majors and luxury stocks dragged.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 27, 2026

The Dodgers’ revenue advantage remains significant, not just because of their SportsNet LA deal but because they fill the largest stadium in the majors almost every night and employ Shohei Ohtani.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 25, 2026

Sinner and Alcaraz produced a clean sweep of the Grand Slam titles in 2024 and 2025, winning four majors apiece in a duopoly which has morphed into a generational duel.

From BBC ● Aug. 21, 2026

The majors confronted like wispy chickens; it was very strange.

From "The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War" by Michael Shaara

"Since I am the first I feel a great responsibility to pave the way for other women athletes who love playing games as much as I do," said Park, who majored in taekwondo in college.

From Barron's ● Aug. 27, 2026

After coming through the LTA system, Fery opted to go on a scholarship to Stanford University in California - a prestigious institution that specialises in research - and majored in science, technology and society.

From BBC ● Jul. 6, 2026

But AI wasn’t allowed for quizzes or exams testing memorized subjects, said the 22-year-old, who majored in business computer information systems.

From MarketWatch ● Jun. 22, 2026

There, she majored in illustration and took a six-week winter glass-working course that changed her life.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 18, 2026

Dad majored in architecture, like I will one day, and Mom studied interior design.

From "The House That Lou Built" by Mae Respicio

One Stanford undergraduate majoring in economics said their plans to stay for a fifth year to earn a master’s degree have been thrown into question.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 17, 2026

Born in Western Uganda, he holds a bachelor’s degree from Uganda’s Makerere University, Kampala, majoring in literature and English language studies.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 16, 2026

“They’re always talking about who they want to be matched with, who they’re matched with, who their friends are matched with,” said Rosenfeld, a Stanford senior majoring in data science.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 10, 2026

When senior Malaya Galindez, 21, who aspires to be a physician and is majoring in health and human sciences, told her parents that she intended to minor in comedy, her father was surprised.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 25, 2025

When I was majoring in Asian-American studies, I took only one relevant course, in theater set design, for a college production of Madama Butterfly.

From "The Joy Luck Club" by Amy Tan