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Panish and Grossman frequently clashed during the doctor’s testimony, and the judge repeatedly reminded him to answer only what he knew, not what he believed.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 9, 2026

Despite enormous ideological differences, Lula has managed to keep Trump on his side -- but only sometimes.

From Barron's • Jun. 9, 2026

It can provide electricity for only a few hours a day, and people avoid its flattened currency in favor of dollars.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 9, 2026

They eventually found a first aid kit to treat his open wound, but there was only a single bandage.

From BBC • Jun. 8, 2026

When she first arrived with a few hundred prisoners, she thought it would only be weeks before the Americans rescued them.

From "At Last She Stood" by Erin Entrada Kelly