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Judge Barry Cotter KC said Phelan had acted out of "morbid curiosity" and that Travis had needed "help and support but he got the very opposite of that from you".

From BBC • Jun. 12, 2026

The banks have denied they acted illegally in closing the accounts.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 10, 2026

A subsequent internal investigation found that the officers who shot at Atkins acted within policy.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 9, 2026

The military has portrayed the soldiers as rogue elements who acted without orders from above.

From Barron's • Jun. 9, 2026

Though he still had not made the engagement public, Elisha “cared no longer … for the world’s opinion or its sneers …” and acted like it.

From "American Spirits" by Barb Rosenstock