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Marciniak has worked with hard-of-hearing teenagers like Klugo to spread awareness for nearly a decade.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 11, 2026

He assumes ticket revenue per match will not just double from the $15m at the last World Cup, but increase nearly five fold to $71m.

From BBC • Jun. 11, 2026

The software giant announced late Thursday that Chief Financial Officer Dan Durn will depart the company on June 15 after nearly five years in the role, for a “new professional opportunity.”

From MarketWatch • Jun. 11, 2026

The flurry of red cards was so rare, in fact, in the space of a single game the 2026 tournament nearly matched the total for the entire 2022 World Cup, which saw only four.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 11, 2026

Which also meant he was probably headed for the same afterworld as nearly every other bear: Peace.

From "The Undead Fox of Deadwood Forest" by Aubrey Hartman