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In recent months, Wagner veterans and their allies have tightened their hold on the business, say researchers and traders in Bangui, the capital of the Central African Republic.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jul. 12, 2026
Healthy life expectancy - the years in which a person can expect to live in good health – has fallen in the UK in recent years, while it has increased in most other wealthy countries.
From BBC • Jul. 12, 2026
Dozens of TikTok and Instagram promotions of “takeovers” of public spaces such as parks, malls and beaches have come to fruition across the U.S. in recent years.
From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 11, 2026
Sonnenshine and the “Little House” writers walk a fine line between the harsher recent revelations concerning the ways Ingalls’ bootstrapping mythology in the books doesn’t square with history or reality.
From Salon • Jul. 11, 2026
“Yes, sir. You and me. Together we’ll make your most recent prediction come true.”
From "The Smartest Kid in the Universe" by Chris Grabenstein
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