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Back in New York City, an upmarket candy store company called BonBon now has five shops across Manhattan and Brooklyn, and another in the Hamptons on Long Island that opened last summer.

From BBC • Jun. 10, 2026

“Inflation is so high that it’s erasing all wage gains,” Heather Long, chief economist at Navy Federal Credit Union, wrote on X. “This isn’t just ‘bad vibes’ about the economy.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 10, 2026

Long treated as isolated or individual diseases, the conditions are interrelated, usually tied to excess abdominal fat, and a major driver of heart disease, according to the AHA.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 9, 2026

“Jared’s a lot better than I was at his age,” admitted Bradley, a 2023 Huntington Beach alum who played at Long Beach State but is entering the transfer portal.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 7, 2026

Long ago she had established a sort of Eisman social emergency task force with her husband’s therapist.

From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis