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But federal courts have routinely rejected the administration’s efforts in challenges brought by states.—
Rick Pearson,
Chicago Tribune,
27 Apr. 2026 -
For example, funds in Gulf states are largely built using oil industry profits.—
Keely Bastow,
The Washington Examiner,
27 Apr. 2026
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Demand is climbing among customers in Nairobi’s low-income settlements, according to charcoal seller Munyao Kitheka.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
27 Apr. 2026
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Since establishing the firm in 1996, Ashton and his partner have secured over $250 million in settlements, awards, and verdicts for clients in Sacramento and across Northern California.—
Matt Emma,
USA Today,
27 Apr. 2026
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In it, the king is expected to discuss the United Kingdom’s relationship with the United States over the last 250 years and how the two nations have worked together to achievements in science, economics, innovation, international security and other fields.—
Kathryn Palmer,
USA Today,
29 Apr. 2026
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By March, Ukraine had dispatched more than two hundred military experts to help Persian Gulf nations defend against Iranian drone attacks.—
Sudarsan Raghavan,
New Yorker,
28 Apr. 2026
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The Met Gala lands smack in the middle of that window, on Monday, May 4 — its traditional first-Monday-in-May slot.—
Hanna Wickes,
Miami Herald,
29 Apr. 2026
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American bison are native, and essential, to Fort Worth’s prairie lands.—
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
29 Apr. 2026
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But the king is expected to express the highest regard and friendship between the two countries on the 250th anniversary year of independence, creating what the palace called one of the greatest alliances in human history.—
Kathryn Palmer,
USA Today,
29 Apr. 2026
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Instead, many of the Gulf countries now view Washington as prioritizing Israel’s interests over their own.—
Sudarsan Raghavan,
New Yorker,
28 Apr. 2026
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Adding another layer to the country’s plans is the fact that several Canadian provinces already have existing provincial sovereign wealth funds.—
Keely Bastow,
The Washington Examiner,
27 Apr. 2026
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Chad's eastern provinces have for several months been hosting refugees fleeing the war in Sudan and are facing increasing pressure on resources and security.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
27 Apr. 2026
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Housing prices and rents are inflated by restrictive zoning laws, union work and pay scale mandates, excessive building codes and environmental requirements, litigation and planning process delays, anti-landlord policies that favor deadbeats and squatters, and the list goes on.—
Adam B. Summers,
Oc Register,
25 Apr. 2026
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Housing prices and rents are inflated by restrictive zoning laws, union work and pay scale mandates, excessive building codes and environmental requirements, litigation and planning process delays, anti-landlord policies that favor deadbeats and squatters, and the list goes on.—
Adam Summers,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
24 Apr. 2026
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“Welfare states.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/welfare%20states. Accessed 2 May. 2026.
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