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While he acknowledged making “personal mistakes” outside his marriage and apologized to his family, he said his actions didn’t violate House ethics rules.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 2, 2026

Blockaders even developed a legal argument to justify their actions, drawing on the common law defense of necessity, which allows someone to break a law to achieve a greater moral good.

From Slate • Jun. 2, 2026

The family added that it "apologises to the Sikh community for our son's actions which have unfairly brought the community into disrepute" and asked that the "tragedy is not used to inflame division or hostility".

From BBC • Jun. 2, 2026

They are interested in chaos, as their actions make perfectly clear.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 1, 2026

If she was old enough to be responsible for all her own actions, she was for sure old enough to use magic, right?

From Anya and the Dragon by Sofiya Pasternack