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New research suggests that lacunar ischemic stroke is not primarily caused by fatty plaque building up inside arteries, as many have assumed.

From Science Daily • Jul. 3, 2026

Cereal prices fell by 3.5% on May, as bumper wheat harvests caused prices to fall.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jul. 3, 2026

Investigators concluded that this was a case of “endangering public safety” caused by “personal reasons,” the post said.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jul. 2, 2026

The disease is caused by a virus which attack's the body's immune systems and organs.

From BBC • Jul. 2, 2026

Eventually she becomes at ease, convinced, at least enough, that me sitting in her seat hasn’t caused me to behave in any abnormal or dangerous ways, and that I don’t plan to ransack her workstation.

From "The Brightwood Code" by Monica Hesse