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The budget is due to be lodged by the government later in September before being debated by the States in December.

From BBC Sep. 6, 2026

Believe it or not, 39 states require personal-finance lessons for high school graduates, according to the Council for Economic Education Survey of the States.

From MarketWatch Sep. 4, 2026

“Everything that was going on at the time in the States felt quite poignant. That just felt like the really natural and obvious thing to say.”

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 26, 2026

The Afghan Whigs are on tour in support beginning in early September overseas and in early November in the States.

From Salon Aug. 25, 2026

That actually happened to Momma when her husband, Major McKeene, returned from the War between the States, which inevitably turned into a war against the dead.

From "Dread Nation" by Justina Ireland




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