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Amazon will temporarily lose priority status for its satellites after July 30 until either 20 months have passed or half of its constellation is operational, the agency said.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 9, 2026
In the impact assessment accompanying the bill, it is anticipated that 10 or fewer organisations will be designated as state threats in the first year after the legislation is passed.
From BBC • Jun. 9, 2026
The war has now passed the 100-day mark, and the Strait of Hormuz is still closed.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 8, 2026
As professor Evan Mandery observes, “Between the Furman decision and 1976, 35 states passed new death penalty statutes.”
From Slate • Jun. 8, 2026
Day and night we had heard too the drone of bombers overhead, but like the fighters, they passed us by, and left us in peace.
From "An Elephant in the Garden" by Michael Morpurgo
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