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Moreover, the wealth effects from higher home values and generous equity returns are driving a significant number of older workers to retire earlier than they perhaps would’ve otherwise.

From Barron's • Apr. 29, 2026

Nick Reiner entered his not guilty plea in February, but his case has otherwise been stalled by procedural delays.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 29, 2026

Unlike so many retellings of famous assassinations, attempted or otherwise, Harron’s movie gets to the heart of its subject’s discontent without dwelling on dramatizations of Solanas’ fragile psyche.

From Salon • Apr. 29, 2026

She is the only outlier in an otherwise predictable squad as 11 of the 15 players also featured at last autumn's 50-over World Cup, where England lost to South Africa in the semi-finals.

From BBC • Apr. 28, 2026

His siblings circled close to comfort him, and Penelope sighed, for although Miss Mortimer was quite right in what she had said, so too was Beowulf, and there was no use pretending otherwise.

From "The Interrupted Tale" by Maryrose Wood