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Absences surged at major airports earlier in the shutdown, and hundreds of officers have resigned since February, according to officials.

From Barron's • Apr. 10, 2026

In September 2025, Pakistan's Frontier Works Organisation – the country's major miner of critical minerals, which operates under the military – signed a $500m investment deal with a US company.

From BBC • Apr. 10, 2026

For the next few years, George labored in Creek territory before asking to be relocated to a plantation in Silver Bluff, S.C., where his life took a major turn.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 10, 2026

Even if traffic starts to flow more freely, the average voyage from the Persian Gulf to major importers takes three or four weeks, Goldman Sachs analysts said in a note Thursday.

From Barron's • Apr. 10, 2026

“Well, then, I will major in both French and math.”

From "Reaching for the Moon" by Katherine Johnson