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She had her first brush with show business in 1944, while working in a factory, when a photographer arrived to capture photos of women working on production lines during World War II.

From Barron's • Jun. 1, 2026

Exports of computers nearly quadrupled from a year earlier in May, while shipments of vehicles and steel fell 5.9% and 2.1%, respectively, the data showed.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 1, 2026

Their father died early, and the children were raised largely by their grandmother in Mumbai while their mother worked in Dubai for many years.

From BBC • Jun. 1, 2026

"Investors continue to embrace the AI boom while assigning a higher probability to an eventual agreement between Washington and Tehran," Stephen Innes of SPI Asset Management wrote in a commentary.

From Barron's • Jun. 1, 2026

“Toward the dump. But it was a long while ago, fox. You’ll never catch her.”

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