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Under pressure from Edison and the other companies, the rule was weakened to allow utilities to keep the unused lines in place until executives decided they were “permanently abandoned.”

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 9, 2026

Sundo said the students, who were mostly under 10 years old, stayed on school grounds until they were advised to go home.

From BBC • Jun. 9, 2026

It requires a long commute and frequent evening calls with overseas teams that often run until 10:00 p.m.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 9, 2026

But the weapons maker isn’t expecting to hit that target until the end of 2030.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 9, 2026

Since the end of that week in February when they decided they didn’t hate each other after all until she left for Winnipeg, Cameron Sound pretty much hadn’t stopped touching her.

From "Legendary Frybread Drive-In" by Cynthia Leitich Smith