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America’s costliest autism therapy provider will shut down in May, after Indiana banned the firm from billing Medicaid.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026

The London Stock Exchange, the Euronext Paris, the Stock Exchange of Hong Kong, and the Frankfurt Stock Exchange are just some of the marketplaces that will be shut on Good Friday.

From Barron's • Apr. 3, 2026

“I searched frantically for the button to shut it off,” Donio, 53, said.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026

India's government has stressed that the country's energy supplies are stable, but several commercial eateries across the country have shut since the war began due to a shortage of cooking gas.

From BBC • Apr. 2, 2026

He walked across the garden and rattled the gate to satisfy himself that it was safely shut.

From "An Elephant in the Garden" by Michael Morpurgo