records

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Since records began in 1791, there have been almost 1,300 recorded shark attacks in Australia, with more than 260 of them resulting in death.

From BBC • May 16, 2026

The team analyzed internal documents and detainee records, and interviewed detention staff and 194 detainees.

From Los Angeles Times • May 15, 2026

No surprise, then, that a few tech stocks were enough to push the S&P 500 to three new records this past week, and bolster confidence among America’s wealthiest.

From Barron's • May 15, 2026

Treasury note to its highest level in more than a year, and halting a stock rally that had just carried the S&P 500 and Nasdaq composite to new records.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 15, 2026

The United States census records Fannie’s birth in Cincinnati, Ohio, in 1872.

From "Fannie Never Flinched" by Mary Cronk Farrell