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Union leaders also called for the cap to be removed, a demand company executives likewise turned down.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 20, 2026

“Since the 1990s, America’s classrooms have turned Martin Luther King Jr. and Rosa Parks into sacred Civil Rights icons,” he says.

From Salon • May 20, 2026

"It turned out that pretty much every spot in the first few rows had an obstructed view," she tells Newsbeat.

From BBC • May 20, 2026

“My focus is to ensure that the lessons learned from the Eaton and Palisades Fires are turned into lasting changes that will better protect our residents and neighborhoods into the future,” Marrone said.

From Los Angeles Times • May 19, 2026

He took a page from the badger’s book and turned the conversation on her.

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