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It plans to apply the cap retrospectively from 25 March once legislation to create the cap has passed Parliament, with parties obliged to return any money over the limit received after this date.

From BBC • Jun. 4, 2026

Thirty-four years having passed since the last go-round, we are treated to such modern advances as catfishing, drones, deep fakes, social media and pushy true-crime podcasters.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 4, 2026

Mohamud argues he was given an extra year in the presidency when a new constitution was passed by parliament in March that set the framework for polls.

From Barron's • Jun. 4, 2026

Its appearance only after the comet had already passed close to the Sun suggests the methane was buried beneath the surface.

From Science Daily • Jun. 4, 2026

By then, Phineas's actual brain was long gone, but Dr. Harlow knew enough gross anatomy to calculate that the iron had passed through the very front of the left frontal cortex.

From "Phineas Gage" by John Fleischman