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A doctor ordered the worker to take a week off, but the employee said that, on the fifth day, she was called in to work because no one could cover her shift, the complaint said.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 22, 2026

District Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers threatened that moneymaker when she ordered Apple in 2021 to stop prohibiting developers from linking out of their apps to provide an alternative way to pay for digital content.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 21, 2026

"Instead, hydrogen moves preferentially along well-defined helical pathways embedded within an ordered carbon structure."

From Science Daily • Apr. 21, 2026

Jones declared bankruptcy in 2022 as the Sandy Hook case made its way to court, and in June 2024, a judge ordered the liquidation of his personal assets.

From BBC • Apr. 21, 2026

By this time, several archaeologists had joined the expedition and immediately ordered that the powerful naval vessel Mykali be brought back from Athens to aid in the removal of the boulders.

From "Shipwrecked!" by Martin W. Sandler