national
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US district judge Rita Lin said in the ruling that citing national security "is not a blank check to punish and retaliate against government critics".
From BBC ● Aug. 28, 2026
"The empty invocation of national security is not a blank check to punish and retaliate against government critics," Judge Rita Lin said in a 59-page decision seen by AFP.
From Barron's ● Aug. 28, 2026
The OCC in recent months has approved a series of bank charter applications for cryptocurrency-focused national banks.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 27, 2026
Puerto Rico’s ongoing water crisis made national headlines last week, as many were left without water for days — and now a majority of the island faces drought conditions.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 27, 2026
They each possessed a far-flung network of overseas colonies, a source of immense wealth and national pride.
From "The War to End All Wars: World War I" by Russell Freedman
India’s Ministry of External Affairs said Thursday that 288 of their nationals, including 73 workers on a power project, were missing.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 27, 2026
Guthrie wrote the weeper in 1948 to commemorate a plane crash in California’s Central Valley that killed all 32 on board, including 28 Mexican nationals with a one-way ticket back home.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 26, 2026
On Tuesday, the privately owned Times of Eswatini news site reported that 40 Chinese nationals have been in detention since last month, external after being arrested while trying to leave the country.
From BBC ● Aug. 26, 2026
According to the tourism board, 142 nationals from neighbouring India were missing.
From Barron's ● Aug. 26, 2026
The winner of that final set of quiz questions will be declared our local elementary-school-level champion and will proceed to the nationals in Washington.
From "Out of My Mind" by Sharon M. Draper
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