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STOCKHOLM—Green steel startup Stegra has secured $1.65 billion in new funding from a consortium led by Sweden’s prominent Wallenberg family, allowing it to complete construction of its new steel plant.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 14, 2026
Cloobeck said he knows all of the seven prominent Democrats who remain in the governor’s race and has long said he isn’t impressed by any of them.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 13, 2026
The San Francisco Chronicle and CNN last week published allegations by several women about Swalwell's conduct, leading his most prominent backers to abandon him.
From BBC • Apr. 13, 2026
Born into a family of prominent conservatives, Magyar was fascinated with politics from an early age.
From Barron's • Apr. 12, 2026
Abigail remained confident that Jefferson could be trusted, that the bipartisan direction was the proper course, and the inclusion of a prominent Republican on the peace delegation to France, probably Madison, was a shrewd move.
From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis
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