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The King led his guards back to Buckingham Palace where a further salute took place.

From BBC • Jun. 13, 2026

To cover costs, they took out a $300,000 home equity line of credit.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 13, 2026

Kenny Bednarek, the silver medalist in the 200 meters in Paris, will line up in the 100 meters against Botswana’s Letsile Tebogo, who took gold in the 200 in 2024.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 13, 2026

However, many who were active in the effort to stop Mamdani’s election, which ultimately turned out to be a disorganized failure, took that as a sign that defeat was imminent.

From Salon • Jun. 13, 2026

He scowled as he took it, peeved by this unsettling reversal of roles.

From "The Undead Fox of Deadwood Forest" by Aubrey Hartman