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Opencast mining involves scraping rock and earth away at the surface to recover coal - creating an open pit, rather than digging deep underground.

From BBC • Jun. 9, 2026

Last week, the last of Wang’s five top lieutenants, dubbed the “Five Tiger Generals,” was hauled away for investigation by the very apparatus Wang helped build.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 9, 2026

Christa Miller, who plays consummate mother and opinionated neighbor Liz on “Shrinking,” has one piece of advice for parental dressing: Step away from the athleisure.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 9, 2026

But, especially in Pulte’s new position, The Fellowship could be just a phone call away, given its intense focus on relationships with global leaders, and given Pulte’s ostensible closeness to his grandfather.

From Salon • Jun. 9, 2026

I sit on the steps a few feet away while he gets a bucket full of gardening tools and starts working.

From "Split the Sky" by Marie Arnold