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Even so, the activist investor who has mounted repeated proxy fights at Cracker Barrel, Biglari, set in motion a new one to remove Masino and another board member, Gilbert Dávila.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 11, 2026
Curaçao, with its population of just 156,000, will make a historic debut as the smallest nation to ever qualify for the World Cup, beating the record set in 2018 by Iceland.
From BBC • Jun. 9, 2026
Farhad, a 35-year-old chef, also said life was becoming "increasingly difficult", noting economic hardship had set in even before the war.
From Barron's • Jun. 7, 2026
Well into the 2020s, the Sunday-night show has retained millions of loyal viewers, even surpassing some of the ratings records it had set in previous decades.
From Slate • Jun. 5, 2026
Their mouths are set in straight, worried lines, which is how you feel when you are out too far, away from your planet, doing something that feels way too big.
From "A Heart in a Body in the World" by Deb Caletti
