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The decision ends a nine-week trial in which a jury decided the family of Mark and Jacob Iskander are owed nearly $200 million overall for the tragic September 2020 crash.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 10, 2026

They took money out of their retirement accounts to cover their selling costs and pay off what they owed on the mortgage.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 9, 2026

Billions of pounds are owed to water, broadband, and energy companies by customers – the majority of whom are unaware that support is available.

From BBC • Jun. 9, 2026

To keep busy, Trump insiders are facilitating negotiations between bondholders and the Rodríguez clan to restructure more than $150 billion in debt owed by the government and the state-owned oil company.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 7, 2026

The Court justified this insurmountable hurdle on the grounds that considerable deference is owed the exercise of prosecutorial discretion.

From "The New Jim Crow" by Michelle Alexander