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“The remarks you’re referring to are neither elegant nor up to standards,” he said, when questioned by reporters during a trip to South Korea.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026

According to AAA, the national average cost of a gallon of regular gas is up to $4.09 and, in California its up to $5.86.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 3, 2026

He said up to 35 primary schools in Derry alone are also in the process of introducing similar charters.

From BBC • Apr. 3, 2026

In an interview Friday, co-portfolio manager Robert J. Thummel acknowledged the fund’s missteps, but said it was much better set up to weather a crisis today.

From Barron's • Apr. 3, 2026

A whippoorwill called from the distance, bugs dive-bombed my ears, and I stood in the middle of Grandpa Jimmy’s alfalfa field, stalks up to my elbows.

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