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While the National Park Service is named as one of the defendants in the suit, environmental groups and former park service staff have decried the event.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 11, 2026

One Page Six reporter told Esquire in 2020 that Trump once served as a named source in a piece about his love life—and also as multiple anonymous sources quoted in the article.

From Slate • Jun. 11, 2026

Shortly after the bombing, police named 17 suspects, but only Mieraili and Mohammed were initially apprehended.

From Barron's • Jun. 11, 2026

Marc Miller, Canada’s culture minister, told reporters at a news conference in Ottawa that the law would likely apply to companies including Meta and Snapchat, though they aren’t named.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 11, 2026

The plants that he recognized, he named out loud, describing them as he saw fit.

From "The Very, Very Far North" by Dan Bar-el